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Soboxone: A safe addition to the management of opioid addiction and dependence
Original broadcast date: February 10, 2008 The standard of care to date for people dependent on prescription pain medications like morphine or oxycodone or who have a history of heroin addiction has included the use of methadone to reduce the symptoms of withdrawal. A new medication, approved by Health Canada offers some advantages as an…
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Malaria risk when traveling
Original broadcast date: February 10, 2008 When it comes to Canadians’ knowledge about malaria and the transmission of the disease, there are some areas that need attention according to a Leger Marketing Survey conducted between November 6, 2007 and November 11, 2007 Dr. Jay Keystone, M.D., M.Sc. (CTM), FRCPC Director of Medisys Travel Health Clinic…
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Identifying patients at risk of osteoporosis by using ordinary dental x-rays
Original broadcast date: February 3, 2008 Researchers in the Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam have created a unique way of identifying patients at risk of osteoporosis by using ordinary dental x-rays. Professor Paul F. van der Stelt and his team developed the largely automated approach to detecting the disease during a three-year, EU-funded collaboration with…
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New noninvasive treatments for uterine fibroids
Original broadcast date: February 3, 2008 There are different approaches to treating uterine fibroids ranging from medical therapy to surgery including hysterectomy. A report appearing in the Aug. 1 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology by the Mayo Clinic and its collaborators, the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guided Focused Ultrasound for Uterine Fibroid Group at Brigham and…
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The Euro-Canada Health Consumer Index: How do we compare to Europe?
Original broadcast date: January 27, 2008 How does Canada’s health care system compare to that of European countries? The ongoing debate over what direction our health care system should take to continue to provide universal coverage in the face of an aging population has not included a direct comparison of Canada’s health care system with…
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Rotavirus vaccine reommended by NACI
Original broadcast date: January 27, 2008 This week the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommended “individual infants and their families are likely to benefit from immunization with the pentavalent rotavirus vaccine. The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians supports this recommendation. Dr. Vincent Grant, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Alberta Children’s Hospital and…
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The effects of antipsychotic medication use to treat agitation in non-depressed patients with dementia
Original broadcast date: January 20, 2008 One of the more difficult aspects in treating agitation and aggressive behaviour in people with Alzheimer’s is choosing medications that are effective but without severe side effects. In a study published online in the September 2007 issue of the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, researchers at Toronto’s Baycrest geriatric…
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The human cost of wait times
Original broadcast date: January 20, 2008 Canadian Medical Association president Dr. Brian Day released a study produced for the Canadian Medical Association by the Centre for Spatial Economics, in Toronto during a Jan. 15 speech. The study claims that wait times in the four of the five targeted areas, joint replacement, sight restoration, cardiac bypass…
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Sitagliptin, a novel treatment for type II diabetes
Original broadcast date: January 13, 2008 The prevalence of type II diabetes continues to increase and estimates are that three million Canadians will be diagnosed with the disease by 2010. The mainstays of control and prevention, weight loss and exercise, are not always heeded, and as such, medications are employed to control blood sugar levels.…
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