Category: Health Topics
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Gut Bugs and Cancer Treatment
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Can your gut bacteria impact on how you respond to cancer treatment? Elizabeth Tracey reports For people with advanced melanoma who were being treated with a class of targeted therapies known as checkpoint inhibitors, response to therapy was associated with …
What’s the best way to biopsy when a man has suspected prostate cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
If you’re an adult with epilepsy, might you try a specialized diet in lieu of medication? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Does a specialized diet help adults with epilepsy? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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High fat, some protein, very few carbohydrates. That’s largely what constitutes a ketogenic diet, developed 100 years ago to help control epilepsy in children and adults. Now the diet is first line treatment for certain metabolic disorders and is gaining …
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Should there be supervised injection sites to help reduce overdose deaths? Elizabeth Tracey reports
What should someone who is looking to overcome an opioid addiction do? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Opioid overdose deaths reached their highest rate ever in the US in the last 12 months, with a new study showing that expanding prescribing medications like naloxone, doesn’t help. What can stem this tide? Eric Strain, a substance use disorders …