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Sinopse
Scientific American reporter Dina Fine Maron gives a weekly one-minute report on the latest health and medical news. To view all of our archived podcasts please go to www.scientificamerican.com/podcast
Episódios
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Tweets Identify Food Poisoning Outbreaks
20/08/2014 Duração: 01minIn Chicago monitoring Twitter for reports of food poisoning led to 133 restaurant inspections for health violations, with 21 establishments shut down. Dina Fine Maron reports
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Poor Diabetics Suffer More Amputations
12/08/2014 Duração: 01minPatients in low-income zip codes were up to 10 times more likely to lose a leg or foot than diabetic patients in more affluent zip codes. Dina Fine Maron reports
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Heat Fells More Distance Runners Than Do Hearts
31/07/2014 Duração: 01minAn analysis of 130,000 runners in events during a seven-year span revealed that competitors were 10 times more likely to experience heat stroke than serious cardiac problems. Dina Fine Maron reports
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Prescription Refill Appearance Change Puts Patients off Meds
24/07/2014 Duração: 01minWhen refilled prescriptions for post–heart attack care resulted in the same medication looking different in shape or color, patients were significantly more likely to stop taking their meds. Dina Fine Maron reports
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Heavy Metal Headbanging Rare Risk Revealed
14/07/2014 Duração: 01minHeadbanging can cause pain or even whiplash. But a 50-year-old Motörhead fan developed a more serious condition, bleeding in the brain that required surgical repair, after headbanging at a concert. Dina Fine Maron reports
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Robotic Exoskeleton Gets First-Ever FDA Approval
01/07/2014 Duração: 01minThe ReWalk exoskeleton allows some people paralyzed from the waist down to walk again, with the aid of crutches. Dina Fine Maron reports
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Tanning Mice Get Physically Addicted
24/06/2014 Duração: 01minMice regularly exposed to UV light produced feel-good endorphins and behaved like addicts. If humans do, too, it could explain why we seek sun, despite damage. Dina Fine Maron reports
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Hi-Tech Helmet Heads Off Stroke Damage
17/06/2014 Duração: 01minA helmet placed on the head of a stroke victim sends low-intensity microwaves through the brain to quickly determine whether a blockage or hemorrhage is taking place, making faster treatment possible. Wayt Gibbs reports
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Wikipedia Dicey as Medical Info Source
10/06/2014 Duração: 01minResearchers who compared peer-reviewed articles to the Wikipedia pages for the 10 most costly medical conditions in the U.S. discovered incorrect information on nine out of 10 pages. Dina Fine Maron reports
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Heroin Has Expanded Its User Base
04/06/2014 Duração: 01minCompared with 50 years ago, today's heroin user is whiter, more suburban and had prescription opioids for a gateway. Dina Fine Maron reports
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Laser Light Coaxes Damaged Rodent Tooth Repair
28/05/2014 Duração: 01minLow-power laser light shined on damaged rat teeth activates growth factors that cue stem cells to generate the tooth constituent dentin, leading to regeneration. Dina Fine Maron reports
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Vitamin C Helps Pregnant Smokers Have Healthier Babies
20/05/2014 Duração: 01minChildren of smokers who popped vitamin C during pregnancy had better lung function than kids of other women who also smoked during pregnancy. Dina Fine Maron reports
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Some Nail Salon Dryers Bombard Skin with UV
06/05/2014 Duração: 01minJust a few nail drying sessions under the highest output UV bulbs used in some salons could age the skin and bump up the risk of skin cancer. Dina Fine Maron reports
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Snot Clouds Achieve Unexpected Buoyancy
29/04/2014 Duração: 01minSneeze and cough particles form a cloud whose turbulence pulls in surrounding air, which allows the goop to maintain buoyancy and move farther than expected. Cynthia Graber reports
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Morning Light Exposure Tied to Lower Weight
18/04/2014 Duração: 01minExposure to bright light in the morning appears linked to reduced appetite and lower body weight, regardless of sleep patterns. Sophie Bushwick reports
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Hand Soap Ingredient Can Up Body Bacteria Burden
09/04/2014 Duração: 01minResidues of the antimicrobial agent triclosan can paradoxically boost bacterial growth in our bodies, by giving microbes a comfortable biofilm in which to rest. Christopher Intagliata reports
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Many More Americans Issue End-of-Life Instructions
04/04/2014 Duração: 01minThe number of Americans aged 60 or more who issued advance directives governing their end-of-life care went from 47 percent in 2000 to 72 percent in 2010. Dina Fine Maron reports
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Goo Keeps Bones Strong but Supple
27/03/2014 Duração: 01minBones are filled with a viscous fluid that’s key to their function as support structures, and which could inform osteoporosis research. Dina Fine Maron reports
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Dodgers Doc: No Noninjury Tommy John Surgery to Improve Performance
18/03/2014 Duração: 01minStan Conte, vice president of medical services for the L.A. Dodgers, advised parents and coaches of young athletes to not consider Tommy John surgery on healthy arms for the sake of improving performance. He spoke at the SABR conference in Phoenix on March 13. Steve Mirsky reports
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Flu Vaccine Keeps Connecticut Kids from Hospitals
11/03/2014 Duração: 01minAfter flu shot regulations upped Connecticut kids' vaccination rate, their hospitalization risk went down. Dina Fine Maron reports