Vitamin D and Crohn's disease, Urinary Tract infections from contaminated foods, HPV- how the disease is transmitted, helping Haiti HealthBeatRadio

Vitamin D and Crohn's disease (genetics), Urinary Tract infections, HPV- how the disease is transmitted, and Helping developing countries

January 31, 2010   (from CJAD Radio)  

  1  Vitamin D – Dr. John White, a molecular geneticist explores the importance of Vitamin D in preventing Crohn's Disease.

  2  3  Urinary Tract Infections (UPI) – Amy Mangus, a medical scientist at the MUHC Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, looks at a new study that suggests that E. Coli may be responsible for UTIs.

  4  Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) – Dr. Anne Burchell, post-doctoral fellow at McGill University's Cancer Epidemiology Unit talks about her study on the prevalence of HPV in newly formed couples.

  5    6  Training doctors for emergency care abroad – Dr. Tarek Razek, Chief of the Adult Trauma Department of the MUHC, talks about the unique challenges facing physicians who travel to developing to countries to provide care during a crisis.

  7  Wear Red for women's hearts - Wendy Wray, Nurse Director and founder of the Women’s Healthy Heart Clinic at the MUHC, talks about Wear Red Day, which aims to combat heart disease in women.