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Anchor lead: Is it possible to use a new treadmill test developed by cardiologists to assess your own health? Elizabeth Tracey reports Just using data from a simple treadmill test has allowed Johns Hopkins cardiologists led by Haitham Ahmed to …
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This week’s topics include apple consumption and physician visits, Ebola vaccine, acetaminophen and low back pain, and the diseases and conditions afflicting Brunis edwardii. Program notes: 0:44 Ebola vaccine 1:44 No adverse effects noted 2:44 Need more rigorous trials 3:44 …
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Anchor lead: More evidence for the benefits of a vegetarian diet in reducing cancer is revealed, Elizabeth Tracey reports People who consume a vegetarian diet reduce their risk of colorectal cancer quite a lot, especially if they also eat fish, …
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Anchor lead: There’s good news on the nation’s cancer scorecard, Elizabeth Tracey reports The majority of people who are diagnosed with cancer will be alive five years later, recent data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed. …
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Anchor lead: Reducing air pollution really does impact lungs, Elizabeth Tracey reports Reductions in air pollution improved both lung growth and function, a large and lengthy study in the New England Journal of Medicine found. Mike Klag, dean of the …
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Anchor lead: Should use of a drug called ketamine be limited internationally? Elizabeth Tracey reports Ketamine is a drug often used for anesthesia, in the US mostly by veterinarians but internationally, especially in low resource settings, for surgery on people. …
