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Infection control when travelling
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 28, 2011 [display_podcast]
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Preliminary evidence suggests that anti-inflammatory medications may interfere with antidepressant efficacy
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 27, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Painkillers and antidepressants might make a bad mix Reference: Antidepressant effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are attenuated by antiinflammatory drugs in mice and humans
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Research funding lacking for cancers that are responsible for about half of all cancer-related deaths
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 26, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Too many deadly cancers go underfunded: report
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Fourth generation birth control pills cause slight absolute risk increase of blood clots
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 25, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: New birth-control pills can triple the risk of blood clots Reference: Risk of venous thromboembolism in users of oral contraceptives containing drospirenone or levonorgestrel: nested case-control study based on UK General Practice Research Database
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Health care system proposal on Sunday House Call
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 22, 2011 [display_podcast]
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More evidence is required before concluding that calcium supplements raise heart disease risk in older women due to contradictory results
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 21, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Calcium Builds Bones But May Weaken Heart Reference: Primary source: BMJ Source reference: Bolland M, et al “Calcium supplements with or without vitamin D and risk of cardiovascular events: reanalysis of the Women’s Health Initiative limited access dataset and meta-analysis” BMJ 2011; 342: d2040. Additional…
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New Alzheimer's diagnosis guidelines developed
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 20, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: New Alzheimer’s Guidelines Stress Early Diagnosis Reference: New Criteria and Guidelines for Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis
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New blood thinners add value to stroke prevention and quality of life
New generation of blood thinners offers patients easier-to-use options
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Immune system response may be implicated in the development of insulin resistance in type 2 diabetics
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 18, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Do Immune System Ills Help Drive Type 2 Diabetes? Reference: Fatty acid–induced NLRP3-ASC inflammasome activation interferes with insulin signaling