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This week’s topics include apple consumption and physician visits, Ebola vaccine, acetaminophen and low back pain, and the diseases and conditions afflicting Brunis edwardii. Program notes: 0:44 Ebola vaccine 1:44 No adverse effects noted 2:44 Need more rigorous trials 3:44 …
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This week’s topics include chef-enhanced school meals, diabetic retinopathy treatment, exercise, vitamin D and falls, and stents versus medical therapy for those at risk for a second stroke. Program notes: 0:34 Chefs and school meals 1:34 Randomized to chef or …
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This week’s topics include stents versus CABG, screening people without symptoms for heart disease, agreement about breast biopsies, and imaging for low back pain in older folks. Program notes: 0:47 CABG versus stents 1:49 Second generation drug-eluting stents 2:47 Stents …
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This week’s topics include results from transcatheter valve replacement, transfusions after cardiac surgery, managing humeral fractures, and the benefits of a vegetarian diet on colon cancer risk. Program notes: 0: 36 Vegetarian diets and colorectal cancer risk 1:36 Non-vegetarians also …
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This week's topics include the impact of cleaner air on lung development, dangers of testosterone, drugs for coping with shift work, and anti anxiety meds before surgery. Program notes: 0:34 Testosterone dangers 1:32 Observational studies suggest risk 2:31 Strict criteria …
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This week’s topics include Fusobacterium pharyngitis, steroids in pneumonia, electric fans and overheating, and varenicline for smoking cessation in reluctant patients. Program notes: 0:34 Reluctant smokers 1:35 Year long large study 2:32 Vast majority of people did well 3:28 Electric …
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This week's topics include measles, cost effectiveness of hypertension therapy, donation to biobanks, and screening of childhood emotional and behavioral problems. Program notes: 0:44 Cost effectiveness of managing high blood pressure 1:44 13,000 fewer deaths each year 2:44 Almost always …
