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December 3, 2015 – Central Obesity
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Anchor lead: Where fat accumulates on your body has important implications, Elizabeth Tracey reports People who accumulate fat around their waists, called central obesity, are known to be at higher risk for heart disease than those who store the stuff …
December 2, 2015 – Sugar and Your Heart
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Anchor lead: Too much sugar is bad for your heart, Elizabeth Tracey reports It’s no surprise that dietary sugar consumption is related to overweight and obesity, and the development of diabetes. But Seth Martin, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, says …
December 1, 2015 – Constellation
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Anchor lead: A multipronged approach seems to help an electronic intervention for cardiovascular disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports mActive is the name of a text-based intervention developed at Johns Hopkins to assist people with cardiovascular disease make lifestyle choices to improve …
November 30, 2015 – Cardio Text
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Anchor lead: Can electronic intervention help heart disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports Mobile health interventions are a burgeoning field, with apps and smart phones utilized to assist people in progressing toward their goals, but so far, most have produced disappointing results. …
PodMed – Week of November 30, 2015
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This week’s topics include early testing for amyloid, improving colorectal cancer screening, generic medications, and folic acid supplementation and neural tube defects. Program notes: 0:34 Folic acid supplements and neural tube defects 1:38 Significant drop with fortification 2:36 Maybe found …