-
Wind turbine study and car traffic data collection might share poor data collection methods
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 11, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Wind power foes welcome new federal study on health effects Study Finds Vancouver, Toronto and Ottawa Are among the Top 10 Most Congested Cities in North America
-
If over 65, Vitamin doses of 800 IU and above may prevent fractures
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 6, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Vitamin D in high doses may prevent fractures Reference: Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, Walter C. Willett, Endel J. Orav, Paul Lips, Pierre J. Meunier, Ronan A. Lyons, Leon Flicker, John Wark, Rebecca D. Jackson, Jane A. Cauley, Haakon E. Meyer, Michael Pfeifer, Kerrie M. Sanders, Hannes…
-
Doubling up on CPR saves lives
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 5, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: With CPR, two bystanders are better than one: study Reference: Does the number of rescuers affect the survival rate from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests? Two or more rescuers are not always better than one
-
Cannabis plant bred to relieve pain but avoid the high
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 4, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: “Highless” marijuana on a roll in Israel
-
Does spanking kids lead to adult mental illness? Today's study cannot prove causality and is rife with self reporting bias
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 3, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Spanking Kids May Lead to Adult Mental Illnesses Reference: Afifi TO, et al “Physical punishment and mental disorders: Results from a nationally representative US sample” Pediatrics 2012; 130: 1–9.
-
No conclusive evidence to date that DNA testing could point to a healthier diet but it will certainly fill the pockets of those selling it
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 2, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: New DNA test could point to a healthier diet
-
Oxygen-rich nanoparticles may be able to keep you alive when you cannot breathe
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 29, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Scientists Invent Particles That Will Let You Live Without Breathing Reference: John N. Kheir, Laurie A. Scharp, Mark A. Borden, Edward J. Swanson, Andrew Loxley, James H. Reese, Katherine J. Black, Luis A. Velazquez, Lindsay M. Thomson, Brian K. Walsh, Kathryn E. Mullen, Dionne A.…
-
Mathematics meets neurology to help diagnoses early Parkinson's disease
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 28, 2012 Source: Speech Algorithms To Detect Parkinson’s Disease Reference: “Novel Speech Signal Processing Algorithms for High-Accuracy Classification of Parkinson’s Disease”; Tsanas, A.; Little, M.A.; McSharry, P.E.; Spielman, J.; Ramig, L.O; IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, published 2012, Volume 59, Issue 5, Pages 1264 – 1271; DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2012.2183367; Link to Abstract.