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This week’s topics include DNA testing for genetic fetal abnormalities, fever in African children, a vaccine for enterovirus, and selenium, vitamin E and prostate cancer. Program notes: 1:03 Enterovirus vaccine 2:01 Developed in China 3:04 Prenatal testing for trisomies 4:04 …
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Health newsfeed for Friday, February 28, 2014 ANCHOR LEAD: AN ANTIDEPRESSANT MAY HELP AGITATION IN PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Agitation is a common problem among those with Alzheimer’s disease, sometimes leading to combative and difficult behavior. Attempts …
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TWO ANTIBODIES TO HELP CLEAR A PLAQUE MATERIAL IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE DON’T HELP, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS In Alzheimer’s disease, the so-called amyloid hypothesis puts forward the idea that accumulation of this material may result in nerve cell death and dementia, …
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ANCHOR LEAD: ARE GENETIC TESTS BEING CALLED INTO QUESTION BY THE FDA’S RECENT ACTION REGARDING 23 AND ME? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS 23 and Me is a genetic testing company that offers DNA sequencing services with an eye toward assessing someone’s …
