July 13, 2015 – Oranges and Grapefruits
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Anchor lead: Should you shy away from citrus fruits because of skin cancer risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports Can orange and grapefruit consumption increase your risk for melanoma, the most deadly type of skin cancer? That’s the conclusion of number crunching …
PodMed – Week of July 13, 2015
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This week’s topics include cognitive decline with and after stroke, health care workers reporting to work sick, extended anticoagulation after PE, and sublingual allergen treatment. Program notes: 0:38 Physician stay home when ill 1:38 Almost 1000 healthcare workers surveyed 2:40 …
July 10, 2015 – Brain Tumor Properties
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Anchor lead: What distinguishes brain tumors from surrounding normal tissue? Elizabeth Tracey reports Brain tumors are different from normal surrounding tissue, that much is clear. But how can their differences be exploited to help surgeons remove tumors more accurately, while …
July 9, 2015 – Light and Brain
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Anchor lead: Can a new technique using light waves help brain cancer surgery? Elizabeth Tracey reports Brain tumors are tricky things, often embedded in normal tissue that is involved in critical functions like memory or speech. Now a new technology …
July 8, 2015 – Controversy
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Anchor lead: What’s behind the furor over flibanserin, a drug for low libido in women? Elizabeth Tracey reports Are women being manipulated by pharmaceutical companies to take a new drug for low libido, even though studies show it’s only modestly …