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Anchor lead: The CDC has reported disturbing statistics on just how widespread chronic pain is, Elizabeth Tracey reports One in ten people is in significant, constant pain daily, the CDC has reported recently, while the majority of adults report some …
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Anchor lead: An effective and safe vaccine for Ebola is here, Elizabeth Tracey reports A vaccine with 100% effectiveness in preventing Ebola virus infection has been reported in the Lancet. Mike Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of …
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This week’s topics include the impact of military parents on kids, a fat cell gene, liraglutide for obesity in type 2 diabetes, and e-cigarettes and smoking uptake in teenagers. Program notes: 0:34 e-cigarettes and smoking in teens 1:42 Many more …
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This week’s topics include trans fats, testosterone supplements and atherosclerosis, frozen versus fresh oocytes, and cardiac troponin measurement in people with diabetes and cardiac risk. Program notes: 0:35 Trans versus saturated fats 1:35 Trans fats increased risk for cardiovascular disease …
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Anchor lead: Physicians are addressing the opioid drug crisis on a number of fronts, Elizabeth Tracey reports Teams of physicians are joining up to create solutions to the prescription opioid medication crisis, the American Medical Association has announced. Eric Strain, …
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Anchor lead: Should opioid drugs come with an antidote? Elizabeth Tracey reports There’s an epidemic of prescription opioid overdose in this country, with some experts calling for these potent pain relievers to also come with a dose of an antidote …
