Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 3, 2013

OMA reports heavy alcohol consumption problem in Ontario Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Ontario doctors speak up against heavy drinking

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 5, 2013

Ontario's Healthy Active Kids strategy is a good comprehensive approach to the childhood obesity problem Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Obesity panel urges Ontario to ban junk food marketing aimed at kids

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No Time to Wait: The Health Kids Strategy

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 28, 2013

Study suggests that rate of breast cancer in young women has increased by 13 per million young women in 30 years Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Study Sees More Breast Cancer at Young Age

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Incidence of Breast Cancer With Distant Involvement Among Women in the United States, 1976 to 2009

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 26, 2013

Study on patient acceptance into family practice misleading and poorly analyzed Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Looking for doctor? Well-off may do better than poor getting appointments: study

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The effect of socioeconomic status on access to primary care: an audit study

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 22, 2013

Study does not have the power to show that prolonged sitting increases chronic disease risks Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Too Much Sitting Linked to Chronic Health Problems

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Time spent sitting may raise chronic disease risk

Chronic disease and sitting time in middle-aged Australian males: findings from the 45 and Up Study

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 7, 2013

Alzheimer-affected patients to triple in the next 40 years Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Number of Alzheimer’s patients will triple by 2050: study

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Alzheimer disease in the United States (2010–2050) estimated using the 2010 census

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 16, 2013

The need to be aware of the caffeine content in energy drinks Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Emergency room visits tied to energy drinks double since 2007

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 7, 2013

Google flu and the spread of flu in Ottawa Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Google’s one sick search engine

Ottawa hit by influenza bug

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 4, 2013

Energy drinks claims fall flat and a discussion on our children's lifespans Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Energy drink ingredients offer little or no benefit aside from caffeine jolt, report says

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 31, 2012

Childhood obesity a complex problem with no simple solution Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 21, 2012

Incidence of flu beginning to spike in the Ottawa area Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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One dies as influenza season arrives quickly in Ottawa

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 13, 2012

Living longer but with more morbidity Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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People Living Longer but Not Healthier Lives

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 7, 2012

Remain skeptical about claims of living to 120 and 140 in the future Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 12, 2012

Open-heart and balloon angioplasty may not be indicated for patients with stable heart disease Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Nearly one-third of angioplasties, bypasses are ineffective or unneeded: researchers

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Regional Variation in Cardiac Catheterization Appropriateness and Baseline Risk After Acute Myocardial Infarction

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 28, 2012

West Nile virus prevention measures Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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West Nile virus kills two in Ontario in ‘worst outbreak’ in a decade

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 19, 2012

Significant flaws in study looking at BPA association to childhood obesity Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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BPA Associated With Obesity in Children and Teens

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Association Between Urinary Bisphenol A Concentration and Obesity Prevalence in Children and Adolescents

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 18, 2012

Shingles does not increase cancer risk nor is it associated with cancer Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Shingles patients don’t have higher risk of cancer, study finds

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Risk of cancer among patients with herpes zoster infection: a population-based study 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 3, 2012

Waiting for the hip train to pull out of the station Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Eastern Ontario has province’s longest delays for hip replacements

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 28, 2012

Survival after heart attack vastly improved over past 15 years Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Why Severe Heart Attacks Are Becoming Less Deadly

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 27, 2012

Circumcision health policy statement from American Academy of Pediatrics draws criticism Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Circumcision pluses outweigh risks: U.S. pediatricians

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 31, 2012

Predicting flu's spread with Twitter needs to consider other factors Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Scientists predict spread of flu using Twitter

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 27, 2012

Shift work associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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More Evidence That Shift Work Might Raise Heart Risks

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Daniel Hackam, M.D., Ph.D., clinical pharmacologist, Stroke Prevention & Atherosclerosis Research Centre, London, Ontario, Canada; Gregg Fonarow, M.D., professor, cardiovascular medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; July 26, 2012, BMJ, online

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 26, 2012

Wait times for cancer drug approval in Canada double that of the US and Europe Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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The Fraser Institute: Canadians Wait Almost Twice as Long as Americans for New, Life-Saving Cancer Drugs

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 24, 2012

Whooping cough returns to some Canadian regions Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 20, 2012

Prostate cancer surgery results no different from not doing the surgery: study Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Prostate Cancer Surgery Fails to Cut Death Rate in Study

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Radical Prostatectomy versus Observation for Localized Prostate Cancer

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July , 2012

Physical inactivity's contribution to disease Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Inactivity ‘killing as many as smoking’

