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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 26, 2012

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Cuts to OHIP services could include some planned C-section births

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January17, 2012

 

 

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Bid to curb female feticide pushes hot buttons of abortion and culture

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“It’s a girl!” — could be a death sentence 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 9, 2012

 

 

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Britons should avoid drinking alcohol for at least two days a week to protect their health, a committee of MPs said in a report published Monday

 

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Alcohol consumption per country

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 3, 2012

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Employers discovering workplace fitness pays off

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 29, 2011

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Ottawa doc calls for end to rich hospital parking fees

Avastin no longer OK for metastatic breast cancer

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 18, 2011

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Top economist warns Canada against two-tiered health care

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 2, 2011

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DIYtest is likelier than Pap smear to find cancer

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Lazcano-Ponce E, et al “Self-collection of vaginal specimens for human papillomavirus testing in cervical cancer prevention (MARCH): A community-based randomised controlled trial” Lancet 2011; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61522-5.

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 31, 2011

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Doctors refuse to OK marijuana use

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 27, 2011  

  Source: Many Ont. seniors don’t see a dentist regularly: study  

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 18, 2011

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Infection control lapses at clinic ‘broadranging’, Levy says

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 7, 2011

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Panel advises against prostate cancer screening

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 5, 2011

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Health Canada advises cellphone users to reduce cancer risk

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 3, 2011

Source: Denmark Imposes ‘Fat Tax’ in Effort to Limit Unhealthy Foods

Doctor decries IVF legacy of ‘sick babies’

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 21, 2011

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Study suggests flu shots keep kids out of hospital

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Effect of expanded US recommendations for seasonal influenza vaccination: comparison of two pediatric emergency departments in the United States and Canada 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 20, 2011

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Ottawa man survives heart attack at arena with help of teammates, off-duty nurse

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 5, 2011

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 29, 2011

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 Ontario Liberals promise doctor house calls

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 1, 2011

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Ontario launches new vaccine program

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 22, 2011

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Ontario facing looming hospital bed shortage: group

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 13, 2011

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Drink More Water? Just Say No, Doc Says

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 7, 2011

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Cyclists deaths raise helmet law issue

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 5, 2011

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Deadly superbug outbreak hits problem-plagued network of Ontario hospitals

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 24, 2011

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Area hospitals failing seniors: report

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 22, 2011

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Cancer society wants Ontario crackdown on fake tanning

Base tans’ don’t prevent sunburn, cancer group warns

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 9, 2011

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How a child’s breakfast can improve health in old age

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Trajectories of health-related quality of life by socio-economic status in a nationally representative Canadian cohort

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 3, 2011

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Pediatric surgeons set targets to cut wait times

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Waiting for children’s surgery in Canada: the Canadian Paediatric Surgical Wait Times project

 

 

 

 

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 22, 2011

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 9, 2011

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Ontario Health Minister won’t help mom get breast-cancer drug

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 14, 2011

Source: Ontario may pay for drugs that help kick nicotine habit

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 10, 2011

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Longer wait for joint replacements as surgeons told to take a break

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 7, 2011

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Should teenage boys get the HPV vaccine?

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Efficacy of Quadrivalent HPV Vaccine against HPV Infection and Disease in Males

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 28, 2011

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City’s STD rate highest in 10 years

Ottawa board of health earmarks $300,000 for youth suicide prevention

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 24, 2011

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Court challenge threatens wind power

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 21, 2011

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 19, 2011

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Phthalates to be restricted in children’s toys

Physician Guide to Safer Plastics

The Top Ten Unfounded Health Scares of 2010

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 10, 2011

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Government Advises Less Fluoride in Water

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 5, 2011

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Canada to ease physical-fitness guidelines

Commentary from Dr. Yoni Freedhoff

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 30, 2010

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More graphic labels for cigarettes set to be unveiled

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 14, 2010

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Canadians’ blood levels of folic acid now high: study

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Folate status of the population in the Canadian Health Measures Survey

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 6, 2010

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Health officials call for national immunization registry

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 1, 2010

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Flout flu at your peril, warns new poll

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 4 , 2010

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Pediatricians want kids to get rotavirus vaccine

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 27, 2010

Source: Family MDs ordering too many tests, prescribing drugs wrong: report

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 4, 2010

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Aging hearts: Over-80s may benefit from angioplasty

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 30, 2010

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Food industry urged to pinch sodium from products

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Recommendations of the Sodium Working Group

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 19, 2010

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 2, 2010

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 19, 2010

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Seniors’ prescription drug use rises

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Nearly two-thirds of seniors using five or more types of prescription drugs

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U.S. cancer society casts more doubt on prostate tests

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Mortality Results from a Randomized Prostate-Cancer Screening Trial

Screening and Prostate-Cancer Mortality in a Randomized European Study