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Inside Health: Bisphosphonates, IBS and diet, CRP test for infection, Randomisation

14/03/2017

Bisphosphonates, IBS and diet, CRP test for infection, Randomisation

BBC Radio 4 - Inside Health, Bisphosphonates, IBS and diet, CRP test for infection, Randomisation

Bisphosphonates, IBS and diet, CRP test for infection, and randomisation.

In this edition: bisphosphonates for osteoporosis, IBS and diet, CRP testing for chest infections to identify when antibiotics are needed, and randomisation.

Clarification of new evidence that Bisphosphonates for osteoporosis may actually weaken bones if people are left on them for too long ; Dietary change using FODMAPS to treat Irritable bowel syndrome when medicines have not worked; CRP testing for chest infections to identify which need antibiotics; And Mark eats humble pie for getting clinical terminology mixed up.

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