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This week on White Coat Black Art: the medicalization of unhealthy habits. Can patients be motivated to exercise by labelling couch potato-hood a disease?

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Health - Anti-inflammatory risksFeb 13, 2013 | 2:08Health Anti-inflammatory risks Audio
Health Anti-inflammatory risks Feb 13, 2013 | 2:08Researchers call for diclofenac to be taken off the market, CBC health reporter Pauline Dakin reports.
News - Vegetable oilsFeb 11, 2013 | 4:30News Vegetable oils Audio
News Vegetable oils Feb 11, 2013 | 4:30A re-analysis of an old study challenges conventional advice on fats and heart attack risk, CBC health reporter Pauline Dakin reports.
News - Prescription follow-upFeb 5, 2013 | 1:18News Prescription follow-up Audio
News Prescription follow-up Feb 5, 2013 | 1:18
News - Coke and obesityFeb 4, 2013 | 4:29News Coke and obesity Audio
News Coke and obesity Feb 4, 2013 | 4:29As Coca Cola positions itself as part of the solution to the North American obesity epidemic, CBC health reporter Pauline Dakin offers a reality check.
News - Weight loss mythsJan 31, 2013 | 2:13News Weight loss myths Audio
News Weight loss myths Jan 31, 2013 | 2:13American researchers bust widely-held myths about weight loss and obesity, CBC health reporter Pauline Dakin finds.
News - Aging and memoryJan 29, 2013 | 2:16News Aging and memory Audio
News Aging and memory Jan 29, 2013 | 2:16Researchers in California are a step closer to understanding why we become more forgetful as we get older , CBC's Pauline Dakin reports.
Day 6 - Controversial Bird Flu Reseach Moratorium LiftedJan 26, 2013 | 12:19Day 6 Controversial Bird Flu Reseach Moratorium Lifted Audio
Day 6 Controversial Bird Flu Reseach Moratorium Lifted Jan 26, 2013 | 12:19Virologist Simon Wain-Hobson of the Intstitut Pasteur in Paris and Dr. Gary Kobinger of the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg debate the lifting of a moratorium on on the research into human to human transmission of the H5N1 or "Bird Flu" virus.
News - Consciousness scan questionsJan 25, 2013 | 1:29News Consciousness scan questions Audio
News Consciousness scan questions Jan 25, 2013 | 1:29A high-profile bedside test to detect consciousness in patients thought to be in a vegetative state might be flawed, CBC health reporter Pauline Dakin finds.
News - Doctors' payJan 23, 2013 | 2:36News Doctors' pay Audio
News Doctors' pay Jan 23, 2013 | 2:36Doctors salaries in Canada are continuing to rise but at a slower pace, CBC's Pauline Dakin reports.
News - Better drug informationJan 21, 2013 | 3:56News Better drug information Audio
News Better drug information Jan 21, 2013 | 3:56Researchers in the U.S. have developed a new drug information package that clearly says how well a drug is likely to work, CBC health reporter Pauline Dakin finds.
News - Workplace mental healthJan 17, 2013 | 1:28News Workplace mental health Audio
News Workplace mental health Jan 17, 2013 | 1:28Canada's has a new national standard for psychological health and safety in the workplace but it's up to employers to adopt it, CBC's Pauline Dakin finds.
Audio - C. difficileJan 9, 2013 | 1:32Audio C. difficile Audio
Audio C. difficile Jan 9, 2013 | 1:32A new laboratory-produced feces could offer some important improvements and fewer risks to fecal transplants for C. difficile infections, reports CBC's Pauline Dakin.
News - Pap testsJan 8, 2013 | 2:32News Pap tests Audio
News Pap tests Jan 8, 2013 | 2:32A Canadian task force recommends Pap tests be abandoned for women under the age of 25, CBC health reporter Pauline Dakin reports.
News - Inside Your BrainJan 8, 2013 | 3:22News Inside Your Brain Audio
News Inside Your Brain Jan 8, 2013 | 3:22A Canadian scientist has discovered that even though our memories feel permanent, they are vulnerable to change, CBC's Kelly Crowe reports.
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News Dark Side of the Brain Jan 4, 2013 | 3:34Canadian researchers are exploring how the brain is damaged in post traumatic stress disorder and ways it can heal itself, CBC's Kelly Crowe explains.

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