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ANCHOR LEAD: WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE MERS VIRUS? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Is MERS a public health emergency, as the WHO seems poised to declare? Not yet, but the organization is monitoring the situation closely and global health authorities …
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This week’s topics include resveratrol and mortality, timing of male circumcision, cancer immunotherapy with T cells, and football and brain volume. Program notes: 0:40 Resveratrol and mortality 1:40 Looked at almost 800 men and women 2:40 May not be related …
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ANCHOR LEAD: STROKE IS YET ONE MORE CONDITION WHERE SYMPTOMS FOR WOMEN AND MINORITIES DIFFER FROM THOSE OF MEN, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Women experience many health conditions differently from men, increasing numbers of studies report, as do minorities. Now research …
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ANCHOR LEAD: WHO’S AT GREATEST RISK TO HAVE THEIR STROKE DIAGNOSIS MISSED? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Identifying stroke early is key to employing the best treatments and medications to reduce long term consequences, but certain groups of people are at high …
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ANCHOR LEAD: WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU’RE DEPRESSED PRIOR TO SURGERY? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Only 10% of surgeons surveyed routinely screen their patients for depression and other mental health conditions prior to surgery, even though professional guidelines recommend they do so. …
