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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Study demonstrates how lifestyle choices have an impact on cancer risk

    November 30, 2017

    Health Headlines Commentary for November 30, 2017 Source: Nearly half of U.S. cancer deaths blamed on unhealthy behaviour Reference: Proportion and number of cancer cases and deaths attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors in the United States

  • Dr Yoni Freedhoff on SHC talking "The Diet Fix" and yes we are accepting 3000 new Ottawa and Ontario residents into our family practice

    March 21, 2014

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 21, 2014 We are accepting new patients into our practice. We have three new family doctors. THis is for UNATTACHED residents of Ottawa and environs but unfortunately not Quebec residents. We are NOT accepting patients who have a family doctor and who are looking to switch. Info at MFHC.ca

  • There is no fountain of youth: Diet and exercise study does not show any clinical anti-aging outcomes

    September 17, 2013

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 17, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Diet, exercise and stress management may reverse aging on cellular level: study Reference: Effect of comprehensive lifestyle changes on telomerase activity and telomere length in men with biopsy-proven low-risk prostate cancer: 5-year follow-up of a descriptive pilot study No, Dean Ornish And Elizabeth Blackburn Have…

  • Longevity calculator raises awareness of lifestyle choice health risks

    April 2, 2012

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 2, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Five unhealthy habits sending us to an early grave Reference: Life expectancy quiz from ICES at http://www.rrasp-phirn.ca/risktools.

  • Lifestyle choices and stroke risk

    April 5, 2009

    Original broadcast date: April 5, 2009 To what extent do our lifestyle choices influence our stroke risk? This question was asked in a study recently published in the British Medical Journal. Dr. Phyo Myint, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Ageing and Stroke Medicine at the University of East Anglia and Consultant Physician in Care of the…

  • Lack of nutritional information for restuarant food and the Heart and Stroke Foundation's Health-Check program

    November 11, 2007

    Dr. Yoni Freedhoff comments about issues dealing with obesity, salt content of food, his recent appearance on CBC’s Marketplace talking about the lack of nutritional information provided by restaurants, diet, and recent studies linking obesity and cancer. He will discuss the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Heart Check program, with which he takes issue with some…

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