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The number of hospitalizations for alcohol and other drugs have overtaken those for heart attacks and stroke. Mental health issues are a significant contributing factor and needs to be addressed.
Health Headlines Commentary for May 31, 2019 Source: More Canadians hospitalized for alcohol and drugs than heart attacks, strokes: study Reference: Common Challenges, Shared PrioritiesMeasuring Access to Home and Community Care and to Mental Health and Addictions Services in Canada
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All patients with pancreatic cancer need to be informed of treatment options so they can decide what medical management direction to take.
Health Headlines Commentary for May 28, 2019 Source: Chemo can prolong survival for pancreatic cancer. So why aren’t people getting it?
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Ketogenic drink may help curb mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease but then again it may not. Only 52 people involved in this small study.
Health Headlines Commentary for May 27, 2019 Source: Ketone drink may one day fight Alzheimer’s disease and dementia Reference: A ketogenic drink improves brain energy and some measures of cognition in mild cognitive impairment
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Can you be in “near remission” with respect to cancer treatment?
Health Headlines Commentary for May 30, 2019 Source: ‘Tears of joy’: Alex Trebek says pancreatic cancer in ‘near remission’
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Can a business owner require staffers to get vaccinated?
Health Headlines Commentary for May 29, 2019 Source: Can a business owner require staffers to get vaccinated?
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Sunday House Call, #695, May 26, 2019: The cost of living
Sunday House Call, #695, May 26, 2019: The cost of living Topics today include: A new one-time dose drug to halt the progression of spinal muscular dystrophy in newborns costs $2.1M. Your calls about: When can you swim after a skin biopsy? What is a strangulated hernia? Prognosis after Sudden Cardiac Arterial Dissection (SCAD) The…
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Cardiac arrest and heart attack symptoms in women are not immediately recognized as such compared to men and lead to poorer outcomes
Health Headlines Commentary for May 24, 2019 Source: Cardiac arrest more deadly for women than men, study finds Reference: Women have lower chances than men to be resuscitated and survive out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
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Ottawa Public Health confirms new case of measles at private school
Health Headlines Commentary for May 23, 2019 Source: Ottawa Public Health says children at private school may have been exposed to new case of measles
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Wednesday House Call, May 22, 2019: The seven words that you should not be used in a medical news report
Wednesday House Call, May 22 , 2019: The seven words that you should not be used in a medical news report Today Rob and I discuss the seven words that should raise your skepticism meter when they appear in a medical news story. Your calls about: Cardiomyopathy after a viral infection Management options for prostate…
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