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Mouse model indicates that a higher fat breakfast may control daily food intake and weight
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 8, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Low-carb, high-fat breakfast may control weight
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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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Stepping stone to understanding the cause of SIDS
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 4, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Chemical imbalance may explain crib death: study Low Serotonin Eyed as Mechanism for SIDS Reference: Brainstem Serotonergic Deficiency in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
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MMR/autism paper fully retracted by the Lancet
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 3, 2010 [display_podcast] Comment: This is a story that we have covered extensively over the years on Sunday House Call. An excellent synopsis can be heard in our interview with Guardian columnist Dr. Ben Goldacre here. I hold the some of the media just as responsible as Dr. Wakefield…
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Flu activity below normal levels
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 29, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Flu activity ‘significantly below’ normal for January, agency says
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My 5 Top Health Stories for 2009
An interview on CTV’s Canada AM on December 29, 2009. Here are the stories. 1) Obseity surgery can reverse type 2 diabetes for some One of the wonders of science is how an action based on initial assumptions, hypotheses and theories can lead, at times, to unexpected and indeed beneficial consequences. When these consequences have…
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H1N1 information
References and news stories UPDATE: Healthy kids need only one dose of H1N1 vaccine Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 – update 74 – November 13, 2009 Cochrane review of vaccines and autism claim Experts advise WHO on pandemic vaccine policies and strategies – Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 briefing note 14 Ottawa Public Health H1N1 website Public Health Agency…
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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