November 21, 2016 – COPD and Oxygen
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Anchor lead: For some with COPD, oxygen isn’t helpful, Elizabeth Tracey reports Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is in the top causes of death worldwide. For some people whose disease is still moderate, can supplemental oxygen help? Robert Wise, …
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November 18, 2016 – Joints and Antibiotics
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Anchor lead: Using technical advances with antibiotics can help avoid infections in replaced hips or knees, Elizabeth Tracey reports Nanofibers and antibiotics applied to the surface of prosthetic hips or knees helps avoid infections in those joints, a study conducted …
November 17, 2016 – Joint Infection
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Anchor lead: Infections of replaced knees or hips may be avoidable, Elizabeth Tracey reports Many thousands of Americans undergo hip or knee replacement each year, and when infection occurs in one of these joints the consequences are dire. Now Lloyd …
November 16, 2016 – Contrary Opinion
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Anchor lead: A recent study seems to contradict risk of calcium supplements, Elizabeth Tracey reports When it comes to calcium supplements controversy reigns, with a recent Johns Hopkins study led by cardiologist Erin Michos demonstrating risk, while another doesn’t. Michos …
November 15, 2016 – Food Not Supplements
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Anchor lead: Is calcium found in foods dangerous? Elizabeth Tracey reports Taking a calcium supplement may promote the formation of calcified deposits in the arteries of your heart, a study by Erin Michos, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues …