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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Obesity gene linked to reduced depression risk

    November 21, 2012

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 21, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Obesity gene linked with lower risk of depression: Study Reference: “The protective effect of the obesity-associated rs9939609 A variant in fat mass- and obesity-associated gene on depression”

  • Will kids be jacked-up on Cracker Jacks?

    November 20, 2012

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 20, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: New caffeinated Cracker Jacks variety sparks controversy

  • Multivitamins do little to reduce cancer risk in male physicians over 50:study

    November 19, 2012

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 19, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Study: Multivitamins may slightly lower cancer risk in men but not their odds of heart disease Reference: Multivitamins in the Prevention of Cancer in Men: The Physicians’ Health Study II Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Deleting the clock gene in mouse fat cells leads to obesity and normal eating schedule timing

    November 16, 2012

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 16, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: When You Eat Is Just As Crucial As What You Eat Reference: Obesity in mice with adipocyte-specific deletion of clock component Arntl

  • Fentanyl abuse in Ottawa teens reported

    November 15, 2012

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 15, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Community shocked after Fentanyl abuse blamed in death of Manotick teen  

  • Man with "locked-in" brain injury able to answer questions through functional MRI

    November 14, 2012

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 14, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Doctors shocked as neuroscientist ‘talks’ with man in vegetative state  

  • Confounding factors make this asthma-acetaminophen study difficult to interpret

    November 13, 2012

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 13, 2012 Source: Acetaminophen use among infants linked to childhood asthma risk: Denmark study Reference: No abstract available on-line

  • Bariatric surgery has its benefits but ask the right questions about outcomes and procedures

    November 12, 2012

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 12, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Surgeons weigh in on risks of obesity surgery  

  • The rationale of why testicular cancer screening using a pregnancy test is not recommended

    November 9, 2012

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 9, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Reddit comic about Canadian man’s positive pregnancy test sparks cancer diagnosis  

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