• West Nile virus prevention measures

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 28, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: West Nile virus kills two in Ontario in ‘worst outbreak’ in a decade

  • More evidence that concussions of all varieties in children can have long-lasting cognitive effects

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September , 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Concussions can ruin quality of life for young athletes, CHEO research finds Reference: Presented at Brain Injury Association of Canada annual conference, Ottawa, Sept. 2012

  • Childhood obesity increasing risk of early-life cardiovascular disease

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 26, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Obesity Now Puts Kids’ Hearts at Risk Later Reference: Cardiovascular disease risk in healthy children and its association with body mass index: systematic review and meta-analysis

  • New Health Canada recommendations for introduction of meat in infant diet

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 25, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: New Health Canada recommendations for introduction of meat in infant diet Reference: Nutrition for Healthy Term Infants: Recommendations from Birth to Six Months Iron-Rich foods list from Hamilton Health Sciences Centre

  • Breast cancer study identifies distinct genetic types

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 24, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Breast cancer study finds four distinct genetic types Reference: Comprehensive molecular portraits of human breast tumours 

  • Major cancer research drive at MD Anderson

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 21, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Largest cancer center in US launches major initiative to cure 8 forms of the disease  

  • Two studies demonstrate efficacy of experimental MS medication

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 20, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Experimental MS drug shown to reduce relapses: studies Reference: Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Study of Oral BG-12 or Glatiramer in Multiple Sclerosis Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Study of Oral BG-12 for Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

  • Significant flaws in study looking at BPA association to childhood obesity

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 19, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: BPA Associated With Obesity in Children and Teens Reference: Association Between Urinary Bisphenol A Concentration and Obesity Prevalence in Children and Adolescents

  • Shingles does not increase cancer risk nor is it associated with cancer

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 18, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Shingles patients don’t have higher risk of cancer, study finds Reference: Risk of cancer among patients with herpes zoster infection: a population-based study