Archive for July, 2007
Tuesday 31 July 2007 @ 4:07 am
 CBC - Newfoundland & Labrador |
Alberta court to decide on class-action suit Globe and Mail - Calgary — An Alberta court will be asked to certify a $15-million class-action lawsuit against the East Central Health region, which was blasted this week for bureaucratic infighting that led to patients at one hospital being treated with dirty … Health sacrificed for politics Review clears suspended radiologist: NL authority |
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Tuesday 31 July 2007 @ 4:07 am
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CMA urges private delivery of health care Toronto Star - CHARLOTTETOWN - The Canadian Medical Association, in a new policy document released today, says provincial governments should hire private-sector firms to deliver publicly funded health-care services to prevent delays for medically necessary treatment. Public, private health should co-exist, says CMA CMA unveils vision for future of Medicare |
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Tuesday 31 July 2007 @ 3:07 am
| New birth control pill reopens menstruation debate Houston Chronicle - By ALEXIS GRANT • How it works: Just like regular birth control pills on a 28-day cycle, which use hormones to prevent ovulation, except without the placebo pills. Wyeth's Lybrel low dose combination oral contraceptive now in US New Birth Control Offers No Periods |
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Tuesday 31 July 2007 @ 3:07 am
 Insider Medicine |
Cannabis 'doubles risk of psychotic illness' Gulf News - The strongest evidence of the link between cannabis and serious mental illness was disclosed last week in a study showing the drug is responsible for one in seven psychotic disorder cases in young adults. Bad science Marijuana use linked to psychosis in later life |
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Tuesday 31 July 2007 @ 3:07 am
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Study Explores Link Between SIDS, Hearing CBS News - (CBS) A mysterious condition called Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, is a nightmare possibility for new parents. Despite a steady decline for more than a decade, thousands of babies die in their sleep every year for no apparent reason: More than … Can hearing test predict susceptibility to SIDS? Preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
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Tuesday 31 July 2007 @ 3:07 am
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World’s likely first prosthetic discovered Zee News - Egypt, July 31: When this mummy lived, she was able to walk like an Egyptian—thanks to a false toe. The toe, made of wood and leather, may be the world`s earliest known functional prosthetic, experts say. Mummy's Artificial Toe Could Be World's Oldest Prosthesis 3000-Year-Old Leather Toe May Be World's Oldest Prosthesis |
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Tuesday 31 July 2007 @ 3:07 am
| False or Outdated Sense Of Risks Is Widespread, Cancer Study Shows Washington Post - By Phil Galewitz — C. What you do as a young adult has little effect on your chance of getting cancer later in life. If you chose any of the above, you're wrong — but you're hardly alone. There is a place for self-help in the treatment of cancer How the initiative would work if approved by Texas voters on Nov. 6: |
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Tuesday 31 July 2007 @ 2:07 am
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Health Highlights: July 30, 2007 Forbes - The more alcohol you drink, the more likely you are to develop bowel cancer, says a British study that found that a large glass of wine or a pint of beer a day increases the risk by about 10 percent, while those who drink more than 30 grams of alcohol … Drinking 'increases bowel cancer risk' Cancer risk from two glasses of wine |
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