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Health Newsfeed for Friday, March 14, 2014 ANCHOR LEAD: THE FDA HAS APPROVED A ONCE A WEEK FORMULATION OF A DIABETES DRUG, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS As the number of medications someone must take increases, so does confusion, and often, noncompliance. …
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Health newsfeed for Thursday, March 13, 2014 ANCHOR LEAD: TESTING MATERNAL BLOOD HELPS IDENTIFY GENETIC ABNORMALITIES IN THE BABY, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS A method for analyzing the mother’s blood for pieces of DNA shed by her fetus has been validated …
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Health newsfeed for Wednesday, March 12, 2014 ANCHOR LEAD: A ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE EXISTS TO IDENTIFY NEW FLU STRAINS, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Most novel flu strains arise in and around Asia, then make their way around the globe. Now a study …
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Health newsfeed for Friday, March 7, 2014 ANCHOR LEAD: AS CANCER COSTS SKYROCKET, PATIENTS WANT TO BE INFORMED, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Cancer care internationally is in crisis, with costs skyrocketing as demands for care also increase. Now a new paper …
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This week’s topics include genetic modification of HIV susceptibility, chronic hepatitis C in the US, moving at risk kids to more affluent neighborhoods, and the impact of casino opening on obesity in American Indian children. Program notes: 0:31 Chance HIV …
