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Claims that medical marijuana help many illnesses remain unproven
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 24, 2015 Source: Medical pot unproven to help most illnesses, researchers say Reference: Medical Marijuana: Is the Cart Before the Horse? Cannabinoids for Medical Use: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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How many HoC comittee members were drinking coffee when they warned about cellphone health risks?
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 19, 2015 Source: House of Commons committee warns of dangers posed by cellphone signals, though the scientific evidence is mixed Electromagnetic radiation from these devices was categorized as a possible carcinogen by the World Health Organisation. What the committee fails to mention us that coffee falls into the exact same…
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Different formats of drug administration exist. SCC ruling seems to follow this logic to a point
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 12, 2015 Source: Ambrose ‘outraged’ by SCC’s marijuana ruling
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Expanded use of naloxone in emergency situations recommended
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 9, 2015 Source: Health officers want overdose life-saver available Ontario-wide
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Rowan's Law will help mitigate concussion complications
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 2, 2015 Source: ‘Rowan’s Law’ needed to protect athletes from brain injuries, inquest hears
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Ont Government regulates e-cigs and imposes calorie counts on fast food menus
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 27, 2015 Source: Ontario bans flavoured tobacco, forces calorie count on fast-food menus
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Orange juice is not a fruit but it is a marketing factoid
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 19, 2015 Source: No proof orange juice boosts brain power Two daily glasses of orange juice ‘boosts elderly brainpower’: Significant improvements can be seen in less than two months, research shows. Mail Online, May 16 2015 Reference: Kean RJ, Lamport DJ, Dodd GF, et al. Chronic consumption of flavanone-rich…
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CHEO institutes parent educational program to reduce non-urgent visits to the ER
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 13, 2015 Source: CHEO to rate your child’s ER visit: Was it really an emergency?
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Wait times for adolescent and child psychiatry consults can exceed one year
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 6, 2015 Source: Ontario youth wait a year or more for mental health care: report Reference: Report Card on Child and Youth Mental Health