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Lee I-M, Shiroma EJ, Lobelo F, et al. Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy. The Lancet. Published online July 18 2012

Hallal PC, Andersen LB, Bull FC, et al. Global physical activity levels: surveillance progress, pitfalls, and prospects. The Lancet, Published online July 18 2012

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 23, 2012

Google algorithms help identify biomarker proteins for pancreatic cancer Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Google algorithm proves extremely useful in cancer study

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Google Goes Cancer: Improving Outcome Prediction for Cancer Patients by Network-Based Ranking of Marker Genes

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 14, 2012

Lack of buy-in for infant and toddler flu shots Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Free flu shot program missing kids under two, study finds

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Low Rates of Influenza Immunization in Young Children Under Ontario’s Universal Influenza Immunization Program

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 25, 2012

Chronic pain management services unable to cope with patient demand Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Chronic pain a growing problem, health summit hears

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 2, 2012

Longevity calculator raises awareness of lifestyle choice health risks Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Five unhealthy habits sending us to an early grave

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Life expectancy quiz from ICES at http://www.rrasp-phirn.ca/risktools.

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 29, 2012

Increases in obesity prevalence being considered as a possible cause for increases in certain cancers Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Obesity-Linked Cancers Increase

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 Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 20, 2012

An illustration that correlation is not causality: Diet soda consumption increases heart attack risk Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Daily diet soda may increase risk of heart attack, stroke: study

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http://bit.ly/widyUV Journal of General Internal Medicine, online January 27, 2012.

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 2, 2012

Big food, big numbers, and how despite methodology, the media produces its gospel Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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The Average American Ate (Literally) A Ton This Year

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 14, 2011

Have a merry Christmas and a non-cardiac New Year Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 25, 2011

Snow shovelling linked to heart attack study misses the big picture Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Shovelling snow CAN trigger heart attacks, Kingston doctor proves

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Snow-shoveling and the risk of acute coronary syndromes

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 24, 2011

Study suggests low BMI increases post-operative survival risk ... but only for certain conditions: Greater BMI increases risk as well. Confused? Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Underweight people at higher risk after surgery

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The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and 30-Day Mortality Risk, by Principal Surgical Procedure

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 23, 2011

Does low salt intake increase heart disease risk? One study does not prove a trend Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Tonelli M, et al “Recommendations on screening for breast cancer in average-risk women aged 40-74 years” CMAJ 2011; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.110334.

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Gøtzsche PC “Time to stop mammography screening?” CMAJ 2011; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.111721.

Breast cancer screening for 40-49 year old women not supported by solid evidence: Politics will now supersede sound science and trash it Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Important Notice – Infection Prevention Lapse

School bans balls from playground to protect children from harm? and..Hep C: post hoc ergo propter hoc comes to the fore again Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 14, 2011

Diabetes outlook remains grim Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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522 million people could have diabetes by 2030

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 25, 2011  

More commercial advertising posing as a study: Germs are everywhere! You cannot escape! Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 11, 2011

Vitamin supplements not shown to prevent disease in healthy women Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Supplements Offer Risks, Little Benefit, Study Says

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Dietary Supplements and Mortality Rate in Older Women

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 5, 2011

Health Canada's cellphone-use warning lacks concrete evidence Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Health Canada advises cellphone users to reduce cancer risk

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 21, 2011

Study shows that children's flu shots keep them out of the ER Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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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 July 22, 2011

Hospital bed shortages in Ontario loom ever closer Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Ontario facing looming hospital bed shortage: group

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 21, 2011

Obesity prevention study overly simplistic according to bariatric physicians Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Doctors pan federal report saying obesity is easy to avoid

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Obesity in Canada

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 22, 2011

Health care system proposal on Sunday House Call Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 25, 2011

Early onset of menopausal hot flashes may be associated with cardiovascular disease risk Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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The Hot Flashes of Menopause May Protect Women’s Hearts

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Vasomotor symptoms and cardiovascular events in postmenopausal women

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 4, 2011

Post Superbowl stress may increase in heart attacks or how to completely misrepresent causality Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Post–Super Bowl Heartbreak: Cardiac Death Risk May Rise for Losing Fans

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February1 , 2011

No surprise that Canadians underestimate heart health risks, overestimate their state of health Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Heart findings ‘wake-up call’ for Canadians

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Heart and Stroke Foundation’s 2011 Report on Canadians’ Health

Dr. Yoni Freedhoff’s annual report on the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s efforts to date