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Inductions do not increase cesarian section rates
Original broadcast date: October 11, 2009 Although there is a belief that an elective or non-emergency induction of labour will lead to increased rates of cesarean sections, research conducted at the University of California, San Francisco and the Stanford University School of Medicine in affiliation with the Stanford-UCSF Evidence-Based Practice Center, has found the opposite…
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Sunday House Call #285, October 11, 2009
Sunday House Call #285 (October 11, 2009) Although there is a belief that an elective or non-emergency induction of labour will lead to increased rates of cesarean sections, research conducted at the University of California, San Francisco and the Stanford University School of Medicine in affiliation with the Stanford-UCSF Evidence-Based Practice Center, has found the…
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Canadian scientists decode breast cancer DNA
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 8, 2009
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Joe Easingwood show for October 7, 2009
A potpourri of listener questions and news items broadcast on 1070 CFAX in Victoria, BC.
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Genes research offers cancer treatment hope
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 6, 2009
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Report: Washing hands does not protect against catching the flu
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 5, 2009
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Sunday House Call #284, October 4, 2009
An excellent illustration of how medical science and science in general continuously questions and evaluates accepted practices and ideas, is exemplified by a study on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) recently published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. The results demonstrate that people have better chances to survive when more chest compressions are used. Dr.…
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Don't pass the salt…please!
Original broadcast date: October 4, 2009 As I have stated quite emphatically on recent editions of Sunday House Call, we consume too much salt and most of it is derived from food manufacturers and restaurants. Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in Canada with three out of four people having a lifetime…
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