Dr. Barry Dworkin » Infectious Disease http://www.drbarrydworkin.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:20:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Copyright © Dr. Barry Dworkin 2011 bpr@brigittepellerinrobson.com (Dr. Barry Dworkin) bpr@brigittepellerinrobson.com (Dr. Barry Dworkin) 1440 http://www.drbarrydworkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/BarryLogo1.jpg Dr. Barry Dworkin http://www.drbarrydworkin.com 144 144 Dr. Barry Dworkin Dr. Barry Dworkin bpr@brigittepellerinrobson.com no no Little evidence that swine flu variant poses public healthrisk http://www.drbarrydworkin.com/2012/01/05/little-evidence-that-swine-flu-variant-poses-public-healthrisk/ http://www.drbarrydworkin.com/2012/01/05/little-evidence-that-swine-flu-variant-poses-public-healthrisk/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:01:49 +0000 Dr. Barry Dworkin http://www.drbarrydworkin.com/?p=4981 Swine flu virus may be spreading between people   Related articles:
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  3. Why the headline “Healthy women at high risk of severe swine flu: study” is misleading
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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 5, 2012

Source:

Swine flu virus may be spreading between people

 

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  3. Why the headline “Healthy women at high risk of severe swine flu: study” is misleading

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  • New treatment established for rare childhood blood vessel disease of the brain
  • Keeping Canadians with rare disorders from getting the drugs they need to stay alive
  • Colon cleansing delivers no benefit and can have serious health consequences
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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 13, 2011

    Source:

    Does Strep Throat Trigger Serious Ills?

    Reference:

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    2. Keeping Canadians with rare disorders from getting the drugs they need to stay alive
    3. Colon cleansing delivers no benefit and can have serious health consequences

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  • Shingles can recur more than once:study
  • Anti-smoking vaccine still has a ways to go
  • Animal study shows promise in Hepatitis C vaccine research
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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 12, 2011

    Question from Steve: Should people get the shingles vaccine?

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  • Health care ideology inflicting harm upon our children
  • Post Superbowl stress may increase in heart attacks or how to completely misrepresent causality
  • Report: Washing hands does not protect against catching the flu
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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 17, 2011

    Source:

    Ottawa clinic at centre of a hepatitis C scare

    Parents cry foul after elementary school bans balls

    Reference:

    City of Ottawa Public Health Important Notice – Infection Prevention Lapse 

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    3. Report: Washing hands does not protect against catching the flu

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    1. Two doses of chicken pox vaccine recommended
    2. Chicken pox vaccine protects infants through herd immunity
    3. Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call November 9, 2011
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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 11, 2011

    Source:

    Doctor aghast as lollipops used to spread chickenpox

    Reference:

    Chickenpox: The disease, the vaccine and the parties

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    3. Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call November 9, 2011

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  • Research suggests that everyday germs may prevent diseases in adulthood
  • Does direct-to-consumer drug advertising have an effect on prescribing?
  • Study states lifetime risk of asthma is 1 in 3, another study questions that result
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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 25, 2011

     

     

    Source:

    Gas Pump Handles, ATMs Among Dirtiest, Germ-Ridden Surfaces

     

    Reference: Not published in any journal.

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    2. Queensway Carleton Hospital Total Joint Assessment Clinic
    3. Three Ottawa public health issues: STI rates increasing, incomplete immunizations and teen suicide prevention services
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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 18, 2011

    Source:

    Infection control lapses at clinic ‘broadranging’, Levy says

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    2. Queensway Carleton Hospital Total Joint Assessment Clinic
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    Reference: Effect of expanded US recommendations for seasonal influenza vaccination: comparison of two pediatric emergency departments in the United States and Canada  Related articles:
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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 21, 2011

    Source: 

    Study suggests flu shots keep kids out of hospital

    Reference:

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

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    1. Chicken pox vaccine protects infants through herd immunity
    2. Chicken pox lollipops and parties do not make for healthier children
    3. Another H1N1 non-story: doses of vaccine wasted
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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 6, 2011

    Source:

    Doctors say two chicken pox vaccinations better than one

    Reference:

    Canadian Pediatric Society

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    ]]>     http://www.drbarrydworkin.com/2011/09/06/two-doses-of-chicken-pox-vaccine-recommended/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 6, 2011 Source: Doctors say two chicken pox vaccinations better than one Reference: Canadian Pediatric Society Related articles: Chicken pox vaccine protects infants through herd immun[...] Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 6, 2011 Source: Doctors say two chicken pox vaccinations better than one Reference: Canadian Pediatric Society Related articles: Chicken pox vaccine protects infants through herd immunity Chicken pox lollipops and parties do not make for healthier children Another H1N1 non-story: doses of vaccine wasted Vaccines bpr@brigittepellerinrobson.com no no     New drug in early trials can kill most types of viral infections http://www.drbarrydworkin.com/2011/08/30/new-drug-in-early-trials-can-kill-most-types-of-viral-infections/ http://www.drbarrydworkin.com/2011/08/30/new-drug-in-early-trials-can-kill-most-types-of-viral-infections/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:07:40 +0000 Dr. Barry Dworkin http://www.drbarrydworkin.com/?p=4670 New drug could cure nearly any viral infection Reference: Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Therapeutics Related articles:
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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 30, 2011

    Source:

    New drug could cure nearly any viral infection

    Reference:

    Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Therapeutics

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