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Efficacy and safety of oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy in children reviewed in the Lancet
Health Headlines Commentary for May 2, 2019 Source: Will eating peanuts dull your child’s allergy? Experts are divided Reference: Oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy (PACE): a systematic review and meta-analysis of efficacy and safety
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Health Canada’s medication safety warnings are not consistent with those of other countries.
Health Headlines Commentary for May 1, 2019 Source: Canada’s warnings about meds should be more consistent with other countries, says B.C. professor Reference: Comparative Analysis of Medicines Safety Advisories Released by Australia, Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom
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Measles cases continue to increase in US hitting 25-year high
Health Headlines Commentary for April 30, 2019 Source: ‘Completely avoidable’ measles outbreak hits 25-year high in US Reference: CDC – Measles Cases and Outbreaks
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Health and safety risks during and after a flood
Health Headlines Commentary for April 29, 2019 Source: These are the health and safety risks during and after a flood
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Providing a safe prescribed and monitored source of opioids can help reduce the risk of drug overdoses by reducing the need to seek street-available drugs. It has the potential to add some normalcy into a life.
Health Headlines Commentary for April 26, 2019 Source: Ottawa opioid users are finding hope in a program that supplies drugs safely
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WHO screen time recommendations are out emphasizing restrictions of 1 hour per day for children under five and zero hours for infants under 12 months of age.
Health Headlines Commentary for April 25, 2019 Source: No screen time for babies; only 1 hour for kids under 5: WHO Reference: To grow up healthy, children need to sit less and play more
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Wednesday House Call, April 24, 2019
Wednesday House Call, April 24, 2019 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Pharmacist’s to treat minor clinical ailments. Your calls about: Fasting and no water intake before should surgery Treatment of arthritic hands Assessment and management of acute shoulder injury side effects to leflunomide for…
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Reconsider this speaker’s location when you want to play music to your unborn child. A lullaby to pseudoscience.
Health Headlines Commentary for April 23, 2019 Source: You Can Now Buy Speakers For Your Vagina
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Smoking cessation requires a multi-pronged approach including the use of adequate nicotine replacement.
Health Headlines Commentary for April 22, 2019 Source: Trying to quit smoking? Use more nicotine, not less, says study Reference: Featured Review: Different doses, durations and modes of delivery of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation
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