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  • Cooling the body may reduce extent of traumatic brain injuries
  • Yoga has positive impact on cancer therapy and quality of life
  • Drug therapy as effective as angioplasty in relieving chest pain due to stable angina
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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 27, 2010

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    Gaining on death, cooling therapy catches on slowly

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    3. Drug therapy as effective as angioplasty in relieving chest pain due to stable angina

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  • Sunday House Call #312, July 25, 2010
  • Sunday House Call #298, April 4, 2010
  • Sunday House Call # 305, May 23, 2010
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    Sunday House Call, #304, May 16, 2010

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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 12, 2010

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    Delay revealing gender of fetus to curb sex selection: experts

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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 9, 2010

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    B.C. measles outbreak expands to 26 cases

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    3. Study shows that women who drank more alcohol gained relatively less weight… because they ate less!
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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 8, 2010

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    Low-carb, high-fat breakfast may control weight

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  • Parents should be aware that certain vitamins may interact with other medications
  • The vitals on vitamins
  • More vitals on vitamins
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    Dr. Yoni Freedhoff outlines in an article written in this month’s CMAJ how Health Canada is pushing a policy that will allow fortification of foods with vitamins and minerals without any evidence that it will improve public health. Moreover, there is a real risk of overconsumption of said additions to our food supply that can lead to harnful effects.

    So, in effect, you will see junk food among others fortified with vitamins and minerals and marketed as an improved product. How utterly shameful.

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  • Sunday House Call #293, February 28, 2010
  • An Epidemic of Fear: How Panicked Parents Skipping Shots Endangers Us All
  • Fish oil trial shows some benefit for people with depression but without anxiety
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    Ottawa Citizen journalist Dan Gardner castigates, and rightly so, how Olympic athletes sell out to corporations for oodles of cash without any consideration for the potential harm to public health outcomes. His column can be read here.

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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 4, 2010

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    Chemical imbalance may explain crib death: study

    Low Serotonin Eyed as Mechanism for SIDS

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    Brainstem Serotonergic Deficiency in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

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    ]]>     http://www.drbarrydworkin.com/2010/02/04/stepping-stone-to-understanding-the-cause-of-sids/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 4, 2010 Source: Chemical imbalance may explain crib death: study Low Serotonin Eyed as Mechanism for SIDS Reference: Brainstem Serotonergic Deficiency in Sudden Infant ... Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 4, 2010 Source: Chemical imbalance may explain crib death: study Low Serotonin Eyed as Mechanism for SIDS Reference: Brainstem Serotonergic Deficiency in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Related articles:Citric acid in diet sodas may thwart kidney stone development Ketamine contributes to understanding of pathways that can alleviate depression Paxil interferes with tamoxifen’s efficacy combating breast cancer/Sunday House Call returns to the airwaves Clinical Research, Health Headlines, Mechanisms of Disease (pathophysiology), Pediatrics Sunday House Call no no     MMR/autism paper fully retracted by the Lancet http://www.drbarrydworkin.com/2010/02/03/mmrautism-paper-fully-retracted-by-the-lancet/ http://www.drbarrydworkin.com/2010/02/03/mmrautism-paper-fully-retracted-by-the-lancet/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:11:11 +0000 Dr. Barry Dworkin http://www.drbarrydworkin.com/?p=2943 here. I hold the some of the media just as responsible as Dr. Wakefield for this fiasco by sensationalizing news, promoting fear, and misrepresenting risk to peddle their stories. They are thus complicit in this MMR hoax. To see them react with such gusto against Wakefield and his research now that this paper has been completely retracted from publication epitomizes hypocrisy. They have learned nothing from their shameless behaviour and poor science reporting. Source: Lancet retracts study linking vaccine to autism Reference: The Lancet, Early Online Publication, 2 February 2010
    Retraction—Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children
    Following the judgment of the UK General Medical Council's Fitness to Practise Panel on Jan 28, 2010, it has become clear that several elements of the 1998 paper by Wakefield et al1 are incorrect, contrary to the findings of an earlier investigation.2 In particular, the claims in the original paper that children were "consecutively referred" and that investigations were "approved" by the local ethics committee have been proven to be false. Therefore we fully retract this paper from the published record.

    References

    1 Wakefield AJ, Murch SH, Anthony A, et al. Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children. Lancet 1998; 351: 637-641. Summary | Full Text | PDF(758KB) | CrossRef | PubMed
    2 Hodgson H. A statement by The Royal Free and University College Medical School and The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust. Lancet 2004; 363: 824. Full Text | PDF(37KB) | CrossRef | PubMed
    a The Lancet, London NW1 7BY, UK
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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 3, 2010

    Comment:

    This is a story that we have covered extensively over the years on Sunday House Call. An excellent synopsis can be heard in our interview with Guardian columnist Dr. Ben Goldacre here.

    I hold the some of the media just as responsible as Dr. Wakefield for this fiasco by sensationalizing news, promoting fear, and misrepresenting risk to peddle their stories. They are thus complicit in this MMR hoax. To see them react with such gusto against Wakefield and his research now that this paper has been completely retracted from publication epitomizes hypocrisy. They have learned nothing from their shameless behaviour and poor science reporting.

    Source:

    Lancet retracts study linking vaccine to autism

    Reference:

    The Lancet, Early Online Publication, 2 February 2010

    Retraction—Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children

    Following the judgment of the UK General Medical Council’s Fitness to Practise Panel on Jan 28, 2010, it has become clear that several elements of the 1998 paper by Wakefield et al1 are incorrect, contrary to the findings of an earlier investigation.2 In particular, the claims in the original paper that children were “consecutively referred” and that investigations were “approved” by the local ethics committee have been proven to be false. Therefore we fully retract this paper from the published record.

    References

    1 Wakefield AJ, Murch SH, Anthony A, et al. Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children. Lancet 1998; 351: 637-641. Summary | Full Text | PDF(758KB) | CrossRef | PubMed
    2 Hodgson H. A statement by The Royal Free and University College Medical School and The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust. Lancet 2004; 363: 824. Full Text | PDF(37KB) | CrossRef | PubMed
    a The Lancet, London NW1 7BY, UK

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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 29, 2010

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    Flu activity ‘significantly below’ normal for January, agency says

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