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Sunday House Call, #753, August 23, 2020: Stop the old canards about #obesity and start treating it like the chronic disease it is by providing therapeutic support as outlined in the new Canadian management guidelines.
Sunday House Call, #753, August 23, 2020: Stop the old canards about #obesity and start to treat it like the chronic disease it is. There are new treatments and solutions to help people who are confronting obesity. There is no need for promulgating the old stereotypes about obesity and focus on the fact that we…
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Sunday House Call, #710, September 22, 2019: Beating viruses and parasites back
Sunday House Call, #710, September 22, 2019: Beating viruses and parasites back Topics today include:Researchers have uncovered a potential reason why people gain weight as they age. The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine report on positive progress in the development of a Herpes Simplex (Genital Herpes) vaccine. Animal models were successful. Now we need…
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Prevalence of shingles is increasing. What you can do about it.
Health Headlines Commentary for April 24, 2018 Source: Why are more and more Canadian adults getting shingles? Reference: Shingles Surveillance
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Wednesday House Call, March 21, 2018: New shingles vaccine guidelines
Wednesday House Call, March 21, 2018 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. We talk about new guidelines for shingles prevention and the new vaccine that has just been approved for use in Canada. Vaccination to prevent herpes zoster ●For most patients who meet criteria for zoster…
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Bill is presenting symptoms of early Shingles infection. What should he do?
Health Headlines Commentary for December 5, 2017 Source: Discussion with Bill Carroll about some early symptoms of Shingles.
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Stroke risk seems to increase for six months after a shingles infection
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 7, 2014 Source: Stroke Risk Spikes After Shingles Episode: Study Reference: Sinead Langan, senior lecturer, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Maria Nagel, M.D., assistant professor, neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver; Larry Goldstein, M.D., director, Duke University Stroke Center, Durham, N.C., and spokesman, American Heart…
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Steve has questions about Shingles
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 11, 2013
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Shingles does not increase cancer risk nor is it associated with cancer
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 18, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Shingles patients don’t have higher risk of cancer, study finds Reference: Risk of cancer among patients with herpes zoster infection: a population-based study
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Should you get the shingles vaccine?
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 12, 2011 Question from Steve: Should people get the shingles vaccine?