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Show 955: Surviving Cancer Against All Odds (Archive) Jul 26, 2014

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What can we learn from people who have experienced spontaneous remissions of serious cancers? Doctors recognize that such remissions sometimes occur, but they rarely study them. The problem is that remissions are uncommon and unpredictable, and consequently difficult to study. The Research Psychotherapist Kelly Turner interviewed more than a thousand people who had undergone a […]

Show 948: Superbugs, Stethoscopes and New Technologies to Prevent the Spread of Infection Jun 07, 2014

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Do you take antibiotics for granted? Many of us do. After all, these drugs have been saving lives for decades, serving as magic bullets against deadly infections such as pneumonia, gangrene or blood poisoning since the middle of the 20th century. Superbugs Sneer at Antibiotics: Unfortunately, the bacteria that cause infections have been evolving and […]

Show 911: Leaky Gut and an Immune System Run Amok (Archive) May 31, 2014

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Susannah Meadows’s son was only three years old when he developed terrifying symptoms of a disabling disease, juvenile idiopathic arthritis. His parents were frantic to help him feel better, but conventional medicine was slow to go into effect. Could a Leaky Gut Have Activated His Immune System? They decided to explore an alternative approach as well. […]

Show 945: Vitamin Pills and Aspirin for Prevention: A Smart Move or a Waste of Money? May 10, 2014

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Over the last several months a number of studies have found that multivitamins are not an effective way to prevent Alzheimer’s or heart disease. But are they really a waste of money, as one editorial suggests? We talk with Dr. Tieraona Low Dog about the evidence base for vitamin use. How Scary Is Aspirin? Similar doubts have […]

943 When Less Is More in Medical Care Apr 26, 2014

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Tune in to our radio show on your local public radio station, or sign up for the podcast and listen at your leisure. Here’s what it’s about: The new guidelines brought forth by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology call for a large proportion of senior citizens to take statin-type cholesterol-lowering […]

Show 808: New Approaches to Treating Tinnitus (Archive) Apr 19, 2014

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Tinnitus, often referred to as ringing in the ears, can be a terrible problem. The sufferer hears a sound that no one else perceives, whether it is hissing, booming, buzzing, chirping or clicking. Treating tinnitus effectively is very difficult. People are rarely able to get the sound to stop and some victims find it is […]

940 Patient Safety Lessons from the Skies Mar 22, 2014

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Tune in to our radio show on your local public radio station, or sign up for the podcast and listen at your leisure. Here’s what it’s about: Worldwide attention has been riveted on the fate of a Malaysian Airlines jet with 239 people on board. Since flight 370 disappeared on March 8, more than 16,000 […]

938 FDA to Begin Monitoring Generic Drug Quality Mar 08, 2014

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Tune in to our radio show on your local public radio station, or sign up for the podcast and listen at your leisure. Here’s what it’s about: A number of foreign drug firms have been cited by the FDA for poor quality control (and in some cases data manipulation). Perhaps in response, the agency has […]

937 Paying Attention to Bladder Cancer Mar 01, 2014

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Tune in to our radio show on your local public radio station, or sign up for the podcast and listen at your leisure. Here’s what it’s about: We rarely hear about bladder cancer, but it is the fourth most common cancer of men in the U.S., and the toll it takes is underappreciated. We hear […]

Show 902: Staying Healthy on Vacation May 04, 2013

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Summer vacation is right around the corner. We hope you have delightful travel plans, whether they will take you across the country, around the world, or just beyond the back yard. What can you do to stay healthy while on vacation? Pack Your First-Aid Kit: What are the best first-aid items to tuck in your […]

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