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Anchor lead: Why haven’t there been any new antibiotics in recent years? Elizabeth Tracey reports Antibiotic resistance is being tackled head on by the federal government with a new, comprehensive plan designed to address many aspects of the problem, from …
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Anchor lead: The federal government is now behind battling antibiotic resistant infections, Elizabeth Tracey reports Antibiotic resistant organisms are big business, costing taxpayers millions in healthcare costs and accounting for many deaths annually. Now the federal government has stepped in …
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This week’s topics include the effect of education on prenatal testing, Ebola estimates, varicose vein therapy, and PET scanning to diagnose lung cancer. Program notes: 0:40 Ebola update 1:40 Numbers of cases doubling every 20-30 days 2:40 Body prepared by …
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Anchor lead: Informed parents make for healthier kids, Elizabeth Tracey reports Getting parents up to speed on what their kids need in terms of preventive health care may help overcome conclusions reached in a recent study showing that many children …
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Anchor lead: Why don’t parents get as much preventive healthcare for their kids as they can? Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’re a parent, have you had your child appropriately screened and vaccinated throughout their lifetime? A recent Journal of the …
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Anchor lead: Will the rising tide of diabetes worldwide sweep away gains made in tuberculosis control? Elizabeth Tracey reports Multidrug resistant and extensively drug resistant tuberculosis are already worldwide concerns. Enter now the worldwide epidemic of diabetes, which a recent …
