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H1N1 adjuvant explained
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 19, 2009 Source: Swine flu vaccine could be approved this week
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Sunday House Call #286, October 18, 2009
The Ontario Government’s electronic medical record fiasco spent a billion dollars with little to show for it. At McMaster University, physicians and programmers have developed a comprehensive, secure, web-based and open source electronic health records system that is ready to be rolled out across Canada. There are several major differences in the way the system…
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Should Canadian Olympic athletes receive immediate priority for the H1N1 vaccine?
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 14, 2009 [display_podcast] Sources: Ottawa’s plan to shelve flu vaccines breeds dissent in health ranks Medical official urges flu vaccine for athletes
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Why the headline "Healthy women at high risk of severe swine flu: study" is misleading
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 13, 2009 [display_podcast] References: Healthy women at high risk of severe swine flu: study Related editorial from JAMA
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Sunday House Call #284, October 4, 2009
An excellent illustration of how medical science and science in general continuously questions and evaluates accepted practices and ideas, is exemplified by a study on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) recently published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. The results demonstrate that people have better chances to survive when more chest compressions are used. Dr.…