November 7th, 2008
Podcast 19: An interview with Dr. Susan Davis about using testosterone in postmenopausal women who have low libido. Plus, the week’s news.
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This week’s podcast features an interview with the Australian researcher Susan Davis. She’s just had a study in NEJM about the effect of testosterone on low libido in postmenopausal women.
We also have the usual news roundup. Enjoy! (If you don’t, let us know at 1-617-440-4374.)
Journal Watch links:
- CDC: Most Americans with Prediabetes Don’t Know They Have It
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Low Maternal Caffeine Intake Linked to Fetal Growth Restriction
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Testosterone Patch Improves Sexual Desire in Postmenopausal Women
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Journal links:
- MMWR article on prediabetes
- BMJ article on maternal caffeine intake
- FDA announcment on bladder drug
- New England Journal of Medicine abstract on testosterone
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October 31st, 2008
Podcast 18: News plus an interview with Prof. Riccardo Utili about infective endocarditis in the elderly
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This week we look at why infective endocarditis among the elderly has characteristics very different from its manifestations in younger patients. Prof. Riccardo Utili of the Second University of Naples is our guest. And of course we start with a brief news roundup.
Journal Watch links:
- Breast Cancer Less Likely to Recur in Women with Vasomotor, Joint Symptoms During Early Treatment
- Comorbidities Associated with Delays in MS Diagnosis
- Statin Use Associated with Drops in PSA Levels
- Age Determines Clinical Characteristics of Infective Endocarditis
Journal links:
- Breast cancer article from the Lancet Oncology
- Multiple sclerosis article from Neurology
- JNCI article on statins and PSA levels
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October 24th, 2008
Podcast 17: News plus an interview with Dr. Arto Strandberg regarding midlife smoking
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This week Dr. Arto Strandberg, a general practitioner who does his research at the University of Helsinki, talks with us about the effects of midlife smoking on later-life living. Plus we have the usual news roundup.
Journal Watch links:
- ACIP Recommends Pneumococcal Vaccine for Smokers
- ADA Updates Algorithm for Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes
- Guidelines on GERD Management Issued
- Hip Fracture Risk Elevated in Heart Failure Patients
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October 17th, 2008
Podcast 16: This week’s news, plus an interview recorded earlier this year with Dr. John Douglas of the CDC’s Division of STD Prevention
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We had trouble reaching our intended interviewee in Finland. so we rescheduled that for next week. Instead, we’re bringing you an interview with Dr. John Douglas of the CDC that we recorded in March. He talks with us about the implications of a finding that one in four young women in the U.S. has a sexually transmitted disease. But first, news.
Journal Watch Links:
- Aspirin, Antioxidants Offer No Primary Cardiovascular Protection in Diabetes
- Homocysteine-Lowering with B Vitamins Doesn’t Slow Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer Disease
- AAP Guidelines Recommend Doubling Children’s Vitamin D Intake
- Smoking in Middle Age Confers Poor Quality of Life Years Later
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October 6th, 2008
Podcast 14: News roundup and interview with Dr. Michael Hochman about his JAMA paper on how the news media cover drug research.
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The week ending Oct. 3, 2008, was relatively slow for medical news, but crammed with news of every other sort. This week’s interview features Michael Hochman, a third-year resident in internal medicine who has just published a paper on how the media cover research on new drugs. It seems they don’t make a habit of reporting funding sources.
Journal Watch links:
- AHA Recommends Screening Patients with Coronary Heart Disease for Depression
- News Media Coverage of Drug Trials Faulted
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