-
Pharmacies soon will have non-invasive diabetes screening test
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 21, 2012 Source: Non-invasive diabetes test available in pharmacies Reference:
-
Over-the-top headlines equate egg consumption with smoking with respect to heart disease risk
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 20, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Egg yolks unhealthy says Western University’s David Spence Reference: Spence D, Jenkins DJA, Davignon J. Egg yolk consumption and carotid plaque. Atherosclerosis. Published online July 31 2012 NHS Choices: Eating egg yolks as ‘bad as smoking’
-
Two stories: Man dies from Necrotizing Fasciitis after a baseball injury and preliminary results of a spray-on treatment for venous leg ulcers
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 3, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Ottawa umpire dies of flesh-eating disease after being struck by foul ball ‘Spray-on Skin’ May Someday Heal Stubborn Leg Ulcers Reference: Chronic venous leg ulcers: the future of cell-based therapies
-
Caffeine may help alleviate impaired movement in Parkinson's patients
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 2, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Caffeine May Help Treat Parkinson’s Disease Reference: Caffeine for treatment of Parkinson disease
-
Science succeeding in turning HIV into a chronic disease: People living normal and long lives
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 1, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Science takes tiny steps toward a cure for AIDS
-
Predicting flu's spread with Twitter needs to consider other factors
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 31, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Scientists predict spread of flu using Twitter Reference: Data not yet published
-
Boosting energy levels: How not to write a newspaper article
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 30, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Beat summer lethargy and boost your energy
-
Shift work associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 27, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: More Evidence That Shift Work Might Raise Heart Risks Reference: Daniel Hackam, M.D., Ph.D., clinical pharmacologist, Stroke Prevention & Atherosclerosis Research Centre, London, Ontario, Canada; Gregg Fonarow, M.D., professor, cardiovascular medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; July 26, 2012, BMJ, online
-
Wait times for cancer drug approval in Canada double that of the US and Europe
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 26, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: The Fraser Institute: Canadians Wait Almost Twice as Long as Americans for New, Life-Saving Cancer Drugs