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Study suggests women are not receiving the same high level of care for heart disease as men in Sweden.
Health Headlines Commentary for January 9, 2018 Source: Heart attack care dangerously unequal for women, study finds Reference: Alabas OG, Gale CP, Hall M, et al. Sex Differences in Treatments, Relative Survival, and Excess Mortality Following Acute Myocardial Infarction: National Cohort Study Using the SWEDEHEART Registry Journal of the American Heart Association. Published online December 14…
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Light alcohol consumption in pregnancy not tied to any harms but why take a chance?
Health Headlines Commentary for September 13, 2017 Source: ‘Weak evidence’ light alcohol use in pregnancy harms Reference: Low alcohol consumption and pregnancy and childhood outcomes: time to change guidelines indicating apparently ‘safe’ levels of alcohol during pregnancy? A systematic review and meta-analyses
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Three times a small number is still a small number with respect to stroke risk in pregnancy
Health Headlines Commentary for September 8, 2017 Source: Rate of stroke three times higher among pregnant women: study
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High sugar intake in pregnancy cannot show any causal link to increased risk of childhood asthma.
Health Headlines Commentary for July 7, 2017 Source: Mom’s sweet tooth may be linked to child’s allergies, study says Reference: Maternal intake of sugar during pregnancy and childhood respiratory and atopic outcomes
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Study result that herpes in pregnancy linked to autism is not reliable
Health Headlines Commentary for March 3, 2017 Source: Study Builds Argument That Infections May Cause Autism Link between herpes in pregnancy and autism is unconfirmed Reference: Mahic M, Mjaaland S, Bøvelstad HM, et al. Maternal Immunoreactivity to Herpes Simplex Virus 2 and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Male Offspring. mSphere. Published online February 22…
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Sunday House Call, #582, August 7, 2016: Health Care death by a thousand cuts
Sunday House Call, #582, August 7, 2016: Health Care death by a thousand cuts Topics today include: Dr. Dworkin is joined by Dr. David Jacobs as they discuss the new OMA agreement and how it will affect your access to health services. Moving on to caller’s questions, he gives advice on the idea of…
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Approved abortion pill not yet available and non-evidence-based prescribing restrictions
Health Headlines Commentary for July 6, 2016 Source: Abortion pill can now legally be prescribed in Canada, but is still unavailable
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Wednesday House Call April 6, 2016; Type 2 diabetes levels skyrocketing
Wednesday House Call April 6, 2016; Type 2 diabetes levels skyrocketing Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest reports on skyrocketing diabetes cases.
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Travel advisories for pregnant women issued by CDC regarding Zika virus
Health Headlines Commentary for January 25, 2016 Source: Zika virus: Outbreak ‘likely to spread across Americas’ says WHO