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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 …
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Anchor lead: What are the dangers of supplemental calcium? Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’re not a fan of dairy products you may think that taking a calcium supplement is a good idea, but research by Erin Michos, a cardiologist at …
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Dean Rothmans explains that patient care is the most important reason for scientific results to be reproducible. Program notes: 0:10 Reproducibility of research results 1:11 Outright fraud uncommon 2:12 Each requires a different tack to solve 3:14 Make sure the …
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Anchor lead: Controversy swirls around mammography risks and benefits, Elizabeth Tracey reports More small breast tumors are being diagnosed now but not a proportional reduction in the number of large ones, a recent study found, pointing to the potential for …
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Anchor lead: A new tool can help physicians better manage breast cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports A new online tool developed by Antonio Wolff, a breast cancer expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues should help doctors managing women with breast cancer …
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Anchor lead: What are some of the ethical issues surrounding precision medicine? Elizabeth Tracey reports Precision medicine holds a lot of promise, allowing someone’s own genetic makeup to be utilized in determining what diseases they might develop, and what treatments …
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