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Hospitals performing private operations despite delays for necessary surgeries (for which there is no money to pay for them and hence the ORs sit idle)

July 12, 2017
Health Policy
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Hospitals performing private operations despite delays for necessary surgeries (for which there is no money to pay for them and hence the ORs sit idle) Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Source: Hospitals performing private cosmetic operations despite delays for necessary surgeries  

Study states delayed emergency surgery increases mortality risk

July 11, 2017
Emergency Medicine
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Study states delayed emergency surgery increases mortality risk Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Source: Patients whose emergency surgeries are delayed have higher risk of death: study Reference: Association of delay of urgent or emergency surgery with mortality and use of health care resources: a propensity score–matched observational cohort study

Health Canada investigating possible sunscreen photoreaction

July 10, 2017
Allergy/Immunology, Dermatology, General information, Science and Media Reporting, Toxicology, Toxicology
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Source: Health Canada testing Banana Boat sunscreens as complaints mount    

High sugar intake in pregnancy cannot show any causal link to increased risk of childhood asthma.

July 7, 2017
Food Science, Health Statistics, Obstetrics, Pediatrics
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High sugar intake in pregnancy cannot show any causal link to increased risk of childhood asthma. Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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

Should natural health products be sold alongside drugs? No, many have only their health claim as “evidence”.

July 6, 2017
Alternative Medicine, Clinical Research, Health Policy, Junk Science, Pseudoscience, Science and Media Reporting
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Should natural health products be sold alongside drugs? No, many have only their health claim as "evidence". Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Source: Should natural health products be sold alongside drugs? Reference: Natural health products should be sold separately from drugs

No causal link to proton pump inhibitor use and increased risk of early death. Results do not apply to general population

July 5, 2017
Generic Drugs, Health Statistics, Prescription Drugs, Science and Media Reporting, Toxicology
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No causal link to proton pump inhibitor use and increased risk of early death. Results do not apply to general population Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Source: Long-term heartburn medication use tied to higher risk of early death Analysis: Heartburn drugs linked to premature death Reference: Xie Y, Bowe B, Li T, et al. Risk of death among users of Proton Pump Inhibitors: a longitudinal observational cohort study of United States veterans. BMJ Open. […]

Greater proportion of Lyme-disease-carrying ticks noted in Ottawa’s West End

July 4, 2017
General information, Health Statistics, Infectious Disease
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Greater proportion of Lyme-disease-carrying ticks noted in Ottawa's West End Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Source: Ottawa researcher says 1 in 3 ticks carrying Lyme disease in city’s west end  

Immunocompromised child’s exposure to chicken pox underscores importance of herd immunity

June 30, 2017
Health Policy, Health Statistics, Infectious Disease, Pediatrics, Prevention and Screening, Vaccines
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Immunocompromised child's exposure to chicken pox underscores importance of herd immunity Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Source: Why this mom is blaming anti-vaxxers for her daughter’s hospitalization Reference: Please watch this John Oliver Last Week Tonight video from the past week about vaccinations. It addresses the comments at the end of the article.

Self-reported asthma diagnoses confounds study’s ability to link it to risk of heart failure

June 28, 2017
Cardiology, Lung/Respiratory Disease
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Self-reported asthma diagnoses confounds study's ability to link it to risk of heart failure Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Source: Asthma history linked to risk factor for heart failure Reference: A History of Asthma From Childhood and Left Ventricular Mass in Asymptomatic Young Adults : The Bogalusa Heart Study

Canada’s natural health remedy/product certification lacks scientific validation

June 27, 2017
Health Policy, Junk Science, Pharmacology, Pseudoscience, Science and Media Reporting, Toxicology
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Canada's natural health remedy/product certification lacks scientific validation Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Source: Medical journal takes aim at natural remedies Reference: Natural health products should be sold separately from drugs

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