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H1N1 may crowd out seasonal flu this year
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 17, 2009 [display_podcast] Source: Swine Flu May Mean Seasonal Strain Won’t Emerge in U.S. Winter
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The H1N1 third wave
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 16, 2009 [display_podcast] Source: H1N1 ‘not done yet’: Canada’s top doctor
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The effect of CT scan radiation exposure on cancer risk
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 15, 2009 [display_podcast] Source: Radiation from CT scans causing cancer: study Reference: Cancer Risks and Radiation Exposure From Computed Tomographic Scans
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Drug combo boosts advanced HER-2 breast cancer survival
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 14, 2009 Source: Drug Combo boosts advanced breast cancer survival Comment: This approach to treatment applies only to HER-2 breast cancers that according to the article represents 1 in 4 breast cancers.
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Scientist discovers new way to repair damaged nerves
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 11, 2009 Source: Scientist discovers new way to repair damaged nerves
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Research suggests that everyday germs may prevent diseases in adulthood
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 10, 2009 Source: Research suggests that everyday germs may prevent diseases in adulthood
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H1N1 pandemic severity update and the effectiveness of antivirals in otherwise healthy adults
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 9, 2009 Sources: British researchers say little evidence Tamiflu works, but WHO says the drug is useful Swine Flu Pandemic May Be Less Severe Than Expected
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Prescription opiods associated with increasing levels of overdose and mortality: study
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 8, 2009 Source: Study finds huge rise in oxycodone deaths (The “huge rise” is an increase of 13 per million) Reference: Prescribing of opioid analgesics and related mortality before and after the introduction of long-acting oxycodone
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Costs of diabetes care to increase
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 7, 2009 Source: Diabetes called a brewing ‘economic tsunami’
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