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ANCHOR LEAD: IF YOU’RE DRINKING WINE TO PROLONG YOUR LIFE, SUCH A STRATEGY MAY NOT WORK, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Resveratrol is one of a class of compounds known as polyphenols, and was identified some years ago as providing health benefits …

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ANCHOR LEAD:  HOW CAN THE MILLIONS AROUND THE WORLD AFFORD TREATMENT FOR HEPATITIS C? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS New treatments for hepatitis C are miraculous, clearing the infection in almost 100% of people who are treated.  But Michael Klag, dean of …

May 23, 2014 – Hepatitis C Treatment Read more »

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ANCHOR LEAD:  MUSCLE WEAKNESS MAY BE A CONSEQUENCE OF A STAY IN THE ICU, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS The intensive care unit, or ICU, is a medical miracle, saving the lives of many each year.  Yet those who’ve experienced a stay …

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ANCHOR LEAD:  THE FDA SAYS THE BENEFITS OF ASPIRIN MUST BE WEIGHED AGAINST RISK, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Time was that almost everyone was taking a baby aspirin a day to reduce their risk of heart attack or stroke.  Now the …

May 21, 2014 – Aspirin a Day? Read more »

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ANCHOR LEAD:  HOW SHOULD WOMEN USE STATINS DIFFERENTLY FROM MEN? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Statins reduce heart disease risk in vulnerable people, everyone can agree, but recent reports suggest that vulnerability varies between men and women, and too many women may …

May 20, 2014 – Women and Statins Read more »

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ANCHOR LEAD: WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE MERS VIRUS? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Is MERS a public health emergency, as the WHO seems poised to declare?  Not yet, but the organization is monitoring the situation closely and global health authorities …

May 19, 2014 – MERS Read more »

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ANCHOR LEAD: WHAT DO WE MAKE OF THE DRAMATIC RISE IN DIABETES IN US YOUTH?  ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Diabetes of both types, known as type 1 where cells in the pancreas that make the hormone insulin are destroyed, and type …

May 16, 2014 – Too Much Diabetes Read more »