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Dr. Gwens Womens Health Podcasts
Dr. Gwen's Women's Health Podcasts
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Updates and reports on women's health issues. Selected research reports are reviewed and discussed.----Disclaimer: While this podcast may contain descriptions of dealing with health and various health conditions, the information presented is not intended to substitute for a health care practitioner' |
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d r g w e n.c o m 2012
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1. Possible Benefit in Old Age of One Drink a Day for Middle-Aged Women
| Analysis of data from the US Nurses' Health Study (started in 1976) resulted in the conclusion that women who drink 15 grams or less of alcohol a day (the equivalent of one drink of any alcoholic beverage) at midlife may be healthier when older than women who do not drink at all, who consume more th
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| Published on Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:10:37 -0700 - 418 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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2. Potatoes Can Reduce Blood Pressure: Getting Doctors and Nurse to Wash Their Hands
| Just a couple of servings of potato a day can reduce blood pressure in obese or overweight people with high blood pressure. Best choices are purple potatoes, cooked in the microwave and without all the "fixin's".
Changing warning signs that focus on patient safety such as "Wash Your Hands to Protect
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| Published on Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:55:43 -0700 - 10 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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3. More on the Harvard University Nutrition Study; Weight and the Relationship to Breast Cancer
| The first report (NY Times) provides more information on the Harvard study that concludes that eating everything in moderation is simply wrong and that what you eat is important. Biggest contributors to weight gain include (in order) french fries, potato chips, sugar-sweetened drinks, red meats and
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| Published on Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:49:52 -0700 - 14 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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4. The New USDA Food Plate; Potatoes Bad, Nuts Good--Harvard Study
| The food pyramid is gone and in it's place is MyPlate. This is reviewed (good and bad) and for more information be sure to bookmark "http://www.choosemyplate.gov/".
The second report reviews findings from a Harvard School of Public Study of more than 120,000 individuals over four years which found
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| Published on Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:28:38 -0700 - 13 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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5. A Master Switch for Fat? Remember, the Leading Killer of Women is Heart Disease!
| In the first review, I discuss a recent report from the journal Nature Genetics that has identified on how master regulator gene may contribute to a cascade of metabolic effects in other genes. This gene (KLF14) is linked to type 2 diabetes and cholesterol and is a "master switch" that controls othe
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| Published on Sun, 29 May 2011 11:14:22 -0700 - 8 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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6. Overactive Bladder and Nocturia in Middle-Aged American Women; Sea Salt Just as Salty, Limit the Wine
| The first reports reviews experiences of middle-aged women and frequent urination at night time and the importance of doing this with your health care provider. In the second report I review a recent American Heart Association report that found in a survey of 1,000 adults that knowledge about limita
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| Published on Tue, 03 May 2011 15:48:42 -0700 - 6 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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7. Making Sense of Medical Statistics; New Efforts to Simplify End-of-Life Wishes
| The first report reviews medical statistics commonly used in "risk" shared by physicians when patients are making an informed decision. The second report reviews a new program (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment or POLST) aimed at refining end of life decisions.
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| Published on Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:47:36 -0700 - 14 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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8. Why Women Avoid Mammograms; Good News! Hot Flashes are Tied to Lower Breast Cancer Risk
| The first report is related to reasons why women may avoid mammograms and a plea to be sure to get yours! In the second report a recent study notes that women who have hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause may give women a significantly lower risk of developing the most common forms of breast
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| Published on Sat, 05 Feb 2011 12:23:57 -0800 - 8 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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9. Calcium and Vitamin D Revisited: Good for Bone Health but Not Much Else.
| Scientific evidence indicates that calcium and vitamin D play key roles in bone health. The current evidence, however, does not support other benefits for vitamin D or calcium intake. Higher levels have not been shown to confer greater health benefits, and in fact, they have been linked to other hea
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| Published on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:46:06 -0800 - 10 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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10. OK to Make That a Double! Study Urges Teens to Cut Down on Salt,
| Women who have an alcoholic drink or two in midlife turn out be in healthier overall in their old age, a new study presented at the American Heart Association annual meeting in Chicago is reviewd. Also discussed is another study presented at the meeting examining the need to have teens cut down on s
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| Published on Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:07:16 -0800 - 10 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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