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Sunday House Call, #585, September 11, 2016
Sunday House Call, #585, September 11, 2016 Topics today include: The studies not getting media coverage you SHOULD be getting excited about! Your calls cover topics like hyperhidrosis, Bell’s palsy, colitis, hepatitis, and the signs of liver disease.
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Exercise offsetting cancer risk from alcohol consumption is tenuous at best and a sham at worst
Health Headlines Commentary for September 9, 2016 Source: Exercise may offset health risks of drinking: study Reference: Does physical activity moderate the association between alcohol drinking and all-cause, cancer and cardiovascular diseases mortality? A pooled analysis of eight British population cohorts For proper analysis read this: Can exercise offset some of the harms of regular…
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Teen suicidal ideation survey brings to the fore the need for rapid access to services
Health Headlines Commentary for September 9, 2016 Source: 22% of Canadian teens considered suicide this past year: Kids Help Phone study
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Wednesday House Call September 7, 2016
Wednesday House Call September 7, 2016 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Measles reported in Ottawa, diabetic neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, and does electrical muscle stimulation help improve circulation in the lower legs?
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Sex risky for older men? Self-reporting-bias study cannot prove causality
Health Headlines Commentary for September 7, 2016 Source: Sex later in life healthy for women, risky for men: study Reference: Is Sex Good for Your Health? A National Study on Partnered Sexuality and Cardiovascular Risk among Older Men and Women
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Measles cases reported in Ottawa: Why this should not happen
Health Headlines Commentary for September 6, 2016 Source: Measles cases may keep children out of school for weeks
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It’s week 38! Get out your inhalers kids. The peak week for childhood asthma exacerbations.
Health Headlines Commentary for September 5, 2016 Source: Ontario law passes to let asthmatic kids carry inhalers in school Asthma attacks peak when kids go back to school
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16 year-old boy develops stroke after receiving a hickey? Maybe, but autopsy may provide the evidence
Health Headlines Commentary for September 2, 2016 Source: Mexican teen dies of a stroke after a ‘HICKEY given by his 24-year-old girlfriend formed a blood clot that traveled to his brain’
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Lack of evidence that painkillers like naproxen are helpful for treating Alzheimer’s disease
Health Headlines Commentary for September 1, 2016 Source: Painkillers may be able to stave off Alzheimer’s: Drugs may calm rogue immune response thought to fuel the disease
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