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Sunday House Call, #628, September 10, 2017: How big was that egg?
Sunday House Call, #628, September 10, 2017: How big was that egg? Topics today include: A bladder stone almost the size of an Ostrich egg Your calls about: Excessive sweating Phlegm and mucus in the back of the throat of a 90-year-old woman The man with feelings that he is always regurgitating. Does he have an…
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Three times a small number is still a small number with respect to stroke risk in pregnancy
Health Headlines Commentary for September 8, 2017 Source: Rate of stroke three times higher among pregnant women: study
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Wednesday House Call September 6, 2017
Wednesday House Call September , 2017 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Discussion about morning sickness and the significance of week 38 for children who have asthma. Your calls about: Treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome Supraspinatus pain in the shoulder The 2 vaccinations for pneumococcal…
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Proposed Federal tax changes will have an effect on the provision of medical care
Health Headlines Commentary for September 7, 2017 Source: Doctors arrive at Kelowna retreat to tell Liberal MPs they won’t stand for small business tax changes
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Further evidence suggests teens need more sleep
Health Headlines Commentary for September 6, 2017 Source: Some teens really do need more sleep says new research Reference: Individual Differences in Optimum Sleep for Daily Mood During Adolescence
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Latest study using PSA for prostate cancer screening not enough to change present recommendations
Health Headlines Commentary for September 5, 2017 Source: A new study claims prostate cancer screenings significantly reduce deaths. Not everyone agrees Reference: Reconciling the Effects of Screening on Prostate Cancer Mortality in the ERSPC and PLCO Trials
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Sunday House Call, #627, September 3, 2017: Get the lead out…and the belladonna too!
Sunday House Call, #627, September 3, 2017: Get the lead out…and the belladonna too! Topics today include: Homeopathic healing bracelets poisons babies with lead and CRISPR-Cas 9 used to alter cardiac genetic defect for first time in embryos. Your calls about: Treatment and prevention of low back pain. treatment and exercising an arthritic…
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Are slow walkers The Walking Dead? Observational studies do not have the power to prove it.
Health Headlines Commentary for September 1, 2017 A control group of non-walkers or sedentary individuals would have been more helpful. The slower walkers might have been shown to have better survival compared to non-walkers but this was not included in the study. Source: Slow walkers more likely to die of heart disease: U.K. study…
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Small peanut allergy treatment study is promising but much work remains to be done
Health Headlines Commentary for August 31, 2017 Source: A peanut allergy ‘cure’ may be on its way. Here’s how it works Reference: Long-term clinical and immunological effects of probiotic and peanut oral immunotherapy after treatment cessation: 4-year follow-up of a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
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