Odd new particles may be tunneling through the planet, and how the flu operates differently in big and small towns
Hoping to spot subatomic particles called neutrinos smashing into Earth, the balloon-borne Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) detector has circled the South Pole four times. ANITA has yet to detect those particles, but it has twice seen oddball radio signals that could be evidence of something even weirder: some heavier particle unknown to physicists’ standard model, burrowing up through Earth. Science writer Adrian Cho joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss the possibility that this reading could lead to a big change in physics.
Next, host Meagan Cantwell asks researcher Ben Dalziel what makes a bad—or goo...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - October 4, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Odd new particles may be tunneling through the planet, and how the flu operates differently in big and small towns
Hoping to spot subatomic particles called neutrinos smashing into Earth, the balloon-borne Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) detector has circled the South Pole four times. ANITA has yet to detect those particles, but it has twice seen oddball radio signals that could be evidence of something even weirder: some heavier particle unknown to physicists’ standard model, burrowing up through Earth. Science writer Adrian Cho joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss the possibility that this reading could lead to a big change in physics.
Next, host Meagan Cantwell asks researcher Ben Dalziel what makes a bad—or good...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - October 4, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
FDA Drug Safety Podcast: FDA requires labeling changes for prescription opioid cough and cold medicines to limit their use to adults 18 years and older
On January 11, 2018, FDA announced that it is requiring safety labeling changes for prescription cough and cold medicines containing codeine or hydrocodone to limit the use of these products to adults 18 years and older because the risks of these medicines outweigh their benefits in children younger than 18. (Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts)
Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts - January 16, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Source Type: podcasts
FDA Drug Safety Podcast: FDA restricts use of prescription codeine pain and cough medicines and tramadol pain medicines in children; recommends against use in breastfeeding women
On April 20, 2017, FDA announced it is restricting the use of codeine and tramadol medicines in children. (Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts)
Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts - April 26, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Source Type: podcasts
FDA Drug Safety Podcast: FDA warns about serious risks and death when combining opioid pain or cough medicines with benzodiazepines; requires its strongest warning
On August 31, 2016, FDA announced that a review has found that the growing use of combining opioid medicines with benzodiazepines and other drugs that depress the central nervous system (CNS) has resulted in serious side effects, including slowed or difficult breathing and deaths. (Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts)
Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts - September 7, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Source Type: podcasts
From Vacation to the ICU: Dealing With a Lung Cancer Misdiagnosis
Lung cancer survivor and patient advocate Lisa Goldman discusses how a progressive cough worried her family and friends, who then encouraged her to go to the ER, which prompted doctors to take a close...
Author: patientpower
Added: 12/14/2015 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - December 15, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
Why Are Some Lung Cancer Patients Bothered by a Cough?
In many programs, the question that is commonly asked is, why does this happen to me and not others? The short answer is that all patients are different, and their bodies react to treatment differentl...
Author: patientpower
Added: 07/28/2015 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - July 29, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
Living Medical History: Surviving Advanced Lung Cancer
Meet Pam and Randy Griffith, married for over 40 years. In 2013, after dealing with a persistent cough, Pam went in for a checkup and was told she had Stage III lung cancer. A lobectomy revealed she a...
Author: patientpower
Added: 04/17/2015 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - April 18, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
Over-the-counter (OTC) medications for acute cough in children and adults in community settings
Acute cough is a common reason for people to use over the counter medicines but do these medicines work? Susan Smith from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, describes the November 2014 update of her Cochrane Review, outlining the latest evidence on the effects of these widely used remedies. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - January 1, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Staying Positive During Cancer Treatment
After a road trip that spanned most of California with her husband James, Dianne Stewart knew something was very unusual about her usual cough. Soon after, a trip to the emergency room revealed a diag...
Author: patientpower
Added: 03/10/2014 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - March 11, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
Whooping Cough
(Source: Mayo Clinic - Medical Edge Radio)
Source: Mayo Clinic - Medical Edge Radio - February 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts
The Lancet: August 29, 2012
Surinder Birring discusses the potential of gabapentin for treating chronic cough. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - August 29, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
JAMA: 2010-08-25, Vol. 304, No. 8, Author in the Room™ Audio Interview
Interview with Ralph Gonzales, MD, MSPH, author of Does This Coughing Adolescent or Adult Patient Have Pertussis? Summary Points: 1. When evaluating adolescents and adults with persistent cough illness, the presence of classic symptoms of pertussis (paroxysmal cough, whooping cough, post-tussive emesis) modestly increase the likelihood of pertussis, and their absence modestly decreases the likelihood of pertussis; but they are not strong enough to rule-in or rule-out disease. 2. Most patients in whom pertussis is suspected will not derive symptomatic benefit from antibiotic treatment because their illness duration is usual...
Source: JAMA Author in the Room - October 26, 2010 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
