First peanuts, now pets!
Lung Association dismayed that pets allowed in airplane cabins – www.lung.ca
“We are very disappointed by the decision of both Air Canada and WestJet to allow passengers to bring their pets in airplane cabins. This decision, while understandable in its desire to enhance customer service, unnecessarily puts at risk many individuals who suffer from respiratory diseases such as asthma and COPD….”
Art – The body revealed – CMAJ 2009, June 9.
Ottawa-based artist, Chantal Gervais, recently presented her work in the Montréal exhibition Rx. One nude self-portrait is inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci, Galleria dell' Accademia, Venice (1485-90)
Related Links:
Some Thoughts on the History of Medical Art
Zen Nudes – Artistic Female Nude Photography With Zen Quotes.
Experts call for simplified diabetes diagnosis – The Globe and Mail.
It seems that a fasting plasma glucose test and the oral glucose tolerance test are ponderous ways to diagnose diabetes. You also need a fasting blood sample for cholesterol, the A1C won’t change that.
ponderous –adjective – Dictionary.com.
1. of great weight; heavy; massive.
2. awkward or unwieldy.
3. dull and labored.
Medical Journal Club article for June 2009:
Complementary and alternative medicine for the treatment of type 2 diabetes | Canadian Family Physician Journal -
“Chromium, and possibly gymnema, appears to improve glycemic control. Fibre, green tea, and fenugreek have other benefits but there is little evidence that they substantially improve glycemic control. Further research on bitter melon and cinnamon is warranted. There is no complementary and alternative medicine research addressing microvascular or macrovascular clinical outcomes.”
QUALITY OF EVIDENCE?
Montreal’s Royal Victoria Hospital is promoting the DIY ethic?
First-time father makes delivery – The Gazette
Quick-acting Montreal dad delivers son at hospital when staff fails to show – Yahoo!
“Nary a nurse nor a doctor stepped in to help.”
Breast cancer study misinterpreted: Quebec health minister – cbc.ca.
Breast cancer tests face new controls – The Gazette.
One in five breast cancer hormone tests in a Quebec study (out of 15 tissue samples) were wrong compared to the results from a reliable lab.Luckily, the Quebec health minister, Yves Bolduc, is a doctor and he has the proper knowledge and vision for fixing these kinds of problems.For example, he wants to use the Toyota production system as a model to improve the quality and efficiency of health care services (Deloitte & Touche).
His response to the study…
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The reports are false, completely false”