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Anchor lead: What’s behind the furor over flibanserin, a drug for low libido in women? Elizabeth Tracey reports Are women being manipulated by pharmaceutical companies to take a new drug for low libido, even though studies show it’s only modestly …
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This week’s topics include citrus and melanoma, a new oral medication for obesity, stroke treatment guidelines, and a vaccine for Helicobacter pylori. Program notes: 0:40 Consumption of citrus and melanoma 1:40 Citrus source of photosensitizing chemicals 2:41 Is it across …
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This week’s topics include DVT and cancer, benefits of marijuana, bridging anticoagulation in afib patients, and reversing dabigatran. Program notes: 0:35 Analysis of medical marijuana benefits 1:35 Nausea and vomiting due to chemo 2:31 Legalized in 23 states and DC …
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Anchor lead: Can appendicitis be treated with antibiotics? Elizabeth Tracey reports Acute appendicitis has been treated as a surgical emergency for decades now, with largely good outcomes. But is surgery really necessary or can antibiotics be used instead? That was …
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Anchor lead: Can for-profit corporations partner with public health interventions internationally? Elizabeth Tracey reports Can UPS help the UN in international humanitarian relief efforts, as announced recently? Can Coca-Cola distribute lifesaving rehydration drinks? William Greenough, an oral rehydration expert at …
