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Maple syrup's health claims unproven
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 22, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Pure maple syrup good for health Comment: Big surprise that the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers are jumping all over this. The report does not involve human testing and cannot make any association with claims of anti-cancer, anti-bacterial and anti-diabetic properties. Further, even if…
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Sunday House Call #296, March 21, 2010
Sunday House Call # 296, March 21, 2010 Commentary on Health Canada’s decision to allow soft drink producers to add caffeine into all soft drinks and then advises Canadians to keep track of their consumption.
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Seniors' prescription drug use rises: CIHI report
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 19, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Seniors’ prescription drug use rises Reference: Nearly two-thirds of seniors using five or more types of prescription drugs
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SPRINT trial will try to answer if tight control of blood pressure reduces the risk of dementia
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 18, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Could Lowering Blood Pressure Help Stop Dementia?
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Kidney failure incidence increasing: Canadian Institute for Health Information
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 17, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Kidney failures up 57% over 10 years Reference: 2010 CORR Report—Treatment of End-Stage Organ Failure in Canada 1999 to 2008
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Drug therapy as effective as angioplasty in relieving chest pain due to stable angina
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 16, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Canadian study finds no difference between angioplasty, drugs Reference: Meta-analysis: Effects of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Medical Therapy on Angina Relief
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Addition of fibrates to conventional treatments does not reduce heart attack risk in type II diabetics
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 15, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Treatment fails to prevent heart attacks in diabetics Reference: Effects of Intensive Blood-Pressure Control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Effects of Combination Lipid Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus NEJM Editorial: ACCORD and Risk-Factor Control in Type 2 Diabetes
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Sunday House Call #295, March 14, 2010
Sunday House Call #295, March 14, 2010 My comment on this story about alleged claims of adverse effects from Yaz/Yasmin birth control pills. Plus listener questions about adverse side effects of medications, diabetes, abdominal pain, chancre sores, nose bleeds, and pseudo human growth hormone. [display_podcast]
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BMJ reports birth control pill use not associated with increased long-term risk of death
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 12, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Birth-Control Pills Cut Cancer, Lengthen Women’s Lives in Study Reference: Mortality among contraceptive pill users: cohort evidence from Royal College of General Practitioners’ Oral Contraception Study