Welcome to my as-yet-unnamed weekly podcast on what’s happening in the world of medicine. This is still in the development phase, so any and all comments appreciated.
Links to the stories covered in this podcast are as follows:
PSA testing and prostate cancer incidence
http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/e8/0c05a0e8.asp
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/189_06_150908/smi11458_fm.html
Chlamydia vaccine and calls for screening
http://www.6minutes.com.au/dirplus/images/6minutes/newspluspharma/16_09_2008.pdf
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/09/15/2364820.htm?site=science&topic=latest
Lifestyle factors affect mortality in middle-aged women
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/337/sep16_2/a1440
Acupuncture as good as conventional therapy in reducing side effects of breast cancer treatment
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/544330/?sc=sphr
Maternal flu vaccine good for newborns
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMoa0708630?query=TOC
