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This week’s topics include chocolate and atrial fibrillation, chondroitin and knee osteoarthritis, cannabidiol and seizures, and high fiber consumption and knee pain. Program notes: 0:34 Chocolate and atrial fibrillation 1:30 Danish Diet Cancer and Health Study 2:33 Not with milk …

PodMed – Week of May 29, 2017 Read more »

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This week’s topics include weight and mortality, normal BMI and cardiovascular risk factors, flu vaccination and mortality in kids, and an increased incidence of thyroid cancer. Program notes: 0:35 Flu vaccination and death in children 1:35 About a fourth of …

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This week’s topics include risks of gestational diabetes, managing low back pain, ED physician opioid prescribing, and cooling the scalp for chemotherapy. Program notes: 0:34 Risk of gestational diabetes to infant 1:33 Needing a C-section increased 2:32 Managing low back …

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This week’s topics include sickle cell trait and HbA1c, carcinogen levels and e-cigarettes, mutations and myelodysplastic syndrome, and kids ingesting pet medicines. Program notes: 0:33 Kids eating medicines intended for pets 1:34 Retrospective poison center data 2;28 Must have appropriate …

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Anchor lead: What needs to be considered before bariatric surgery in a teenager? Elizabeth Tracey reports Two recent studies on bariatric surgery in teenagers have shown that over several years of follow-up, weight loss for most did persist as well …

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