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Week of February 1, 2008

This week's topics include where to have a heart transplant, effects of aging, risks of being a sports fan, and treatment for aortic aneurysm.

Program notes
0:15 Sports obeserver
1:02 Just when the German teams played
2:08 Men more than women
3:10 Where you should have a heart transplant
4:12 3000 people on heart waiting list
5:13 Most of the centers that do high volume
6:01 Abdominal aortic aneurysm
7:14 Okay to watch an aneurysm
8:05 Aging and diabetes
8:25 Telomeres
9:10 Exercise and telomere length
10:07 Exercise and anti-aging effect
11:04 Compared elderly diabetics with non-diabetics
12:00 Need to look for chronic diseases
12:28 End

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