2009 Archived News Coverage

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• Times of India, December 23, 2009 “‘Food addiction’ plays major role in obesity epidemic”

• UPI, December 23, 2009 “Death rate higher for poor”

• Mobileheathnews, December 21, 2009 "Study: Diabetes self-monitoring not cost effective"

• The Canadian Press, December 21, 2009 "Low-income diabetics have higher early-death rate than richer counterparts"

• The Independent, December 13, 2009 “Coin tosses can be easily rigged: study”

• US News & World Report, December 9, 2009 "Oxycodone linked to rise in opioid-related deaths"

• The Standard (Hong Kong), December 9, 2009 "Heads its zombies, tails its Black Death"

• Toronto Star, December 7, 2009 "Study links OxyContin to increase in deaths"

• CTV, December 7, 2009 "Study finds huge rise in oxycodone deaths"

• CBC, December 7, 2009 "Coin toss not random: UBC researchers"

• The Toronto Sun, December 3, 2009 "CMAJ: 'Social distancing' slowed spread of H1N1"

• 7 News Australia, November 30, 2009 "Presumed highway suicides removed from road toll"

• The Times & Transcript, November 30, 2009 "Adoption system merits support"

• MedIndia, November 25, "How to achieve asthma control in preschoolers"

• The Guardian, November 23, 2009 "What treatments work for swine flu?"

• Maclean’s, November 23, 2009 "CMAJ editorial calls for more kids to be adopted from child welfare system"

• DNA India, November 20, 2009 "H1N1 riskier than regular flu for asthmatic kids: Study"

• US News & World Report, November 20, 2009 "Swine flu may hit kids with asthma harder"

• Montreal Gazette, November 17, 2009, "Reducing salt levels voluntary: Report"

• Science Daily, November 17, 2009, "Motor Vehicle Crashes More Common Among Young Drivers Who Engage in Self-Harm Behaviors"

• The Ottawa Citizen, November 11, 2009 "Reactions to H1N1 vaccine few, far between"

• The Toronto Sun, November 9, 2009 "H1N1: The good, the bad, and the prickly"

• The Calgary Herald, November 6, 2009 "Reducing salt levels voluntary: report"

• The Montreal Gazette, October 29, 2009 "Canadians jamming ERs and health lines"

• MedIndia, October 28, 2009 "Study finds diagnosis of fatigue more complex"

• Medical News Today, October 27, 2009 "Diagnosis Of Fatigue Is Complex"

• The China Post, October 21, 2009 "Link between smoking crack, HIV found"

• Reuters, October 19, 2009 "Canada study finds link between smoking crack, HIV"

• Globe and Mail, October 15, 2009 "Tobacco firm had data linking cigarettes to cancer, newly discovered papers show"

• Editorial - The Globe and Mail, October 14, 2009 "Vaccine delayed, vaccine denied"

• Medical News Today, October 13, 2009 "During An Epidemic, Should Noninvasive Ventilation Be Considered A High-Risk Procedure?"

• Reuters UK, October 13, 2009 "Canada still targets Nov H1N1 vaccination roll-out"
  

• US & World Report, October 5, 2009 "Air pollution may cause appendicitis"

• Theheart.org, September 28, 2009 "Skin lesions from heparin more common than thought"

• Ottawa Citizen, September 28, 2009 "Two Ottawa medical researchers win health award"

• CBC, September 21, 2009 "Sunny holidays may lower death rate in late summer: study"

• Ha'aretz, September 21, 2009 "Family docs slam anti-pneumonia vaccine drive"

• US News & World Report, September 15, 2009 "Emergency medical transport by air carries risks"

• The Globe and Mail, September 15, 2009 "Ottawa must act on salt crisis doctors say"

• Medical News Today, September 14, 2009 "Emergency Air-Medical Transport: 1 In 20 Patients Experiences A Critical Event"

• The Globe and Mail, September 8, 2009 "Young smokers choosing contraband cigarettes"
  

• The Globe and Mail, September 8, 2009 "Young smokers choosing contraband cigarettes"

• The New York Times, September 3, 2009 "Feeling better lately?"

