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Anchor lead: Infections related to contact lenses are a big public health problem, Elizabeth Tracey reports Over a million people seek an eye care specialist each year because of infections in their eyes due to improper contact lens use, the …
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Anchor lead: Taking pictures of the eye at the pharmacy may help people with diabetes avoid vision loss, Elizabeth Tracey reports Vision loss is common in people with diabetes, in part because people aren’t aware it’s happening until significant loss …
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Anchor lead: People with diabetes may soon get eye screenings at their pharmacy, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you have diabetes, don’t be surprised if your pharmacist suggests a new method for screening your eyes for diabetes-related conditions. A recent study …
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This week’s topics include best therapy for Marfan syndrome, food at school, high potassium treatment, and chronic cough treatment. Program notes: 0:31 Breakfast and lunch at school 1:30 Hundreds of schools participated 2:31 Lunch from home had more sodium and …
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Anchor lead: Primary care physicians must help identify and manage mental health problems, Elizabeth Tracey reports Mental health problems are a big problem that just keeps getting bigger, large studies demonstrate. Constantine Lyketsos, chair of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Bayview, …
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Anchor lead: Can a program to help caregivers reduce the stress of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports Mind at Home is a program developed by Constantine Lyketsos, an Alzheimer’s disease expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues, …
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Anchor lead: Do we finally have a laboratory model for Alzheimer’s disease that is practical? Elizabeth Tracey reports Researchers have succeeded in developing a human model for Alzheimer’s disease by growing layers of nerve cells in a dish and having …
