McGill CME Treats ‘The Symptoms’
Friday, September 11th, 2009The Symptoms | www.thesymptoms.ca | from McGill university is an educational graphic novel with interesting clinical cases built around teaching points.
Archive for September, 2009
The Symptoms | www.thesymptoms.ca | from McGill university is an educational graphic novel with interesting clinical cases built around teaching points.
Health Information on Knol
Thursday, September 10th, 2009Google has launched Knol: Blogs are great for quickly and easily getting your latest writing out to your readers, while knols are better for when you want to write an authoritative article on a single topic. Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia will have some competition from Knol: a unit of knowledge. Compare this Knol ...
Canadian Study on Exercise Guidelines
Thursday, September 10th, 2009Does following current Canadian guidelines for daily exercise give any measurable health benefits? How much exercise is required to lose excess abdominal fat and decrease the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke?A three year study from Queen's University in Kingston will investigate this question.Queen’s $1.8M study ...
Tai Chi for High Blood Pressure
Sunday, September 6th, 2009Can Tai Chi exercise lower blood pressure? - Tai Chi Medical is a Canadian blog about Tai Chi research.The Answer:Yes. Most studies showed a reduction in systolic and diastolic blood pressure.The Study:The effect of tai chi exercise on blood pressure: a systematic review.This review included 9 randomized controlled trials, 13 ...
Exercise for knee osteoarthritis
Saturday, September 5th, 2009Medical Journal Club article for September 2009: Exercise and knee osteoarthritis: benefit or hazard? | Canadian Family Physician Journal - "Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is seen radiographically in 33% of the population older than 60 years of age, and is responsible for a higher incidence of disability than any other chronic condition. It ...
H1N1 Flu Vaccine Strains Canada
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009The H1N1 vaccine race: Can we beat the pandemic? | CMAJ Editorial, 2009-08. A criticism of Health Canada's decision to supply the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine to all of the Canadian population, instead of giving priority to the immunization of vulnerable populations, considered to have higher mortality risk. In the news: Doctors, Ottawa ...