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Physician dismissing patients because of “political reality of practicing family medicine in Ontario”
Health Headlines Commentary for November 13, 2017 Source: Ottawa man finds out in letter he is dumped by his doctor
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Sunday House Call, #635, November 12, 2017: Cola-swigging children
Sunday House Call, #635, November 12, 2017: Cola-swigging children Topics today include: Risks of consuming black licorice Environmental sensitivities: Is it a real disease? Treatment and healing time of fractured toe Watchful waiting for prostate cancer Weather’s effect on aging?
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Experimental and ingenious treatment uses virus to genetically alter skin stem cells to combat boy’s epidermolysis bullosa saving his life
Health Headlines Commentary for November 10, 2017 Source: Lab-Grown Skin Saves Dying Boy with Rare Disease Reference: Regeneration of the entire human epidermis using transgenic stem cells
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Interesting findings on why flu vaccine H3N2 strain mutates during vaccine production affecting vaccine efficacy
Health Headlines Commentary for November 9, 2017 Source: Flu season is here, and experts are already concerned Reference: Contemporary H3N2 influenza viruses have a glycosylation site that alters binding of antibodies elicited by egg-adapted vaccine strains
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American Society of Clinical Oncology cites evidence for increased risk of several major cancers in proportion to alcohol consumption rates
Health Headlines Commentary for November 8, 2017 Source: Alcohol linked to several major cancers by American Society of Clinical Oncology ASCO Cites Evidence and Calls for Reduced Alcohol Consumption in New Statement
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Health care spending in Canada continues increase but is not sustainable
Health Headlines Commentary for November 7, 2017 Source: Canada to spend more than $6,600 per person on health care in 2017 Reference: National Health Expenditure Trends
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Idea for new reality TV show: Extreme Wait-Times
Health Headlines Commentary for November 3, 2017 Source: ‘It’s insane’: Ont. patient told she’d have to wait 4.5 years to see neurologist
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Fed’s plan to educate about cannabis risk will hit backfire effect and be swamped by marketing onslaught
Health Headlines Commentary for November 2, 2017 Source: Feds announce $36.4M public education campaign on legalized pot
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Regular black liquorice consumption can lead to cardiac complications
Health Headlines Commentary for November 1, 2017 Source: Too much black liquorice could land you in hospital, FDA warns
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