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- CTV's medical correspondent shares the health stories making headlines for the week of Feb. 4, 2010.
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- CTV National News: Avis Favaro on the research
- The Lancet medical journal formally retracted a study that linked the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella to autism. The research has influenced the treatment of childhood diseases for more than a decade.
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- CTV National News: Avis Favaro on the risks
- Researchers have found that a number of herbal supplements that are believed to be safe can be potentially deadly to people on heart medications.
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- CTV National News: Avis Favaro on the discovery
- Canadian scientists may be on the verge of a breakthrough after they discovered a new way to create insulin using a common Prairie plant -- and the discovery could have huge benefits for developing countries.
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- CTV News Channel: Avis Favaro with MedNews Express
- CTV's medical correspondent takes a look a the health stories making headlines for the week of Jan. 28, 2010.
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- CTV National News: Avis Favaro on the procedure
- A new study on the heart condition known as atrial fibrillation has revealed that a simple surgical procedure may be more effective than the medical treatment many have been using to control the condition.
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- CTV News: Avis Favaro on the heart warning
- A new report by the Heart and Stroke Foundation says that due to lack of exercise, high smoking rates and obesity, young adults are now at risk for heart disease.
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- CTV National News: Avis Favaro on the lawsuit
- It's a simple device intended to help treat a common medical condition, but instead, a group of Canadians believe it might have harmed them and are now filing a class action lawsuit after receiving a surgical mesh to help repair hernias.
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- CTV National News: Avis Favaro on the virus
- An outbreak of the Norovirus, a nasty bug known to knock people out of commission for days at a time, has officials at the Vancouver Olympics concerned.
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- CTV News Channel: Avis Favaro with MedNews Express
- CTV's medical correspondent takes a look at the latest health stories making headlines on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010.
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- CTV News Channel: Avis Favaro with Mednews Express for Jan. 14, 2010
- CTV's health specialist with the health stories making headlines on Jan., 14, 2010.
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- CTV News: Avis Favaro looks at the results
- The Canadian Health Measures Survey tested the health and fitness of nearly 56,000 Canadians, and found adults and kids have become taller, fatter and less fit compared to 20 years ago.
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