Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 8, 2012

Mouse study yields new understanding in treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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New approach for treating genetic muscle wasting disease shows promise in mice

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 7, 2012

Cola caramel colouring carcinogen claim creates cancer calumny Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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US regulators dispute finding of cancer-causing soda

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ACSH Holiday Dinner Menu

Priorities for cancer prevention: lifestyle choices versus unavoidable exposures

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 6, 2012

Health Canada caves to industry on "whole wheat" labelling Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Health Canada backs off ‘whole wheat’ labelling

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 5, 2012

Genetic switch may help heal heart after heart attack but application is years away Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Winnipeg scientist says gene could heal heart damage

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 1, 2012

Be careful when correlating one nutrient with improved cognitive function and assume that it is a causal relationship Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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A Diet Rich in Fish May Help the Aging Brain

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 1, 2012

Medications seem to work as well as stents for people with stable heart disease Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Pills as good as stents for some patients: study

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Initial Coronary Stent Implantation With Medical Therapy vs Medical Therapy Alone for Stable Coronary Artery Disease

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 29, 2012

FDA issues advisory of rare side effects of statin use. As always, you need to consider risk vs benefit Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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FDA Warns on Statin Drugs

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 28, 2012

Do sleeping pills cause cancer? Show me how this happens and I might accept it otherwise it is another correlation/causation misperception Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Sleeping Pill Death Toll May Top 500,000

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 27, 2012

Colonoscopy meta-analysis study demonstrates life-saving results Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Colonoscopy meta-analysis study demonstrates life-saving results

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Colonoscopic Polypectomy and Long-Term Prevention of Colorectal-Cancer Deaths

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February , 2012

Senators goaltender Anderson knife injury to his thumb Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Not a home handyman:Senators goaltender Anderson out indefinitely after kitchen mishap with knife

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 23, 2012

Family history is important to assess cardiovascular disease risk Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Seeking Clues to Heart Risk in a Patient’s Family Tree

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 22, 2012  

Endometriosis link to some forms of ovarian cancer risk requires further evaluation of how this occurs Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 21, 2012

It is all in the calories with respect to weight gain and not necessarily the fructose Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Fructose may not be main villain behind weight gain

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Effect of Fructose on Body Weight in Controlled Feeding Trials: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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 February 16, 2012  

Medication delivered by implanted microchip technology Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 16, 2012  

Junk food pathogens Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 14, 2012  

Most facial sinus infections do not require antibiotic treatment Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February , 2012  

The precautionary principle unfortunately prevails in Ontario teachers decision to urge WiFi removal from schools but continue to drink their coffee Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 13, 2012

Cardiac arrhythmias and arrest in teens is a rare occurrence Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 10, 2012  

New study seeks to determine best indicators for successful ovarian cancer screening program Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 9, 2012

Small study show electrical brain stimulation may one day assist Alzheimer patients Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Memory Gets Jolt in Brain Research

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Memory Enhancement and Deep-Brain Stimulation of the Entorhinal Area

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 8, 2012  

Dietary salt sources often missed Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February , 2012  

Spanking study links future behavioural issues Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 6, 2012

New treatment for uterine fibroids looks promising for short term use to date Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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New treatment for uterine fibroids looks promising for short term use to date

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Ulipristal Acetate versus Placebo for Fibroid Treatment before Surgery

Ulipristal Acetate versus Leuprolide Acetate for Uterine Fibroids

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 3, 2012

Prescription for exercise Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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New R Jog for 15 minutes and call me in the morning

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 2, 2012

Should sugar be regulated as a "toxic" ingredient? Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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A spoonful of sugar … not such a good idea, report says

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 1, 2012

Diagnosis of Crosby's neck injury is uncertain Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Crosby’s neck not broken, after all

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 31, 2012

Diet choice secondary to caloric intake with respect to weight loss Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Calorie cutting, not the source, is what matters

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Effects of 4 weight-loss diets differing in fat, protein, and carbohydrate on fat mass, lean mass, visceral adipose tissue, and hepatic fat: results from the POUNDS LOST trial

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 29, 2012

How should we use blood pressure readings from both arms? Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Measuring blood pressure on one arm not enough: study

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Association of a difference in systolic blood pressure between arms with vascular disease and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 27, 2012

Study looking at stem cells replacing damaged heart tissue Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Heart patient’s stem cells harnessed for healing

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 26, 2012

Delisting coming to OHIP services Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Cuts to OHIP services could include some planned C-section births

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 25, 2012

Clinical relevance of drug to slow low grade prostate cancer unclear Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Drug may help slow prostate tumour growth

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The Lancet: Dutasteride in localised prostate cancer management

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 24, 2012

Alcohol's relationship to health risks and benefits all in the details of use Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Slow and steady the way to alcohol’s health benefits: study

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 23, 2012

Understanding cardiovascular system response to Hot Yoga Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Avoid Getting Scorched by ‘Hot Yoga’

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 20, 2012

Sexual activity not a risk for stable post heart attack patients Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Sex OK for Most Patients With Stable Heart Disease

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Levine G, et al “Sexual activity and cardiovascular disease: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association” Circulation 2012; DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e3182447787.

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January, 2012

When should bone density test be done? Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Study: Many women can skip frequent bone scans

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2010 clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in Canada: summary

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 18, 2012

A surgical approach to treatment-resistant hypertension Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Canadian doctors try surgery to treat high blood pressure

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January17, 2012

Should sex of the fetus be withheld from parents to reduce risk of aborting females? Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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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 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 16, 2012

Magnesium lowers stroke risk: Another correlation is not causation study Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Magnesium-rich diet may lower stroke risk: study

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http://bit.ly/AhalBY

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 13, 2012

Big surprise, drinking a litre of cola a day increases abdominal fat deposits..... so does chocolate milk and orange juice Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Sugary soda ups risky fat deposits

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Sucrose-sweetened beverages increase fat storage in the liver, muscle, and visceral fat depot: a 6-mo randomized intervention study1,2,3

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A clear and straight-forward action can prevent a great disease burden Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January, 2012

Smoking cessation relapse rates common according to study Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Quit Smoking: A New Case for Going Cold Turkey

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Alpert H, et al “A prospective cohort study challenging the effectiveness of population-based medical intervention for smoking cessation” Tob Control 2012; DOI:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2011-050129.

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January, 2012

Study concludes ASA should not be used for primary prevention of heart disease because side effects outweigh benefits Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Aspirin a day may be harmful, study says

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Effect of Aspirin on Vascular and Nonvascular Outcomes

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 9, 2012

British MPs make plea to citizens to curtail alcohol consumption Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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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

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 6, 2012

Study investigating sleep problems in infants suffers from selection bias and did not exam the children in question Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Babies’ sleep problems may persist over years, study says

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 5, 2012

Little evidence that swine flu variant poses public healthrisk Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Swine flu virus may be spreading between people

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 4, 2012

Slowing ageing in mice with stem cells not the fountain of youth for humans Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Stem cells stave off old age, study finds

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Muscle-derived stem/progenitor cell dysfunction limits healthspan and lifespan in a murine progeria model

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 3, 2012

Exercise in the workplace may help improve health and productivity outcomes Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Employers discovering workplace fitness pays off

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 30, 2011

OMG, there are bacteria on my paper towels! Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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That paper towel you use in the bathroom could be carrying bacteria: study

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Evaluation of bacterial contaminants found on unused paper towels and possible postcontamination after handwashing: A pilot study