http://canadafreepress.com/ Canada Free Press en Canada Free Press Copyright 2009 2009-07-04T14:16:00-05:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/12545 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/12545#When:00:25:00Z The technique, known as karyomapping, has the potential to spot virtually any inherited genetic disease. Medical News 2009-07-03T00:25:00-05:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/12380 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/12380#When:20:28:00Z What measures one inch in diameter and kills more people than hurricanes and tornadoes combined in the U.S., is 50,000 times hotter than the sun and strikes this planet 3.6 million times every year? No doubt you have the answer, lightning. But you may not know there’s less chance of dying from this underrated killer if you remember “The 30 second rule”. And how a bra killed two English women. Medical Notes 2009-06-27T20:28:00-05:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/12379 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/12379#When:20:05:00Z “Give Fae ginger ale for her queasy stomach”, I suggested to my daughter. But, “What’s in ginger ale that’s going to help?” she asked me. Telling her that my mother gave me ginger ale for this ailment wasn’t the scientific reply she expected from me. Unfortunately, my mother had never mentioned the magic ingredient in this drink. So I decided to research the health benefits of ginger and other spice Nutrition 2009-06-22T20:05:00-05:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/12378 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/12378#When:19:33:00Z Today, let’s turn back the clock nearly 200 years, to an important moment in medical history. At that time a certain disease was invariably fatal. It can still be without speedy diagnosis and treatment. But, if by chance, you’re in a specific English pub when this condition strikes, you’re lucky. The pub owner can make the diagnosis quicker than most physicians. I wonder if you can diagnose what happened on October 30, 1723. Gastroenterology 2009-06-15T19:33:00-05:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/12377 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/12377#When:19:15:00Z During long plane flights I always ask for a glass of wine with dinner. Wine helps me to catnap and relieve the boredom of night travel. But why does red wine cause drowsiness? In the past, we understood that melatonin, a soporific, was only produced by mammals. Now, a report in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture claims that melatonin is also produced by plants. Italian scientists report that the skin of grapes used to make red wine contains high levels of melatonin. So enjoy your merlot or cabernet sauvignon for relaxation and sleep. Medical Notes 2009-06-08T19:15:00-05:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/11764 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/11764#When:12:10:00Z Painting the roses red; And many a tear we shed; Because we know; They’ll cease to grow; In fact, they’ll soon be dead; And yet we go ahead… [Alice:] Oh, pardon me; But mister three; Why must you paint them red? Medical News 2009-06-07T12:10:00-05:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/11690 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/11690#When:02:05:00Z -Dr. Donald Condit In late May, Senators Tom Coburn and Richard Burr, and Representatives Paul Ryan and Devin Nunes, all Republicans, offered a new prescription for health care reform that is a vast improvement over what we’ve seen previously from Washington. The “Patients’ Choice Act” (PCA), as its sponsors refer to the proposal, honestly confronts the unsustainable and unjust realities of our current medical system. Medical News 2009-06-05T02:05:00-05:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/11668 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/11668#When:15:12:00Z With a faltering economy, and skyrocketing costs, healthcare continues to be a critical issue for all Americans. Unfortunately government encroachment into the doctor/patient relationship is poised to exacerbate our problems with healthcare. As an OB/GYN with over 30 years of experience in private practice, I understand that one of the foundations of quality healthcare is the patient’s confidence that all information shared with his or her healthcare provider will remain private. Medical News 2009-06-04T15:12:00-05:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/11579 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/11579#When:11:46:00Z -Ben Eisen, Policy Analyst, Frontier Centre for Public Policy The Canadian health care system is opaque, unconcerned with patient satisfaction and, of course, has lengthy waiting times for medical services as a defining feature. Canadians are aware of these problems but many accept them as the unfortunate but inevitable consequence of universal coverage; that’s because they believe our model is better than what many posit as the only alternative, a supposedly wholly private American-style system which leaves millions uninsured and without access to quality care. Medical News 2009-06-02T11:46:00-05:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/11586 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/11586#When:13:20:00Z KELOWNA, BC, June 1 /CNW/ - In support of the 2nd annual Tan Awareness Week June 1-8, the Joint Canadian Tanning Association (JCTA) is asking the Canadian Cancer Society to encourage Canadians to