Apr 15, 2014
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ANCHOR LEAD: DO YOU HAVE ADVANCE DIRECTIVES IN PLACE? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Many people avoid writing advance directives for their medical care at the end of life, but then become cognitively impaired and cannot do so, with the consequence of …
Apr 14, 2014 – Too much care
PodMed – Week of Apr 14, 2014
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This week’s topics include new treatments for hepatitis C, paternal obesity and autism risk, aspirin and preeclampsia, and spironolactone for one form of congestive heart failure. Program notes: 0:50 Obesity and autism spectrum disorders 1:50 Fathers’ obesity problematic 2:42 Aspirin …
Apr 11, 2014 – Antivirals
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ANCHOR LEAD: WHAT’S THE WINDOW FOR ANTIVIRAL DRUGS? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Antiviral drugs given to people with the flu result in quite a drop in mortality in those hospitalized with the infection, a recent Lancet study shows, but benefit is …
Apr 10, 2014 – Huntington’s Help
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ANCHOR LEAD: CAN A MOUSE MODEL HELP PEOPLE WITH HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Huntington’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder slowly robbing people of both cognitive and movement ability, until full time care is required at the end of …
Apr 9, 2014 – Do They Help
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ANCHOR LEAD: THE MOST RECENT STUDY AGAIN CONCLUDES THAT E-CIGARETTES DON’T HELP PEOPLE QUIT SMOKING, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS E-cigarettes really don’t help adults either in reducing or quitting their cigarette smoking habits, the most recent study in the Journal of …