Dr. Barry Dworkin » Medicine http://www.drbarrydworkin.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:28:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 2004-2010 bpr@brigittepellerinrobson.com (Sunday House Call) bpr@brigittepellerinrobson.com (Sunday House Call) posts 1440 http://www.drbarrydworkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/BarryLogo1.jpg Dr. Barry Dworkin » Medicine http://www.drbarrydworkin.com 144 144 Sunday House Call is a live two-hour evidenced-based medicine and science show that airs at 3 PM Eastern originating from the studios of 580 CFRA radio in Ottawa, Canada. Its stated aim is to provide the opportunity for our guests to discuss their idea... Sunday House Call is a live two-hour evidenced-based medicine and science show that airs at 3 PM Eastern originating from the studios of 580 CFRA radio in Ottawa, Canada. Its stated aim is to provide the opportunity for our guests to discuss their ideas and the basic science that led to their latest research without the need to encapsulate their life\\\'s work into a 30 second soundbite and to provide information to our listeners that is credible, unbiased and backed by evidence, not anecdote. Dr. Barry Dworkin, Sunday House Call, 580 CFRA, health, evidence-based medicine Sunday House Call Sunday House Call bpr@brigittepellerinrobson.com no no Cortisol levels in hair may be an indicator of heart attack in men who are already at risk of heart disease http://www.drbarrydworkin.com/2010/09/06/cortisol-levels-in-hair-may-be-an-indicator-of-heart-attack-in-men-who-are-already-at-risk-of-heart-disease/ http://www.drbarrydworkin.com/2010/09/06/cortisol-levels-in-hair-may-be-an-indicator-of-heart-attack-in-men-who-are-already-at-risk-of-heart-disease/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:56:11 +0000 Dr. Barry Dworkin http://www.drbarrydworkin.com/?p=3595 Cortisol Levels In Hair Linked To Heart Attack Risk Reference: Hair cortisol and the risk for acute myocardial infarction in adult men Related articles:
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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 3 , 2010

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Cortisol Levels In Hair Linked To Heart Attack Risk

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Hair cortisol and the risk for acute myocardial infarction in adult men

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 1 , 2010

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Preventive cancer surgeries save women’s lives: study

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Association of Risk-Reducing Surgery in BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation Carriers With Cancer Risk and Mortality

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 31 , 2010

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Sports-Related Concussions on the Rise in Kids

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Emergency Department Visits for Concussion in Young Child Athletes

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 30, 2010

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Study: More omega-3 fats didn’t aid heart patients

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 20, 2010

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More water equals less weight: study

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 17, 2010

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Bariatric Surgery Resolves Diabetes, Saves Money

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 16, 2010

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Immune genes ‘key in Parkinson’s disease’

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 13, 2010

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Canadians abusing antibiotics: doctors

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 12, 2010

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British scientists discover new superbug resistant to strongest antibiotics

Reference:

Emergence of a new antibiotic resistance mechanism in India, Pakistan, and the UK: a molecular, biological, and epidemiological study

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 10, 2010

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Girls as young as 7 hitting puberty: U.S. study

References:

Frank M. Biro, MD, director, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati.

Biro, F. Pediatrics, published online Aug. 9, 2010.

Warren Seigel, MD, Committee on Adolescence, American Academy of Pediatrics; chair, department of pediatrics, Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y.

CDC: “Childhood Overweight and Obesity.”

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