• The Globe and Mail, September 2, 2009 "Doctors, Ottawa clash over vaccine"

• Scientific American, September 1, 2009 "Recession: just what the doctor ordered"

• The Vancouver Sun, September 1, 2009 "Home births with midwife safe, study finds"

• UPI, September 1, 2009 "Journal: Canada behind on H1N1 vaccine"

• News & World Report, August 31, 2009 "Home firth with midwife as safe as hospital birth:study"

• The Globe and Mail, August 31, 2009 "Canada's flu strategy flawed: CMAJ"

• Time, August 31, 2009 "Could the recession be good for your health?"
  

• MedPage Today, August 25, 2009 "Canadian Medical Journal Urges Change in America"

• US News & World Report, August 24, 2009 "Glucose challenge in pregnancy could predict cardiovascular disease"

• UPI, August 24, 2009 "Older, chronically ill more at heat risk"
  

• Medical News Today, August 24, 2009 "Mild glucose intolerance in pregnancy may be associated with cardiovascular risk"
  

• Toronto Star, August 24, 2009 "Stronger oversight for public health"

• MedPage Today, August 18, 2009 "Small-group education helps kids with asthma"

• The Globe and Mail, August 17 2009 "Health Minister defends flu plan to MDs"

• The Globe and Mail, August 17, 2009 "Doctors press for Canadian health czar"

• MedPage Today, August 10, 2009 "Targeted quality program improves neonatal ICU outcomes"

• Reuters UK, August 5, 2009 "Hip, back fractures raise risk of death: study"

• Reuters, July 27, 2009 "Low blood count ups death risk in elderly people"

• China View (Xin Hua) July 22, 2009 "Heart disease rates rise considerably in Canada"

• UPI July 21, 2009 "Heart risk rising in younger Canadians"

• Science Centric, July 20, 2009 "H1N1 influenza pandemic modelling for public health action"

• Science Daily, July 21, 2009 "H1N1 Influenza Pandemic Modeling For Public Health Action"

• The Globe and Mail, July 20, 2009 "More young Canadians at risk for heart disease"

• Medical News Today, July 20, 2009 "H1N1 Influenza Pandemic Modelling For Public Health Action"

• CBC, July 20, 2009 "Heart disease risk factors on rise in Canada: study"

• The National Women's Health Information Center July 8, 2009 "Electronic System Helps Track Diabetes Care"

• Toronto Star July 7, 2009 "Heart drug costs tripled in a decade, study says"

• The Heart.org July 6, 2009 "Statin-induced myopathy reflects structural muscle damage, new study shows"

• Reuters June 29, 2009 "Hospital counseling helps heart patients quit smoking"

• Agence-France Presse (AFP), June 22, 2009 "Canada heart disease deaths drop 30 pct"

• TheHeart.org, June 22, 2009 "CV mortality and hospitalizations declining in Canada"

• Maclean's, June 17, 2009 "Playing chicken with antibiotics"

• China Daily, June 16, 2009 "Canadian experts see flu peak still to come"

• Times of India, June 16, 2009 "Pregnant mums ‘at increased risk of swine flu"

• CBC The National, June 10, 2009 "Asbestos: The magic mineral that was once Canada's gold"

• CTV, June 9, 2009 Prenatal vitamins may reduce low-birth-weight risk

• CBC, June 8, 2009 Lyme disease spreading in Canada, researchers find

• National Geographic, June 4, 2009 "Space headache": a new kind of astronaut affliction?

