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Anchor lead: Some e-cigarettes produce a known carcinogen, Elizabeth Tracey reports e-cigarettes that produce high-temperature vapor may also be producing formaldehyde, a recent study reported. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, explains the data. Nelson: …
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Anchor lead: In older people, reducing salt intake isn’t helpful, Elizabeth Tracey reports Salt has been fingered as the latest dietary no-no for several years now, but a recent study shows that restricting salt for older people really doesn’t lengthen …
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This week's topics include chlorhexidine baths in the ICU, dangers of too much sitting, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, and stem cell therapy for MS Program notes: 0:40 Intracytoplasmic sperm injection 1:36 Outcomes no better 2:32 Bathing patients with chlorhexidine in the …
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Anchor lead: Eating more whole grains helps reduce mortality risk, Elizabeth Tracey reports It’s confirmed: a recent analysis of two very large, long term studies has shown once again that the more whole grains you consume, the more you reduce …
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Anchor lead: Can you be fit even if you’re fat? Elizabeth Tracey reports Obese people sometimes argue that even though they’re overweight, they work out and they’re healthy. Now a research letter in the journal Circulation seems to dispel that …
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Anchor lead: A multitude of factors need to be considered to overcome obesity, Elizabeth Tracey reports Both obese men and women benefit from bariatric surgery, a recent study found, and that fact alone may encourage more people to undergo surgery. …
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