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Sunday House Call, #676, December 2, 2018: Flu Vaccine Lost in the Mist
Sunday House Call, #676, December 2, 2018: Flu Vaccine Lost in the Mist Topics today include: Public Health systems fail to deliver promised FluMist to health care centres. Parents and health care professionals are understandably frustrated and upset with the false advertising and the betrayal of children. Your calls about: Mental illness and its effects…
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The travails and consequences of incidentalomas
Health Headlines Commentary for November 30, 2018 Source: Many incidental findings spotted on MRIs, few turn out to be cancer Reference: Potentially serious incidental findings on brain and body magnetic resonance imaging of apparently asymptomatic adults: systematic review and meta-analysis
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Early flu season statistics show that it is off to a brisk start disproportionately affecting younger age groups. The flu virus responsible for this is influenza A H1N1. The vaccine covers H1N1 and is a good match this year to prevent infection.
Health Headlines Commentary for November 29, 2018 Source: Flu season off to early start, affecting younger age groups more Reference: FluWatch report: November 11, 2018 to November 17, 2018 (Week 46) Comment: The flu virus responsible for this is influenza A H1 N1. The vaccine covers H1 N1 and is a good match this year…
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Wednesday House Call, November 28, 2018: A man plays God and claims to have changed the course of the human genome because it seems from his statements that he thought it was his calling to do so.
Wednesday House Call, November 28, 2018: A man plays God and claims to have changed the course of the human genome because it seems from his statements that he thought it was his calling to do so. Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: We talk…
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Study suggests that the greater the fitness level, the less chance of dying within the study period compared to others who are not as fit
Health Headlines Commentary for November , 2018 Source: Being Fit May Be as Good for You as Not Smoking Reference: Association of Cardiorespiratory Fitness With Long-term Mortality Among Adults Undergoing Exercise Treadmill Testing
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Blood tests for cancer: Be careful what you wish for because the outcome may not be what you expect or like.
Health Headlines Commentary for November 26, 2018 Source: A simple blood test could someday detect cancer. But there’s a catch
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Sunday House Call, #675, November 25, 2018: Read your POEMs
Sunday House Call, #675, November 25, 2018: Read your POEMs Topics today include: The importance of Patient Oriented-Evidence that Matters (POEMs) Your calls about: Itchy skin Cannabis use in pregnancy Laryngitis Treatment of asthma
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Observational study of people self-reporting their exercise regimen and mood (depression) found that those exercising 3-5 days/wk has 1.5 days of poor mental health per month.
Health Headlines Commentary for November , 2018 Source: Exercising 3 to 5 times a week brings biggest mental health benefits Reference: Association between physical exercise and mental health in 1·2 million individuals in the USA between 2011 and 2015: a cross-sectional study
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