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Opioid prescriptions are deceasing in some provinces
Health Headlines Commentary for October 17, 2019 Source:Opioid prescriptions dropping in some provinces, report says Reference:Opioid prescribing
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Wednesday House Call, October 16, 2019 : Cold and flu prevention hazarai
Wednesday House Call, October 16, 2019 : Cold and flu prevention hazarai Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the the junk science that pervades health and lifestyle columns; in this case cold and flu prevention. Your calls about: Enlarged prostate management Worsening restless leg syndrome and the importance of checking your ferritin levels
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Observational study suggests that abstaining from alcohol altogether has the best long-term health outcomes.
Health Headlines Commentary for October 16, 2019 Source:Alcohol may take the edge off, but giving it up is better for you: study Reference:Change in moderate alcohol consumption and quality of life: evidence from 2 population-based cohorts
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Children need to play more outside in an unstructured environment
Health Headlines Commentary for October 14, 2019 Source:Canadian kids aren’t playing outside enough, experts say, and it’s harming their health
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Sunday House Call, #713, October 13, 2019: How not to write a science and medicine newspaper column.
Sunday House Call, #713, October 13, 2019: How not to write a science and medicine newspaper column. Topics today include:I review and fact-check a poorly reported and researched “science” article on preventing the common cold published in the Mirror using this as an example of how this represents the worst in fake news science. Your…
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Wednesday House Call, October 9, 2019: It’s election time and no one is seriously talking about health care
Wednesday House Call, October 9, 2019: It’s election time and no one is seriously talking about health care Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. We talk about the dire outlook for our health care system. Politicians keep kicking the ball down the road because of their…
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U.S. maintains its measles elimination status for now but vaccine misinformation by antivaxxers continues to whittle away at it. Your (grand)mother and (grand)father would not be proud;they remember our disease history. Children suffered damage and died.
Health Headlines Commentary for October 9, 2019 Source:‘Vaccine hesitancy’ almost cost the U.S. its measles elimination status
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