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Boston Marathon emergency quick-response teams saved lives
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 16, 2013 [display_podcast]
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Weak evidence used to state that ASA use increases risk of wet-type macular degeneration
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 24, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: 15-year study finds that Aspirin use ‘triples risk of blindness disease’ Long-term aspirin use ‘increases blindness risk’ Reference: Liew G, Mitchell P, Wong TY, et al. The Association of Aspirin Use With Age-Related Macular Degeneration. JAMA Internal Medicine. Published online January 21 2013
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Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call September 26, 2012
Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call September 26, 2012 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to take calls on medical matters from the CFRA Nation. Today: General anaesthesia versus spinal for knee replacement surgery, bloated stomach, low platelet levels and wasp stings. [display_podcast]
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Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call September 19, 2012
Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call September 19, 2012 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to take calls on medical matters from the CFRA Nation. [display_podcast]
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Observational study finds that NSAID use can increase risk of future heart attack and death in existing heart attack patients
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 11, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Common Painkillers Might Boost Odds for 2nd Heart Attack Reference: Long-Term Cardiovascular Risk of NSAID Use According to Time Passed After First-Time Myocardial Infarction: A Nationwide Cohort Study
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Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call June 13, 2012
Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call June 13, 2012 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to take calls on medical matters from the CFRA Nation. Today:Vaccine awareness, gout treatment options, low ferritin levels, fatty liver disease, rib fractures, and severe sciatic-like pain [display_podcast]
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Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call, January 18, 2012
Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call January 18, 2012 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to take calls on medical matters from the CFRA Nation. Today: Numbness in the feet, tiny skin bumps on the arms, SPECT scans, medication side effects in the elderly, Trillium drug plan, pain in the back of the head, and…
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Lung cancer breath test is not designed for screening healthy people
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 16, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Breath Test for Lung Cancer Shows Promise in New Study Reference: Exhaled Breath Analysis with a Colorimetric Sensor Array for the Identification and Characterization of Lung Cancer
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Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call November 16, 2011
Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call November 16, 2011 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to take calls on medical matters from the CFRA Nation. Today: possible osteonecrosis of the knee, rheumatoid factor test, supraspinatus tear and repair, hoarse voice from inhaled steroid use, and treatments for macular degeneration are expensive [display_podcast]