Health Headlines – Page 296 – Dr. Barry Dworkin

FDA wants tanning beds risks to be regulated like CT scanners

May 7, 2013

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 7, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: FDA proposes tougher regulations on tanning beds
Seasonal allergies return to Ottawa

May 6, 2013

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 6, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Sniffing and sneezing, coughing and wheezing: Ottawa residents stormed by seasonal allergies
Study shows how cancer cells recruit other cell type to aid in its spread

May 2, 2013

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 2, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Scientists Decode “Molecular Chatter” That Makes Cancer Cells Spread Reference: “Recruitment of mesenchymal stem cells into prostate tumours promotes metastasis”; Younghun Jung, Jin Koo Kim, Yusuke Shiozawa, Jingcheng Wang, Anjali Mishra, and others; Nature Communications 4, Article number 1795, published online 30 April 2013; DOI:10.1038/ncomms2766; Link to Abstract.
Stems cells used to construct new windpipe (trachea) for girl

May 1, 2013

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 1, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Young Girl Receives Lifesaving Windpipe Transplant Made From Her Stem Cells
Caffeine to be added to "adult" gum products

April 30, 2013

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 30, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: FDA will investigate added caffeine in foods
Another option for chronic pain management: meditation

April 29, 2013

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 29, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Meditation programs teach how to battle pain with brain power
HPV vaccine for boys recommended as universal program for Canada

April 26, 2013

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 26, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Gynecologists group calls for HPV vaccine for boys
Focused-beam-ultrasound trial will investigate efficacy to treat early stage prostate cancer

April 25, 2013

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 25, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Clinical trial first for less invasive procedure to treat prostate cancer
Lifestyle changes are fleeting after stroke and heart attack

April 24, 2013

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 24, 2013 Source: Heart attacks and strokes not enough to motivate healthy changes, study says Reference: Prevalence of a Healthy Lifestyle Among Individuals With Cardiovascular Disease in High-, Middle- and Low-Income Countries:The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) Study