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Sunday House Call, #693, May 5, 2019: Get annoyed or downright disgruntled when you have to wait in line for (choose your topic)? Then why do we put up with it when our health is on the line?
Sunday House Call, #693, May 5, 2019: Get annoyed or downright disgruntled when you have to wait in line for (choose your topic)? Then why do we put up with it when our health is on the line? Topics today include: The health care crises’ deleterious effects on it citizens. Nova Scotia woman’s experience and…
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Avoid cracking your neck. Your vertebral artery will thank you.
Health Headlines Commentary for May 3, 2019 Source: 28-year-old man suffers stroke from cracking his neck | CTV News
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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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