check their vitamin D blood levels, the same way it encourages skin cancer screening. Vitamins 2009-06-01T13:20:00-05:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/11585 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/11585#When:13:12:01Z Health Canada has approved Actonel(R) (risedronate sodium tablets) 150 mg, Canada’s first and only once-a-month dosing option in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Canadian patients at high risk of osteoporotic fracture now have the convenience of taking one tablet on the same day each month. Aging - Geriatrics 2009-06-01T13:12:01-05:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/11584 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/11584#When:12:56:01Z Why are people so misinformed about cholesterol when so much has been published about it? After all, cholesterol has become a household name. It’s hard to go to a social gathering without someone mentioning this fatty substance and their own cholesterol level. But as one wise sage remarked, “It’s not the things you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s the things you know for sure that ain’t so”. So what ain’t so about cholesterol? Cardiovascular 2009-05-31T12:56:01-05:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/11583 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/11583#When:12:12:00Z Have you ever seen lions running? You bet they run when they’re hungry and chasing prey. The only other time they exercise is at mating season when they’re having sex every 20 minutes! But most of the time they lay around or sleep. Exercise is simply not high on their priority list, and they survive well without buying Nike running shoes. Exercise and Sports 2009-05-31T12:12:00-05:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/11313 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/11313#When:12:19:01Z - Rebecca Walberg, Manitoba Columnist, Troy Media Corporation While a study released last month by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) correctly identifies a number of administrative problems involved in drug monitoring, arguing that Canada allows new drugs onto the market too soon, its emphasis on the hazards associated with innovative drugs leads it to advocate for an unduly restrictive approach to pharmaceuticals. Medical News 2009-05-24T12:19:01-05:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/11582 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/11582#When:12:07:01Z How often do we look at a person’s nails? Not as often as we cast an eye at other parts of the anatomy. But nails reveal much about a person’s general health. So the next time you’re invited to a dinner party, scan the nails. But if want to be invited back, wait for another time to announce a guest is suffering from onychomycosis. Medical Notes 2009-05-17T12:07:01-05:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/11581 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/11581#When:12:04:01Z Never before in human history have so many North Americans been so obese and pot bellied. It’s causing an unparalleled epidemic of diabetes with disastrous complications. But research shows that it’s the abdominal fat, called visceral fat, that kills. Now, a natural remedy, Glabrinex, can help to decrease this “killer” fat. Vitamins 2009-05-10T12:04:01-05:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/10810 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/10810#When:09:29:00Z “Don’t you worry about cholesterol in eggs?” a friend recently asked me. I had ordered ham-and-eggs for breakfast which I often enjoy. But my friend was sure that eggs were a nutritional relic of the past, only good for a display at the Smithsonian Institution. I told him he was suffering from “cholesterolphobia”, should upgrade his thinking about eggs, and that if he would order the same breakfast, it would decrease his risk of heart disease and macular degeneration. Eyes, Ears, Nose Throat 2009-05-04T09:29:00-05:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/10800 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/10800#When:20:50:00Z MIAMI (AP) — A fifth patient has tested positive for HIV, and seven more tested positive for hepatitis after being exposed to contaminated medical equipment at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, the agency said Friday. Medical News 2009-05-03T20:50:00-05:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/10708 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/10708#When:13:01:00Z Doug Firby, Columnist, Troy Media Corporation Spiralling health care costs are the bane of every provincial government. And, as Alberta is learning for the second time this decade, taking bold action to bring those costs to heel is only guaranteed to deliver political grief. Medical News 2009-04-30T13:01:00-05:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/10705 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/articles-health/10705#When:12:34:01Z In the world of dietary politics, few campaigns are nastier than the one against high fructose corn syrup. From comparing it to illegal drugs to calling it the Devil, opponents of this common sweetener have resorted to some dirty tactics over the years. But as Daniel Engber explains in Slate this week, even the fanciest marketing tricks won’t change simple facts. No matter how creative the packaging, regular sucrose (what you know as “table sugar") has no superior qualities over its equally sweet rival. Nutrition 2009-04-30T12:34:01-05:00