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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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Confessional Tweeting May Help Dieters
06/06/2013 Duração: 01minParticipants in a media-assisted weight-loss program had some success, and those who tweeted about their efforts lost a bit more. Karen Hopkin reports
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Fluoride Loosens Bacterial Enamel Grip
22/05/2013 Duração: 01minRather than significantly hardening tooth enamel, fluoride may cut cavities by making it harder for oral bacteria to stick around. Karen Hopkin reports
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Nightcap Drink Disrupts Important Sleep
29/01/2013 Duração: 01minTwo or more drinks cut REM sleep, which is important for memory and health. Katherine Harmon reports
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Skin-Cancer Spotting Apps Miss Their Marks
16/01/2013 Duração: 01minNew smart phone apps that purport to assess patients' skin lesions as cancer or not are unreliable, according to a new study. Katherine Harmon reports
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Surgical "Never" Events Happen Nevertheless
08/01/2013 Duração: 01minThe errors known as surgical "never events," which are never supposed to happen, still occur some 4,000 times annually in the U.S. Katherine Harmon reports
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Video Helps with Weight Info Basics
19/12/2012 Duração: 01minThe American Chemical Society has produced a YouTube video with info to help you survive the holiday eating season. Katherine Harmon reports
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Flu Web Searches Predict Disease Outbreaks
11/12/2012 Duração: 01minWeather prediction models armed with citizens' flu symptom query data enable researchers to predict flu outbreaks. Katherine Harmon reports
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E-Visits to Doctors Might Streamline Care
28/11/2012 Duração: 01minA study finds that patients who enter information online about common infections get decent diagnoses from docs, although antibiotics may be overprescribed. Katherine Harmon reports.
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Patients Should Ask Docs to Scrub
13/11/2012 Duração: 01minPatients know that health care workers should wash their hands, but are are often reluctant to ask a doctor or nurse to lather up. Katherine Harmon reports
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Exercise Lengthens Life Regardless of Weight
06/11/2012 Duração: 01minJust a couple of hours of physical activity each week adds years to average life expectancy. Katherine Harmon reports
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Your Fat Needs Sleep, Too
16/10/2012 Duração: 01minA small study finds that sleep-deprived fat cells are less sensitive to insulin, a condition that often precedes diabetes. Katherine Harmon reports
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Facebook Community Can Help Cut STIs
12/10/2012 Duração: 01minYoung adults at risk for getting a sexually acquired infection were more likely to use a condom if they followed a social media's sex education campaign. Katherine Harmon reports
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Peeking at Doctors' Notes Helps Patients
03/10/2012 Duração: 01minPatients are more likely to follow doctors' orders if they have access to their notes. Katherine Harmon reports
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Kids Gulp 7 Trillion Calories Per Year
27/09/2012 Duração: 01minObese kids have higher cardiovascular risks as adults, and sugary beverages are stoking that obesity epidemic. Katherine Harmon reports
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Make Healthy Choices Easier Options
20/09/2012 Duração: 01minMaking bad choices harder is actually the best way to help people get healthier, say public health experts. Katherine Harmon reports
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Experts Offer Tips to Lower Risk of West Nile
11/09/2012 Duração: 01minThis year has had the most recorded cases of West Nile virus on record in the U.S. Public health experts offer tips to avoid the virus. Katherine Harmon reports
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Organic Benefits Don't Include Enhanced Nutrition
05/09/2012 Duração: 01minProduce grown organically cuts pesticide use and the promotion of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. But nutrient levels appear similar to conventionally grown fruits and vegetables. Katherine Harmon reports
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Better Sidewalks Could Bring Improved Public Health
21/08/2012 Duração: 01minBetter sidewalks and other changes to the physical environment could encourage more activity and improve the overall health of the public. Katherine Harmon reports
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Doc Calls Deconditioning a Condition
15/08/2012 Duração: 01minA Mayo Clinic doc says physicians may miss the signs of extreme deconditioning and prescribe medication instead of long-term exercise programs. Katherine Harmon reports
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Color-Coded Food Helps Consumers Make Healthful Choices
07/08/2012 Duração: 01minSix months after color coding its food choices as least, somewhat or most healthful, Massachusetts General Hospital saw its cafeteria users substantially decreased their least healthful food choices and increase the more healthful ones. Katherine Harmon reports