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Daily salt intake limits changed to reflect latest scientific evidence
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 18, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Canadian blood pressure experts agree to raise salt limits
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New optical imaging technique helps identify breast cancer subtypes and how well they respond to treatment in real time
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 16, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: New breast cancer imaging ‘detects subtypes and early treatment repsonse’ Reference: Optical Metabolic Imaging Identifies Glycolytic Levels, Subtypes, and Early-Treatment Response in Breast Cancer
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Hepatitis C testing recommended for all baby boomers born between 1945-75
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 1, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: National Screening Strategy for Hepatitis C Urged for Canada Reference: A Canadian screening program for hepatitis C: Is now the time?
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Excellent concussion guidelines but their development reflects further downloading of what should be a specialist service back onto the family doctor because of long wait times
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 24, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: New concussion guidelines help doctors to help patients ‘return to their lives’ Reference: Guidelines for Concussion/mTBI & Persistent Symptoms: Second Edition
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Chicken pox vaccine dramatically reduced hospital admissions and morbidity in Canada over past decade
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 20, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Vaccinations credited as chicken pox cases in hospitals drop 74% in only 10 years Reference: The impact of the universal infant varicella immunization strategy on Canadian varicella-related hospitalization rates
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Childhood measles coming back to North America
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 13, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: U.S. measles cases in 2013 may be most in 17 years
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"New" PSA guidelines from Prostate Cancer Canada will cause more harm than good and is not supported by evidence
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 12, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: New guidelines suggest first prostate test should occur earlier Reference: Report from the Cochrane Collaboration that refutes this recommendation Screening for prostate cancer US Preventative Task Force Evidenced-Based Recommendations Screening for Prostate Cancer U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
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New app helps determine risk of lung nodule malignancy potential
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 5, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Lung cancer: Canadians develop app to predict if lesions are malignant Reference: Probability of Cancer in Pulmonary Nodules Detected on First Screening CT
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The disease burden of diabetes
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 30, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Diabetes foot wounds led to 2,000 foot amputations: report