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This week’s topics include calcium supplements, chemotherapy during pregnancy, cardiometabolic impact of obesity in children, and a low nicotine cigarette. Program notes: 0:31 Low nicotine cigarette 1:32 Attempted to prove that nicotine addicts 2:30 FDA should regulate nicotine level 3:26 …

PodMed – Week of October 5, 2015 Read more »

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Anchor lead:  Could variations in a common test identify early dementia? Elizabeth Tracey reports Oral glucose tolerance tests are commonly used during pregnancy and to test for diabetes.  Now research led by Esther Oh, a dementia expert at Johns Hopkins, …

October 2, 2015 – Glucose Tolerance and Dementia Read more »

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Anchor lead:  People who are considering obesity surgery might want a nutritional assessment beforehand, Elizabeth Tracey reports One in five very obese patients who were about to have obesity or bariatric surgery at Johns Hopkins were found to have nutritional …

October 1, 2015 – Micronutrient Lack Read more »

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Anchor lead:  What’s the nutritional status of people who are obese? Elizabeth Tracey reports In spite of consuming large amounts of food, a surprising number of people who are very overweight, so-called morbidly obese, are nutritionally compromised.  That’s according to …

September 30, 2015 – Obese but Not Healthy Read more »

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Anchor lead: What are the options for men with low risk prostate cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Men with low risk prostate cancer can be safely monitored carefully over time, with intervention undertaken only if their cancer begins to look threatening, …

September 29, 2015 – Active Surveillance Read more »

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Anchor lead: A new strategy may improve the outlook for men with advanced prostate cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Depriving the body of the male hormone testosterone is one way of treating prostate cancer.  Now a new study shows that when …

September 28, 2015 – Advanced Prostate Cancer Read more »