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Anchor lead: One-third of women worldwide report themselves as victims of violence, Elizabeth Tracey reports. One in three women around the world suffer violence of some sort, a recent Lancet special issue reports, with the World Health Organization supporting the …

December 23, 2014 – Women and Violence Read more »

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Anchor lead: Flavored e-cigarettes may be hazardous, Elizabeth Tracey reports Bubble gum, cherry, chocolate…these are flavorings found in e-cigarettes, and aside from their blatant appeal to young people, may also have very bad effects on the lungs when they’re inhaled.  …

December 22, 2014 – e-cig Additives Read more »

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This week’s topics include healthcare disparities in the US population, progesterone and traumatic brain injury, PD1 inhibitors and cancer, and a new type of blood thinner. Program notes: 0:47 New cancer pathway 1:47 PD-1 ligand inactivates immune system 2:47 Cancer …

PodMed – Week of December 15, 2014 Read more »

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Anchor lead: More middle and high schoolers are using tobacco products, Elizabeth Tracey reports Data from the national youth tobacco survey was released recently, and the results were sobering at best.  Enid Neptune, a lung expert at Johns Hopkins, describes …

December 18, 2014 – Tobacco Use in Kids Read more »