Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 18, 2012
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Statins could benefit everyone over 50, study suggests
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Category: Prevention and ScreeningMadely Health Headlines Commentary for May 14, 2012
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Free flu shot program missing kids under two, study finds
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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 11, 2012
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HIV treatment drug could prevent new infections
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 27, 2012
Data does not support routine vitamins and other supplements to prevent cancer Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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Supplements May Increase Cancer Risk
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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 10, 2012
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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 4, 2012
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Study Warns That DNA Scanning to Predict Disease Can Mislead; ‘Not a Crystal Ball’
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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 3, 2012
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Study finds some early breast cancer overdiagnosed
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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 2, 2012
Longevity calculator raises awareness of lifestyle choice health risks Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSource:
Five unhealthy habits sending us to an early grave
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Life expectancy quiz from ICES at http://www.rrasp-phirn.ca/
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 28, 2012
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Gynecologists urged to screen for heart disease
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 27, 2012
Injectable medication might help specific populations reach heart disease prevention targets Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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New Injection Might Lower Tough-to-Treat Cholesterol
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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 22, 2012
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Weird cells may lead to heart attack prediction test
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Characterization of Circulating Endothelial Cells in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 21, 2012
ASA study for cancer prevention interesting but leaves out large studies stating the opposite and uses studies not originally designed for cancer outcomes Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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More research touts aspirin for cancer prevention
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Aspirin Benefits May Include Cancer Prevention
Primary source: The Lancet
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Rothwell PR, et al “Short-term effects of daily aspirin on cancer incidence, mortalilty, and nonvascular death: Analysis of the time course of risks and benefits in 51 randomized controlled trials” Lancet 2012; DOI: 10.1016/S01450-6736(11)61720-0.
Additional source: The Lancet
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Rothwell PM, et al “Effect of daily aspirin on risk of cancer metastasis: A study of incident cancers during randomized controlled trials” Lancet 2012; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60209-8.
Additional source: The Lancet Oncology
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Rothwell PM, et al “Effects of regular aspirin on long-term cancer incidence and metastasis: A systematic comparison of evidence from observational studies versus randomized trials” Lancet Oncol 2012; DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(12)70112-2.
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 15, 2012
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US health panel: Pap tests needed only every 3 years
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Screening for Cervical Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
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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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 27, 2012
Colonoscopy meta-analysis study demonstrates life-saving results Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSource:
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 23, 2012
Family history is important to assess cardiovascular disease risk Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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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 | DownloadMadely Health Headlines Commentary for February 3, 2012
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New R Jog for 15 minutes and call me in the morning
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 | DownloadSource:
Slow and steady the way to alcohol’s health benefits: study
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January, 2012
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Study: Many women can skip frequent bone scans
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http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/winner-of-50000-health-prize-calls-for-new-strategy-you-can-be-obese-and-fit/article2299630/?service=mobile
A clear and straight-forward action can prevent a great disease burden Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadMadely 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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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 3, 2012
Exercise in the workplace may help improve health and productivity outcomes Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSource:
Employers discovering workplace fitness pays off
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 12, 2011
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 5, 2011
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A smoking vaccine?
New anti-tobacco approach is yielding promising results
Tonelli M, et al “Recommendations on screening for breast cancer in average-risk women aged 40-74 years” CMAJ 2011; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.110334.
Additional source: CMAJ
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Gøtzsche PC “Time to stop mammography screening?” CMAJ 2011; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.111721.
Breast cancer screening for 40-49 year old women not supported by solid evidence: Politics will now supersede sound science and trash it Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadMadely Health Headlines Commentary for October 20, 2011
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Panel Faults Virus Test to Spot Cervical Cancer
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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 15, 2011
Fruits and vegetables can override genetic switch for heart disease Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSource:
Healthy diet trumps genetic heart disease
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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 11, 2011
Vitamin supplements not shown to prevent disease in healthy women Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSource:
Supplements Offer Risks, Little Benefit, Study Says
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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 7, 2011
US Preventive Task Force recommends against PSA testing for healthy men Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSource:
Panel advises against prostate cancer screening
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 5, 2011
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Health Canada advises cellphone users to reduce cancer risk
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 29, 2011
Colonoscopy screening guidelines may change favouring testing in men at earlier age compared to women Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSource:
Men Should Be Tested for Colon Cancer at Younger Age Than Women
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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 5, 2011
Comparison of the ASQ and PEDS in Screening for Developmental Delay in Children Presenting for Primary Care
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 27, 2011
How accurate are mammograms at detecting true life-threatening breast cancers? Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSource:
MD warns of breast cancer test risks
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Frank words about breast screening
Mammography screening reduces mortality rate but false positive rates need to be acknowledged
Jun 29Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 29, 2011
Mammography screening reduces mortality rate but false positive rates need to be acknowledged Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSource:
Mammograms can find breast cancer, true, but cost-benefit question remains
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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 17, 2011
Stroke recognition and access to aftercare and rehab not optimal Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSource:
Hospital care for stroke victims lacking: report
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Canadian Stroke Network: The Quality of Stroke Care in Canada
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 14, 2011
Study suggests autism screening has too many false positives and a discussion about a sunscreen use survey Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSource:
Routine autism screenings bad for kids: Study
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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 7, 2011
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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 2, 2011
Lifetime risk of stroke and heart disease far greater than any other condition but signs of illness not recognized Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSource:
Many women don’t know warning signs of stroke
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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 24, 2011
Mosquito season is back/proper dental hygiene reduces other disease complications Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSource:
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 19, 2011
The effectiveness of cervical, prostate and ovarian cancer screening tests Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSource:
HPV test beats Pap for cervical cancer screening
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 11, 2011
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Simple urine test might spot early colorectal cancer
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 2, 2011
Progress towards an easy-to-implement autism screening test for one-year-olds Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSource:
Screening: An Autism Questionnaire at Checkup Time
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Detecting, Studying, and Treating Autism Early: The One-Year Well-Baby Check-Up Approach
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 28, 2011
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 14, 2011
New diagnostic, screening and disease-tracking technologies show promise Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSource:
Researchers Create Better Ways to Spot Cancer Cells
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 16, 2011
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Early Baldness May Have Link to Prostate Cancer
Drug could slow prostate cancer
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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 7, 2011
The issues surrounding universal HPV vaccination for teenage boys? Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSource:
Should teenage boys get the HPV vaccine?
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Efficacy of Quadrivalent HPV Vaccine against HPV Infection and Disease in Males
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 21, 2011
