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This week’s topics include managing earwax, metformin and other diseases, atypical antipsychotics in palliative care, and firearm purchase without a background check. Program notes: 0:51 Managing ear wax 1:51 Industry relative to removal 2:53 Putting cotton swabs not good 3:31 …
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Anchor lead: A new treatment offers hope for people with non-small cell lung cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports A new type of therapy for people with non-small lung cancer, which has historically been very hard to treat, has shown quite promising …
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Anchor lead: Some tumors evade the best defenses, Elizabeth Tracey reports Even as cancer treatments are becoming more targeted and specific, some tumors are demonstrating their ability to evade them, a recent case report in the New England Journal of …
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Anchor lead: The FDA is stepping out to regulate many cigarillos, Elizabeth Tracey reports Little cigars, known as cigarillos, are coming under the scrutiny of the FDA, and that’s good news, says Enid Neptune, a lung expert and antismoking advocate …
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This week’s topics include a review of sugar recommendations, preventing readmissions to the hospital, benefits of fish oil in pregnancy, and a look at healthcare spending. Program notes: 0:31 A look at sugar recommendations 1:30 Identified nine guidelines 2:30 All …
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Anchor lead: Why are e-cigarettes so dangerous for young people? Elizabeth Tracey reports E-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among American teenagers, and their use is growing enormously, the US Surgeon General reported recently. Yet vaping must be …
