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- Doctor Shortage Affecting Primary Care http://bit.ly/16aGqmy
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Items tagged as "Petersen"
FRIDAY MYTH OR MATTER-OF-FACT
"VICODIN IS AMERICA'S GREATEST PUBLIC HEALTH RISK" This Saturday’s program is about addictions. Dr. Jon Ebbert will discuss prescription medications, nicotine dependence, e-cigarettes, nicotine lozenges and medicinal marijuana. Also on the program, Dr. Ronald Petersen responding to this week’s news that cases of Alzheimer’s will triple by 2050. Listen Saturday [...]
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A Powerful Gene That Triples the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
An international team, including researchers from MayoClinic, has discovered a gene so powerful it nearly triples the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. It is the most potent genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s identified in the past 20 years. Mayo Clinic researcher Rosa Rademakers, Ph.D., says, “The variant found in our study identifies a fascinating new Alzheimer’s [...]
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