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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 »

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This week’s topics include taking your blood pressure medicines at night, a new diabetes drug that reduces cardiovascular death, reanalysis of paroxetine data, and atrial fibrillation and dementia. Program notes: 0:35 Reanalysis of paroxetine data 1:35 RIAT initiative 2:37 Adverse …

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This week’s topics include aspirin recommendations for disease prevention, elective versus fracture-related hip replacements, risk of death among children of atomic bomb survivors, and long term follow-up of diabetes prevention. Program notes: 0:40 SPRINT study 1:25 Aspirin and disease prevention …

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Anchor lead:  How will results of a new study on blood pressure management change practice?  Elizabeth Tracey reports SPRINT is the acronym used for a major study on blood pressure management that was just stopped early, since clear benefits of …

September 25, 2015 – More Blood Pressure Meds? Read more »

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Anchor lead:  A major new study seems to portend a sea change in blood pressure management, Elizabeth Tracey reports Blood pressure targets have been under a lot of scrutiny in the last few years, with many experts suggesting relaxation of …

September 24, 2015 – High Blood Pressure Treatment Read more »

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Anchor lead:  If you need one more reason to get a flu shot, think heart attack, Elizabeth Tracey reports Heart attacks, or myocardial infarctions as they’re known formally, are more likely in folks who have had the flu than in …

September 23, 2015 – Heart Attacks and Flu Read more »

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Anchor lead:  Why does shortened sleep result in more susceptibility to infection? Elizabeth Tracey reports People who sleep shorter periods of time are more likely to get colds, a recent study concludes, but why?  Redonda Miller, an internal medicine expert …

September 22, 2015 – Why Sleep? Read more »