Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call March 11, 2015

Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call  March 11, 2015

Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss medical matters.

Today:

1) The fountain of youth? Google aims to help us live to 500 years! What technology may emerge in the future to significantly expand a person’s lifespan?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-09/google-ventures-bill-maris-investing-in-idea-of-living-to-500
2) What technology exists now – apps – that can improve our health? For example, the Apple Watch was supposed to include features that would track blood pressure, heart activity, stress levels and other functions.
http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-had-to-cut-key-health-features-from-its-smartwatch-report/
3) The number of measles cases in a community northeast of Montreal has spiked to 119, health officials said Wednesday, and the disease is spreading among people who have not been vaccinated.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/measles-spike-119-cases-in-quebec-community-1.2274310
4) Does daylight savings time mess with our health?
University of British Columbia sleep researchers documented a five to seven per cent increase in traffic accident fatalities during the three days following spring forward. Another study, published in 2011 by University of Alabama at Birmingham scientists, found a 10 per cent spike in the risk of heart attacks in the 48 hours following spring forward.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/daylight-saving-time-2015-coping-with-the-snooze-you-lose-1.2982889