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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 …
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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 …
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This week’s topics include citrus and melanoma, a new oral medication for obesity, stroke treatment guidelines, and a vaccine for Helicobacter pylori. Program notes: 0:40 Consumption of citrus and melanoma 1:40 Citrus source of photosensitizing chemicals 2:41 Is it across …
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This week’s topics include DVT and cancer, benefits of marijuana, bridging anticoagulation in afib patients, and reversing dabigatran. Program notes: 0:35 Analysis of medical marijuana benefits 1:35 Nausea and vomiting due to chemo 2:31 Legalized in 23 states and DC …
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Anchor lead: Can appendicitis be treated with antibiotics? Elizabeth Tracey reports Acute appendicitis has been treated as a surgical emergency for decades now, with largely good outcomes. But is surgery really necessary or can antibiotics be used instead? That was …
