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Medical marijuana producers using Big Pharma playbook to woo doctors to prescribe it
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July , 2014 Source: Marijuana producers attempt to woo doctors
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New guidelines encourage dentists who prescribe opioids to prescribe only small amounts
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 11, 2014 Source: Stop routinely prescribing opioids, dentists urged
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Virtual house calls needs to be placed in the context of "the right tool for the right job"
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 10, 2014 Source: Doctors increasingly making ‘virtual’ house calls
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Black box recording of surgeries designed to improve quality control and patient safety
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 9, 2014 Source: Airline-inspired black box to help surgeons improve O.R. performance
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Doctors' refusal to prescribe birth control pills opens broader debate on moral and religious belief's influence on practice
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 2, 2014 Source: Should doctors have the right to refuse to treat a patient?
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Skin cancer numbers increasing in Canada
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 29, 2014 Source: Skin cancer is on the rise in Canada Reference: Canadian Cancer Statistics 2014
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Indiscriminate use of antibiotics contributing to increases in bacterial resistance to antibiotics
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 26, 2014 Source: Threat from drug-resistant superbugs rivals climate change, scientists say Reference: Policy: An intergovernmental panel on antimicrobial resistance
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Obesity health issues are real and are not congruous with recent Fraser Institute study
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 28, 2014 Source: Canada’s obesity ‘epidemic’ exaggerated, says Fraser Institute report Reference: Obesity in Canada: Overstated Problems, Misguided Policy Solutions. Canada’s Right Wing Fraser Institute Pours Their Special Stupid on Obesity