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The politics of expediency and non-evidenced-based decision making has led to hospital overcrowding
Health Headlines Commentary for May 25, 2018 Source: Hospital crowding: Why all 3 major Ontario parties are promising more LTC beds
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Most attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder medication errors in children are unintentional according to study
Health Headlines Commentary for May 24, 2018 Source: Dramatic rise in ADHD medication mishaps among kids, report finds
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Wednesday House Call, May 23, 2018
Wednesday House Call, May 23, 2018 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Your calls about: Hypothyroidism, it symptoms and how these can be confused with medication use Approach to a woman with 9 months of gastroesophageal reflux disease and medication failure. What next steps are required?…
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Study states exercise promotes heart heart by slowing down the age-related changes to the arterial network
Health Headlines Commentary for May 23, 2018 Source: Exercising 4 to 5 days a week slows heart aging: study Reference: The effect of lifelong exercise frequency on arterial stiffness Analysis: Regular exercise may help keep your arteries ‘young’
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Study suggesting shifting mealtimes may have metabolic effects on health but clear evidence is lacking and study had only 10 men
Health Headlines Commentary for May 22, 2018 Source: Are we eating at the wrong time for our body clocks?
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Sunday House Call, #654, May 20, 2018: Dunning-Kruger to the rescue!
Sunday House Call, #654, May 20, 2018: Dunning-Kruger to the rescue! Topics today include: How the Dunning-Kruger Effect (described in the show) can be used againsts desperate people looking for answers. HPV (gardasil vaccine is a success in reducing cancer and precancer risk. Cannabis dispensaries in Colorado advising pregnant women with nausea that it is…
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Paramedics wasting their valuable time waiting for patient transfers in ER
Health Headlines Commentary for May 18, 2018 Source: Paramedics held hostage by hospitals: 37,000 hours spent waiting to transfer patients to ER
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What is HTLV-1 virus and why are there concerns about its spread?
Health Headlines Commentary for May 17, 2018 Source: HTLV-1: Why doctors are worried about a virus you’ve likely never heard of
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Wednesday House Call, May 16, 2018
Wednesday House Call, May 16, 2018 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Can you drink too much water? A man gets dizzy with walking and is also experiencing tinnitus. He may have Meniere’s Disease Understanding blood pH levels and the quackery that uses it to…
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