Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 11, 2013

British chief medical officer warns of increasing antibiotic-resistant bacteria Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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New wave of ‘superbugs’ poses dire threat, says chief medical officer

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March , 2013

Bee venom/nanoparticle combo selectively kills HIV Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Nanoparticles Loaded With Bee Venom Kill HIV

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Cytolytic nanoparticles attenuate HIV-1 infectivity

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 7, 2013

Breath test for stomach cancer show promise as it moves into larger population clinical trials Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 6, 2013

Schizophrenia rates in Canada growing according to study Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Canada becomes hotbed for schizophrenia with immigration and lack of sunshine cited as culprits

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Are the rates of schizophrenia unusually high in Canada? A comparison of Canadian and international data

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 March 4, 2013

Queen Elizabeth admitted to hospital for gastroenteritis Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February , 2013

Genome study shows physiological basis for spectrum of mental illness Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Large genetic study paves way for new treatment of mental illness

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Identification of risk loci with shared effects on five major psychiatric disorders: a genome-wide analysis

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 28, 2013

Study show no evidence that low iron levels in woman are associated with premenstrual syndrome Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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 25, 2013

Proof of concept study demonstrates that you can change pancreatic cells to produce insulin Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Reprogramming Alpha Cells To Fight Diabetes

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“Epigenomic plasticity enables human pancreatic α to β cell reprogramming”

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 21, 2013

Study finds that antioxidants do not prevent stroke and dementia Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Antioxidants may not help prevent stroke and dementia

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Total antioxidant capacity of the diet and major neurologic outcomes in older adults

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 20, 2013

FDA approves first "bionic eye" for retinitis pigmentosa Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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FDA approves first bionic eye

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 19, 2013

Systematic reviews needed before any conclusions can be drawn from calcium supplementation and cardiovascular complications Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Can too much calcium in your diet be deadly?

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Too Much Calcium May Be Harmful for Women

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 18, 2013

New research and development on needleless vaccine delivery systems shows promise but human trials required Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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A ‘Needleless’ Vaccination Even Mothers Will Love!

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February , 2013

Bad Pharma with Dr. Ben Goldacre coming up on this week's Sunday House Call Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 14, 2013

Senators Erik Karlsson's Achilles tendon laceration Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 13, 2013

Not all kidney cancer requires immediate surgical intervention Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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‘Watch and Wait’ Approach Often Best for Older Patients With Kidney Cancer

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The findings are to be presented at an  American Society of Clinical Oncology conference in New York City on February 16, 2013. Research presented at medical meetings is typically considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 12, 2013

Mental health awareness not translating into more support Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Hospitals struggle to keep up as more youth seek help for mental illness

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 11, 2013

Steve has questions about Shingles Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 8, 2013

Silent atrial fibrillation a cause for strokes:study Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Heart rhythm disturbance may explain many strokes

Reference: Presented at the International Stroke Conference. Not peer-reviewed or pub;ished

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 February 6, 2013

Vitamin C megadosing may contribute to increased kidney stone risk Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 5, 2013

Windsor ends fluoridation: chemophobia and anecdote sways mayor/Caffeine energy drinks approves by Health Canada Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Jonathan Kay: Windsor’s junk-science Mayor is all wet

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 4, 2013

Study uncovers errors in chemotherapy preparation and delivery to hospital patients Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Study finds potential errors in chemo use

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Intravenous chemotherapy preparation errors: Patient safety risks identified in a pan-Canadian exploratory study

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 1, 2013

Jason Spezza's herniated disc Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Senators star forward Spezza out indefinitely with herniated disc

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 31, 2013

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty states he is being treated for bullous pemphigoid Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Flaherty reveals battle with skin disease in bid to quiet rumours

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 29, 2013

No new antibiotics on the horizon to combat increasing bacterial resistance from indiscriminate use in humans and farm animals Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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New antibiotics are a matter of life or death

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 28, 2013

New norovirus strain responsible for most outbreaks in the US and likely Canada Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 25, 2013

Multiple ways to report nutrition information on labels that may avoid confusion Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Canadians still baffled by nutritional labels despite education campaign

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 23, 2013

Attacking B-cell lymphoma without chemotherapy using gold nanoparticle Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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New way to kill lymphoma without chemotherapy: Golden nanoparticle starves cancer cell to death

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S. Yang, M. G. Damiano, H. Zhang, S. Tripathy, A. J. Luthi, J. S. Rink, A. V. Ugolkov, A. T. K. Singh, S. S. Dave, L. I. Gordon, C. S. Thaxton. Biomimetic, synthetic HDL nanostructures for lymphoma. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2013; DOI:10.1073/pnas.1213657110

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 21, 2013

Should tattoos and piercings be covered up for health care hospital personnel involved in patient care? Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 22, 2013

After-hours care problematic in Canada: report Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Canada not as good at after-hours medical care as other countries: report

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 18, 2013

Lance Armstrong's too-little-too-late confession and the risks of EPO doping Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 17, 2013

New mental health standards for the workplace Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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New voluntary standard aims to help improve mental health at work

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 15, 2013

Persistent cough weeks after a viral respiratory infection is common Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Coughs take longer to clear up than people think

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How Long Does a Cough Last? Comparing Patients’ Expectations With Data From a Systematic Review of the Literature

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 14, 2013

Should it be mandatory for health care workers to receive the flu vaccine? Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 11, 2013

Many factors contribute to medication errors in the hospital setting Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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‘That’s four children who died’: Hospital drug errors blamed for child deaths in new report

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The Relationship Between the Nursing Work Environment and the Occurrence of Reported Paediatric Medication Administration Errors: A Pan Canadian Study

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 10, 2013

Government digging into Tamiflu stockpile to combat flu; unfortunately evidence that the drug works as purported by drug company is being questioned Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Scandal of the poison pen-pushers: How doctors and patients are kept in the dark about potentially dangerous everyday drugs

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 9, 2013

New PAP test guidelines for cervical cancer screening Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Stop Pap tests in women under 25, Canadian panel advises

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Recommendations on screening for cervical cancer

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 8, 2013

Heart attack in young people can be due to many factors Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Councillor Stephen Blais recovering at Heart Institute ICU after collapsing at gym

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 January 3, 2013

Chronic care patients' placement from hospital a struggle for all Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Daughter fights Ottawa Hospital’s plans to discharge ailing mother

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 2, 2013

Don't bother making New Year's resolutions Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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 28, 2012

Don't count on text messages as a screening tool for imminent stroke Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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‘Dystextia’: When gibberish texts are a sign of stroke

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Dystextia: Acute Stroke in the Modern Age

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 27, 2012

Why locking school doors and installing cameras is not an unexpected idea but will not appreciably reduce risk of harm to school children Play Now | Play in Popup | Download