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The New Coke! Now with added vitamins and minerals
Dr. Yoni Freedhoff outlines in an article written in this month’s CMAJ how Health Canada is pushing a policy that will allow fortification of foods with vitamins and minerals without any evidence that it will improve public health. Moreover, there is a real risk of overconsumption of said additions to our food supply that can…
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I need a Big Mac before my Olympic time trial
Ottawa Citizen journalist Dan Gardner castigates, and rightly so, how Olympic athletes sell out to corporations for oodles of cash without any consideration for the potential harm to public health outcomes. His column can be read here.
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StatsCan study outlines the scope of hypertension in Canada
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 18, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: One in five Canadians has high blood pressure
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Study tries to show how babies can discriminate different languages at birth
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 17, 2010 Source: Bilingual Babies: The Roots of Bilingualism in Newborns
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Study states lifetime risk of asthma is 1 in 3, another study questions that result
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 16, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: 1 in 3 chance of developing asthma: study Reference: What Is the Lifetime Risk of Physician-diagnosed Asthma in Ontario, Canada? Comment: This study depended on accurate diagnoses of asthma. However, it was unable to assess whether these patients indeed did have the disease. A study…
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Remember that Medical TV shows are not licensed to practice medicine
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 15, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Watch medical dramas for the drama, not the treatment methods, study warns
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Handheld ultrasound devices hit the market
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 12, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: GE Is Latest to Make Handheld Ultrasound
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Strong emotional and physical stressors can stun the heart mimicking heart attack
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 11, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Hearts can actually break Reference: Stress Cardiomyopathy
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