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Strategies for reducing risk of falls an important aspect in curtailing morbidity and mortality
Health Headlines Commentary for July 5, 2018 Source: Falls sending more Canadians to hospital: report Reference: Watch your step! Falls are sending more Canadians to the hospital than ever before
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Wednesday House Call, July 4, 2018
Wednesday House Call, July 4, 2018 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Brian Lilley to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: What to do about a salivary gland tumor. Difficulty finding a new doctor. Strategies for finding one. Adding Mio to water. How much is too much? You cannot reach the theoretical toxic limit…
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Observational study finds that cannabis use does not moderate chronic non-cancer pain. Randomized controlled trials needed to investigate its ability to control pain
Health Headlines Commentary for July 4 , 2018 Source: A 4-year Australian study of 1500 people finds no evidence that cannabis helps to treat pain Reference: Effect of cannabis use in people with chronic non-cancer pain prescribed opioids: findings from a 4-year prospective cohort study Editorial: A painful lesson: are we repeating previous mistakes in…
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Continuity of care with your family doctor may reduce risk of death according to study
Health Headlines Commentary for July 3, 2018 Source: Seeing the same doctor over time ‘lowers death rates’ Reference: Continuity of care with doctors—a matter of life and death? A systematic review of continuity of care and mortality BMJ Open/ Published online June 28 2018 Analysis: Seeing same doctor every time ‘reduces risk of death’
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Is there any science supporting intermittent fasting as a means of reducing disease? Not from this fluff piece.
Health Headlines Commentary for June 29 , 2018 Source: What to know about intermittent fasting: Is it right for you?
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Insulin pill, if it is ever developed, will likely face some significant real-life obstacles to use
Health Headlines Commentary for June 28, 2018 Source: Insulin pill instead of shot: How close are we for diabetes patients?
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Wednesday House Call, June 27, 2018: To your health! Hot dog water down the hatch!
Wednesday House Call, June 27, 2018: To your health! Hot dog water down the hatch! Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Hot dog water marketed to prove a pseudoscience point. Should C-sections be done when no medical reason exists just because the patient wants one?…
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Federal Government asking pharma to stop marketing opioids
Health Headlines Commentary for June 27, 2018 Source: Ottawa asks drug companies to stop marketing opioids
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C. difficile infection rates dropping at Canadian hospitals
Health Headlines Commentary for June 26, 2018 Source: ‘Remarkable drop’ in C. difficile infections at Canadian hospitals Reference: The evolving epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in Canadian hospitals during a postepidemic period (2009–2015)
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