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Anchor lead: Should teenagers be able to access over the counter oral contraceptives? Elizabeth Tracey reports Teenagers should be able to access over the counter oral contraceptives, based on the scientific literature relative to safety and efficacy, a Johns Hopkins …
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Anchor lead: Why do some men with prostate cancer respond to high testosterone? Elizabeth Tracey reports Injections of high amounts of the male hormone testosterone are able to slow down prostate cancer in some men with advanced disease, ongoing research …
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Anchor lead: Some men with advanced prostate cancer respond to high dose testosterone, Elizabeth Tracey reports Many treatments for prostate cancer rely on reducing the male hormone testosterone, but research by Sam Denmeade and colleagues at Johns Hopkins has shown …
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Anchor lead: Too many adults aren’t up to date on immunizations, Elizabeth Tracey reports While most children are up to date on many immunizations, a distressingly large number of adults are not, a recent study found. Patricia Davidson, dean of …
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This week’s topics include weight and mortality, normal BMI and cardiovascular risk factors, flu vaccination and mortality in kids, and an increased incidence of thyroid cancer. Program notes: 0:35 Flu vaccination and death in children 1:35 About a fourth of …
