Category: Health Topics
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April 22, 2015 – Early Disease?
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Anchor lead: Is comparing cancer versus noncancerous tissue a likely target for finding cancer early? Elizabeth Tracey reports. Comparing normal and cancerous DNA from an individual reveals which mutations are unique to the cancer and may be used to guide …
April 21, 2015 – Challenges to DNA Analysis
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Anchor lead: How can comparing normal and tumor DNA become the new standard? Elizabeth Tracey reports Almost half of people with cancer whose tumor DNA has been analyzed would likely have had different treatments if a comparison with their noncancerous …
April 20, 2015 – Tumor and Normal
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Anchor lead: Comparing tumor DNA to a person’s normal DNA may be critical, Elizabeth Tracey reports Analyzing tumor DNA is becoming the norm in cancer treatment, but a study by Victor Velculescu and colleagues at Johns Hopkins shows that unless …
PodMed – Week of April 13, 2015
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This week’s topics include open versus microsurgical laminectomy, PT versus surgery for lumbar issues, sudden cardiac death and exercise, benefits of leisure time, moderate or vigorous exercise on mortality, and height and coronary artery disease. Program notes: 0:35 Height and …
April 16, 2015 – Generic Insulin
April 14, 2015 – Test at Home?
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Anchor lead: Is it possible to use a new treadmill test developed by cardiologists to assess your own health? Elizabeth Tracey reports Just using data from a simple treadmill test has allowed Johns Hopkins cardiologists led by Haitham Ahmed to …