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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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Pre-Bed Booze May Bust Rest
16/08/2011 Duração: 01minA nightcap may force the body to work harder at repair during sleep, making for a less restful night. Katherine Harmon reports
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Beat Gluttony with Gullibility
09/08/2011 Duração: 01minEating-behavior expert Brian Wansink offers tips on fooling yourself into eating less. Katherine Harmon reports
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Study Says Avoid Colon Cleanses
03/08/2011 Duração: 01minThe alternative therapy of colon cleansing typically does little good, and may cause significant harm. Katherine Harmon reports
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Hospitals Try to Become Mickey Mouse Institutions
26/07/2011 Duração: 01minHospitals are hiring Disney to help them create environments that patients prefer. Katherine Harmon reports
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Health Literacy Affects Individuals' Health
19/07/2011 Duração: 01minPeople who have trouble understanding health and medical information are more likely to get hospitalized. Katherine Harmon reports
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Sodium and Potassium Together Determine Risk for Heart Disease Death
12/07/2011 Duração: 01minA new study says high sodium and low potassium intake are the twin culprits in many cardiovascular syndromes. Katherine Harmon reports
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Women's Study: Exercise, Good Diet and Non-Smoking Greatly Reduce Sudden Heart Death Risk
05/07/2011 Duração: 01minThe Nurses' Health Study finds that the risk of death from sudden cardiac arrest in white women can be lowered by 92 percent through lifestyle maintenance alone. Katherine Harmon reports
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Cleaner Water Worldwide But Still Out of Reach for Millions
28/06/2011 Duração: 01minIn the last decade, more than a billion people have seen improved water safety and sanitation. But 800 million are still at risk of water-borne disease. Katherine Harmon reports
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Accurate Blood Pressure Needs Multiple Measurements
21/06/2011 Duração: 01minMany blood pressure assessments rely on too few measurements in an intimidating environment. Katherine Harmon reports
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Infant Exposure to Pets May Lower Risk of Later Allergies
14/06/2011 Duração: 01minHaving pets in the house during a baby's first year was associated with a lower risk for allergies through the child's teens. Katherine Harmon reports
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Mouse Study: Yo-Yo Dieting Beats Not Dieting at All
07/06/2011 Duração: 01minMice fed an alternating high-fat and low-fat diet lived almost as long as mice on a constant low-fat diet--and longer than mice on a constant high-fat diet. Katherine Harmon reports
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Cell Phones in Hospitals May Be Covered with Germs
31/05/2011 Duração: 01minA study in a hospital in Turkey found that three quarters of cell phones belonging to patients and visitors carried staph bacteria. Katherine Harmon reports
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Future Cars Could Count Miles per Heartbeat
24/05/2011 Duração: 01minOn the drawing board are cars that would monitor the health markers of its passengers. Katherine Harmon reports