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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

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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 

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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

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 3, 2012

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Employers discovering workplace fitness pays off

 

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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

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 18, 2011

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Top economist warns Canada against two-tiered health care

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 2, 2011

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‘DIY‘ test 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.

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 31, 2011

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Doctors refuse to OK marijuana use

 

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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 27, 2011

     

     

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

     

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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 18, 2011

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    Infection control lapses at clinic ‘broadranging’, Levy says

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