Sunday House Call, #418, October 28, 2012 Will you be traveling to warmer locations during the winter months? If so, you should consider what you need to prevent illness when you are away from home in a foreign land. What do you need to do to prepare and when should you do it? What are [...]

Sunday House Call, #418, October 28, 2012 - Travel Medicine Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 18, 2011

Ottawa Pubic Health announcement on measures to address endoscopy clinic cleaning breakdowns Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Infection control lapses at clinic ‘broadranging’, Levy says

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 5, 2010

What are the indications for Hepatitis A and B vaccine? Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Hepatitis A

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 1, 2010

Travel med prep Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers

Chronic hepatitis B affects an estimated 230,000-290,000 people in Canada. Though there is a range of new effective antiretroviral treatments that can help reduce disease complications, the estimated 80,000 – 100,000 chronic hepatitis B patients in Ontario have only limited options paid for by the Ontario Drug Benefit Program. Last week the British Columbia government [...]

Ontario Health Ministry limits coverage for Hepatitis B medications Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

A recent article about parents holding chickenpox parties to intentionally infect their children perpetuates the popular misconception that chickenpox is a benign disease. One of the parents said: “It’s a natural way to deal with the problem, instead of introducing more chemicals into kids.” She was concerned about whether it provided lifelong immunity and erroneously believed that the vaccine had been available for only six years.

Originally published in The Ottawa Citizen July 4, 2001 We know all too well the pain and suffering the victim, their families and friends endure from the scourge of AIDs. Imagine it’s the year 2051 and there is a vaccine for AIDs. AIDs has been virtually eliminated. Small outbreaks continue to occur but for the [...]