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Six-month alcohol abstinence criterion for liver transplant approval dropped in Ontario
Health Headlines Commentary for September 20, 2017 Source: Ontario pilot program will lift six-months-sober rule for liver transplant patients
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Binge drinking’s effects on the developing brain studied
Health Headlines Commentary for September 19, 2017 Source: Binge drinking while young could cause changes in the brain, new study finds Reference: The Brain of Binge Drinkers at Rest: Alterations in Theta and Beta Oscillations in First-Year College Students with a Binge Drinking Pattern
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Sunday House Call, #629, September 17, 2017: Reversing type II diabetes is possible
Sunday House Call, #629, September 17, 2017: Reversing type II diabetes is possible Topics today include: People need to know that type II diabetes is reversible. The Brett Pearson Run for Your Life Fundraiser in Carleton Place rasing awareness and funds for Canadian Veterans suffering from mental illness Your calls about: Sore legs and…
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Opioid crisis adding more burdens to Canadian healthcare system
Health Headlines Commentary for September 15, 2017 Source: Canada’s opioid crisis is burdening the health care system, report warns Reference: New data: Opioid crisis sending even more Canadians to hospital.
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A spoonful of cyanide makes the medicine go down
Health Headlines Commentary for September 14, 2017 Source: Man taking alternative health supplements diagnosed with cyanide poisoning Reference: An unusual presentation of chronic cyanide toxicity from self-prescribed apricot kernel extract
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Wednesday House Call September 13, 2017
Wednesday House Call September 13, 2017 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Your calls about: Using ASA when having a heart attack. Recommendations for urgent treatment before paramedics arrive if a heart attack is suspected Issues about congestive heart failure, use of caffeine, and other…
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Light alcohol consumption in pregnancy not tied to any harms but why take a chance?
Health Headlines Commentary for September 13, 2017 Source: ‘Weak evidence’ light alcohol use in pregnancy harms Reference: Low alcohol consumption and pregnancy and childhood outcomes: time to change guidelines indicating apparently ‘safe’ levels of alcohol during pregnancy? A systematic review and meta-analyses
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Health Canada moves to them over-the-counter non-prescription codeine sales
Health Headlines Commentary for September 12, 2017 Source: Health Canada moves to ban non-prescription codeine sales
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We already know nicotine can temporarily increase blood pressure. So does caffeine.
Health Headlines Commentary for September 11, 2017 Source: E-cigarettes containing nicotine linked to raised heart attack risk Comment: At issue here Is the fact that nicotine found in electronic cigarettes is no different than the nicotine found to nicotine gum. Both are used for smoking cessation. They avoid the other harmful chemicals within cigarettes. The…
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