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Anchor lead: A4 is the acronym for a new clinical trial for Alzheimer’s disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports Amyloid may be the smoking gun when it comes to Alzheimer’s disease, accumulating in the brain as symptoms of the disease manifest. Now …
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Anchor lead: A sea change is underway in treating advanced prostate cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports How is advanced prostate cancer, cancer that has spread throughout the body, best managed? That was the subject of research results presented at the recent …
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This week’s topics include how often MDs recommend sunscreen, celiac disease and haplotype, steroids for spinal stenosis pain, and bone marrow transplantation for sickle cell disease. Program notes: 1:00 What do physicians recommend re: sunscreen 2:01 0.07% of visits they …
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This week's topics include strokes of unknown origin and atrial fibrillation, vitamin D and hypertension, pertussis infection in adolescents and persistent cough, and tomosynthesis for breast cancer detection. Program notes: 0:31 New iTunes link 1:05 Tomosynthesis for breast cancer detection …
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Anchor lead: What can be done about the dramatic rise in prescription drug abuse? Elizabeth Tracey reports More people died in 2013 of prescription drug overdose than illicit drugs, the CDC reports. Johns Hopkins convened a recent conference on how …
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Anchor lead: Will people still be able get medications to treat pain after so much focus on prescription drug abuse? Elizabeth Tracey reports Some years ago pain was identified for healthcare providers as the ‘fifth vital sign,’ and focus on …
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Anchor lead: Should we pay people to create advance directives? Elizabeth Tracey reports Federal legislators are considering a proposal to pay for a consultation between healthcare providers and Medicare beneficiaries on the creation of advance directives, with one Senator putting …
