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Anchor lead: Are hot flashes and high blood pressure related? Elizabeth Tracey reports Hot flashes are no fun for anyone, but now a new study suggests that women who have 7 or more a day, categorized as severe, may also …
August 15, 2016 – High Blood Pressure and Hot Flashes Read more »
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This week’s topics include genetics and asthma, obesity and diabetes among identical twins, a Zika update, and remote monitoring of patients. Program notes: 0:30 Zika and contraception use 1:34 In places with Zika risk are women using contraception 2:28 Some …
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Anchor lead: Helping childhood wounds heal may need physician help, Elizabeth Tracey reports If childhood trauma renders adults more susceptible to a variety of diseases, as reported in many studies discussed by Donna Jackson-Nakazawa at a recent symposium at Johns …
Anchor lead: Can you overcome a stressful childhood with regard to your own stress response? Elizabeth Tracey reports Stressful childhood experiences ranging from parental divorce, alcoholism or depression to bullying, have been shown to hard wire a heightened stress response …
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Anchor lead: Can better technology reduce the number of prostate biopsies? Elizabeth Tracey reports More aggressive prostate cancers are diagnosed using MRI guided biopsy than the traditional approach, a Johns Hopkins study led by Ballantine Carter, a prostate cancer expert, …
August 10, 2016 – Avoiding Unnecessary Treatment Read more »
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Anchor lead: MRI is very useful when it comes to prostate biopsies, Elizabeth Tracey reports Using magnetic resonance imaging to direct a prostate biopsy improves results, a recent Johns Hopkins study led by Ballantine Carter, a prostate cancer expert, has …
