Pharmacogenomics, Too Clean Kids, Chronic Illnesses, and More

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In Tonic, Dr. Norman Swan leads a team of reporters who cover all aspects of health, from lifestyle to complementary medicines to the most recent medical discoveries. Topics covered in this episode include: *Part 3 on Anxiety-How Anxiety Affects Adolescents: Adolescence can be a tough time for anyone, but those dealing with an anxiety disorder can have a particularly hard time, especially when their condition goes unrecognized or untreated. When young people start to mature, general worries become more prominent. Focusing on their studies, separating from parents, and becoming more social are all extremely important factors, and with hormonal, physiological, and psychological changes taking place, it's hard to know what's considered normal behavior and what could be an anxiety disorder. So how do you know when there's a problem? *The Laboratory Revolution that's Helping Us Learn Why Drugs Work in Some People but Not in Others.

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28 min

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[2013], c2011

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Films on Demand

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