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Anchor lead: Why do we keep dangerous human pathogens in storage? Elizabeth Tracey reports The recent unearthing of smallpox samples in a federal laboratory calls into question not just laboratory safety practices but why such virulent human pathogens are kept …
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Anchor lead: How worried should we be about smallpox vials found in a government laboratory? Elizabeth Tracey reports Six vials of unacknowledged stored smallpox virus were found recently in an FDA lab on the campus of the National Institutes of …
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This week’s topics include stroke and risk, pill color and compliance, telecare for pain management, and niacin for prevention of heart disease. Program notes: 0:34 Pills changing color and compliance 1:30 About half don’t adhere to medications 2:35 No explanation …
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Anchor lead: Florida has had success in stemming the tide of opioid deaths, Elizabeth Tracey reports Prescription opioid medications have outpaced street drugs in causing drug overdose deaths, the most recent national data demonstrate. The state of Florida took aim …
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Anchor lead: What’s the status of resistant organisms worldwide? Elizabeth Tracey reports Across the globe, drug-resistant bacteria and viruses are emerging at an alarming rate, a new report from the World Health Organization warns. Michael Klag, dean of the Johns …
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Anchor lead: A new national effort takes aim at one type of lung cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Can treatment for one type of lung cancer be rapidly advanced with the participation of pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, geneticists and researchers? That’s the …
