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Biased and omitted results noted in some industry-funded antidepressant studies
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 7, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Study suggests bias in antidepressant, cancer research Reference: Antidepressants and Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk: A Review of the Literature and Researchers’ Financial Associations with Industry
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Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call April 6, 2011
Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call April 6, 2011 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to take calls on medical matters from the CFRA Nation. Today: Healthcare system needs an overhaul, numbness in fingers, tingling feet in an 85 year-old diabetic woman, why an x-ray of the neck in a 39 year-old woman with…
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New Alzheimer gene discovery may help in diagnosis and treatment within the next decade
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 5, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: New Alzheimer’s genes identified Reference: Common variants at MS4A4/MS4A6E, CD2AP, CD33 and EPHA1 are associated with late-onset Alzheimer’s disease
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Be aware of complication rates for open heart surgery versus catheter technique for aortic valve replacement
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 4, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Heart-Valve Fix Speeds Recovery Reference: Study results were presented on April 3, 2011 at a meeting of the American College of Cardiology. It has not been published in a peer-reviewed journal.
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Sunday House Call, #345, April 3, 2011
Sunday House Call, #345, April 1, 2011 Some interesting web sites that provide some perspective about radiation exposure. Topics include carpal tunnel syndrome, split thumb nails, a 10-month-old that cannot crawl or turn over from front to back or back to front, shoulder pain, electromagnetic radiation exposure, and bile duct stones.
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The grey zone of medication use during pregnancy
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 1, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Can Mom’s Medicine Hurt the Baby?: Few Studies Detail Prescription Drugs’ Risk to Pregnant, Breast-Feeding Women
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Radioactive nanobeads enter phase 3 trial to treat liver cancer
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 31, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Nordion receives FDA approval to evaluate liver cancer therapy
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Facebook and instant messaging may interfere with face to face communication skills and social development
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 30, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: MDs told to watch for teen ‘Facebook depression’
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