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Anchor lead: What are the implications of the recent Surgeon General’s report on e-cigarette use among US youth? Elizabeth Tracey reports Teenagers in the US use e-cigarettes in a practice known as vaping much more often than they smoke traditional …
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Anchor lead: Are you taking pain relievers that may impact your hearing? Elizabeth Tracey reports Popular over the counter pain relievers such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen may be associated with hearing loss in women, an analysis of data from the …
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Anchor lead: Advances in technology have made the prospect of better and less expensive hearing aids possible, Elizabeth Tracey reports Did you know that only 6 manufacturers currently make hearing aids worldwide? And that only one of them is based …
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Anchor lead: Does what happens in your gut affect your brain? Elizabeth Tracey reports The population of bacteria in your gut, known as the microbiome, has much to do with health and disease, burgeoning research clearly demonstrates. Now a new …
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Anchor lead: What do proteins that are the wrong shape have to do with Parkinson’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports Proteins are the body’s currency, used as building blocks, messengers, and a host of other functions, but they must be properly …
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Anchor lead: Can a new marker identify Parkinson’s disease early? Elizabeth Tracey reports Alpha-synuclein likely isn’t a name that most people hear very often, but it’s involved with Parkinson’s disease, or PD. Now a new study shows that the misfolded …
