Archive for June, 2009

Flying Canadian Pets

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

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 ...

The Human Body as Art

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

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. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci, Galleria dell' Accademia, Venice (1485-90)"][/caption] Related Links: Some Thoughts on the History ...

Ponderous Diagnosis

Monday, June 8th, 2009

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 ...

Alternative medicine for type 2 diabetes

Friday, June 5th, 2009

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. ...

Do-it-yourself Delivery

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

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."

A Quebec Breast Cancer Study

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

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 ...

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