• Toronto Star, June 2, 2009 Star trek brings a world of hurt

• Reuters, June 1, 2009 Heartburn drugs may raise risk of fractures: study

• MedIndia, May 26, 2009 "Guidelines needed for informing patients of medical errors"

• The Globe and Mail, May 26, 2009 "More doctors for the healthy and wealthy"

• Reuters India, May 13, 2009 "Nurses good as dieticians in weight control: study"

• The Globe and Mail, May 13, 2009 "Cheese puffs, with added vitamin D"

• Toronto Star, May 1, 2009 "1976 swine flu story swung from fear to farce"

• National Post, April 30 2009 "Swine flu's arrival will test Canada's readiness"

• The Globe and Mail, April 28, 2009 "Automated calls help manage drug dosing"

• The Globe and Mail, April 20, 2009 "Food-safety agency planning cutbacks, union says"

• Xinhua (China) April 14, 2009 "Tobacco-marijuana combination increases lung disease risk"

• Reuters, April 13, 2009, "Marijuana plus cigarettes boosts lung disease risk"

• Globe and Mail, April 11, 2009 "Antibiotic use in livestock questioned"

• CBC, April 9, 2009, "CMAJ article points to 'loophole' on animal antibiotics

• National Women's Health Information Center, March 30, 2009 "School PE Programs Don't Lower Child Obesity"

• CTV, March 30, 2009, "Medical journals need clear language, urges editorial"

• CBC, March 24, 2009 "Doctors rethink aggressive blood sugar control in ICU"

• UPI, March 17, 2009 "Study: stun guns can cause seizures"

• The Globe and Mail, March 17, 2009 "Health benefits of fish overblown, researchers say"
  

• The Wall Street Journal Blogs, March 13, 2009 "Google Searches as Early Warning for Disease Outbreaks"

• Boston Globe, March 13, 2009 "Web searches for disease came before Canadian outbreak was reported"

• Canada.com, March 12 "Web searches may have foreshadowed listeriosis crisis"

• US News & World Report, March 5, 2009 "Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome"

• National Post, March 5, 2009 "Cloned studies demonstrate need for plagiarism checks"

• US News & World Report, March 4, 2009 "Blood Thinner, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky After Heart Attack"

• CBC, March 3, 2009 "1 in 5 sexual assaults in Ontario involves drugs: study"

• Medical News Today, March 2, 2009 "Drugs Facilitate More Than 20% Of Sexual Assaults"

• Medindia, March 2, 2009 "Educational Materials for New Mothers may Prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome"

• The Globe and Mail, March 2, 2009 "Researchers fear stagnation under Tories"

• The Ottawa Citizen - editorial, February 23, 2009 "Thinning the ranks"

• Medical Breakthroughs, February 23, 2009 "Antibiotic Resistance Grows"

• UPI, February 19, Call for weight-loss industry regulation"

• CTV, February 17, 2009 "Weight-loss clinics need regulation, doctors say"

• Canadian Press, February 16, 2009, "Preserving antibiotics like battling climate change: reduce resistance footprint"

• The Globe and Mail, February 14, 2009 "Pour on the porridge - hold the salt"

• The Montreal Gazette, February 13, 2009 " Trauma kills quarter of avalanche victims: study"

• US News & World Report, February 3, 2009, "SSRI Antidepressants May Lower Adult Suicide Risk"

• New Kerala, February 3, 2009, "Added salt in diets increases hypertension, stroke risk"

• Science Daily, February 3, 2009, "Peru Study Shows Restrictive Law Fails To Limit Number Of Abortions"

• The Globe and Mail, February 3, 2009 "Antibiotic resistant gonorrhea on the rise"

• US News & World Report, January 28, 2009, "Plavix plus heartburn drugs may hike heart attack risk"

• Science Daily, January 19 "Hospital at-home programs provide similar patient outcomes"

• CBC, January 19, 2009 "Expand hepatitis B vaccination for all Canadian infants: study"

• Medical News Today, January 20, 2009 "The abolition of nuclear devices is the ultimate medical issue"

• Daily Mail, January 6, 2009 "Vaccinating older people against pneumonia is a 'waste of time'"

• The Canadian Press, January 4, 2009 "Promised listeriosis probe still lacks investigator"

• Edmonton Sun, January 3, 2009 "The problem with doctors"