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Weight loss myths
American researchers bust widely-held myths about weight loss and obesity, CBC health reporter Pauline Dakin finds.
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May 31, 2013 | 2:15Audio Diabetes rates among Chinese Canadians AudioAudio Diabetes rates among Chinese Canadians May 31, 2013 | 2:15Chinese Canadians are at a much risk of developing diabetes than previously thought, CBC's Kas Roussy reports.
May 28, 2013 | 1:30Audio Obesity and pregnancy AudioAudio Obesity and pregnancy May 28, 2013 | 1:30Quebec researchers may have found a way to
break the cycle of obesity across generations, CBC's Kas Roussy reports.
May 27, 2013 | 2:49News Poverty as illness AudioNews Poverty as illness May 27, 2013 | 2:49Doctors are screening for poverty and prescribing income, CBC's Kas Roussy reports.
May 25, 2013 | 10:27Day 6 Are homeopathic "nosodes" a substitute for conventional vaccines? AudioDay 6 Are homeopathic "nosodes" a substitute for conventional vaccines? May 25, 2013 | 10:27Nosodes are homeopathic products which some people use as alternatives to vaccines. Now some physicians think nosodes might be playing a role in reducing the country's herd immunity and want Health Canada to revoke their approval.
May 18, 2013 | 16:05Day 6 Angelina Jolie, breast cancer, and patenting genes AudioDay 6 Angelina Jolie, breast cancer, and patenting genes May 18, 2013 | 16:05The gene that told Angelina Jolie she would likely develop breast cancer is patented. But can someone patent a gene that everyone has in their body? Brent discusses the ethics of gene patenting with Andrew Coen and Richard Gold.
May 18, 2013 | 15:55Day 6 Angelina Jolie, Genes and Patents AudioDay 6 Angelina Jolie, Genes and Patents May 18, 2013 | 15:55The gene that told Angelina Jolie she would likely develop breast cancer is patented. But can someone patent a gene that everyone has in their body? Brent discusses the ethics of gene patenting with Andrew Coen and Richard Gold.
May 1, 2013 | 2:12News Cancer deaths AudioNews Cancer deaths May 1, 2013 | 2:12Roughly half of terminal cancer patients died in acute care facilities even though most could have been moved to a more comfortable setting, CBC's Kas Roussy reports.
Apr 16, 2013 | 1:27News Drug sale calls to doctors AudioNews Drug sale calls to doctors Apr 16, 2013 | 1:27Family doctors aren't always informed of
possible harmful effects of medicines during sales visits, CBC's Kas Roussy reports.
Apr 11, 2013 | 1:52Audio Diluted chemotherapy AudioAudio Diluted chemotherapy Apr 11, 2013 | 1:52
Apr 11, 2013 | 1:31News Hospital rankings AudioNews Hospital rankings Apr 11, 2013 | 1:31CBC's Kas Roussy tells us how hospitals ranked.
Mar 11, 2013 | 1:31News Selling blood plasma update AudioNews Selling blood plasma update Mar 11, 2013 | 1:31Ontario's health minister has sent a letter to Ottawa calling the move to a paid-donor blood system irresponsible, CBC's Kelly Crowe reports.
Mar 9, 2013 | 11:55Day 6 First man cured of HIV Timothy Brown and anti-AIDS activist Peter Staley AudioDay 6 First man cured of HIV Timothy Brown and anti-AIDS activist Peter Staley Mar 9, 2013 | 11:55This week a Mississippi infant became the first child in the world to be functionally cured of HIV. Timothy Brown is the only other person known to have been cured of the disease. We talk to Brown about what it means to be a symbol of hope for millions. And Peter Staley, featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary How to Survive a Plague, tells Brent about his fight as an anti-AIDS activist.
Mar 6, 2013 | 1:31News Anorexia nervosa AudioNews Anorexia nervosa Mar 6, 2013 | 1:31Canadian researchers are calling a trial of deep brain stimulation to treat anorexia nervosa a first, CBC Health reporter Pauline Dakin reports.
Feb 25, 2013 | 1:42News Selling plasma AudioNews Selling plasma Feb 25, 2013 | 1:42Private, blood donation clinics are opening across Canada that will pay donors for their contributions, raising concerns for some health care watchers, CBC health reporter Kelly Crowe finds.
Feb 18, 2013 | 27:24The Current 'Bad Pharma': Why Ben Goldacre says drug companies mislead doctors and harm patients AudioThe Current 'Bad Pharma': Why Ben Goldacre says drug companies mislead doctors and harm patients Feb 18, 2013 | 27:24So, it isn't necessarily what you know about a drug, that can hurt you. Ben Goldacre says it is what neither you, nor even your doctor, can find out about a drug that can complicate things. From drug trials that are tiny or end too soon, to the patients who drop out of them and are never factored in again, the doctor and epidemiologist says it is time for transparency and more public detail.
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