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Week of October 03, 2008

This week's topics include a new class of HIV medications, tight glucose monitoring in diabetes, depression and heart disease, and single-reader mammography.

Program notes
0:25 Single reader mammography
1:28 Cancer detection rate similar with both
2:27 How much experience does this person have?
2:50 Continuous glucose monitoring
3:50 Needle sensor placed under skin
4:49 Not difficult to use the sensor
5:43 For adolescents less important to monitor
6:06 Depression and heart attacks
7:12 Two questions to screen
8:20 Treatment with better outcome?
8:45 New medications for HIV
9:31 Could use for prevention?
10:15 End

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