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Does Hypertension Cause Cardiovascular Disease?

By Henry Olders 2023-09-09 Essays, Medicine, Opinions

And, does “Mendelian Randomization” help answer this question? It is not uncommon for press reports of newly published studies in medicine, the social sciences, or economics, to describe a finding of a correlation between two variables as causative, that is, one variable causes the other. Often, the authors of the…

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Handout for talk: “Why we get old and die, and what to do about it”

By Henry Olders 2018-02-05 Presentations 1 Comment

Slides and notes for the presentation, “Why we get old and die, and what to do about it” can be found here. Update 2020-07-23: This handout needs to be updated to include recent research suggesting that dietary fructose is something to be avoided because it raises insulin levels. Executive Summary…

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Why we get old and die, and what to do about it

By Henry Olders 2018-02-04 Presentations 1 Comment

This is the text of a talk given to members of the Westmount Rotary Club, 2017-6-14 The diseases of aging include cancer, heart disease, dementia, arthritis, cataracts, osteoporosis, and stroke. Oh, and type 2 diabetes. It is likely that all of us have relatives or friends with these afflictions. Possibly…

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Bill 10 offers no guarantees on cost-cutting and anglo representation

By Henry Olders 2014-11-07 Letters No Comments

The following was submitted as a letter to the editor of the Montreal Gazette, and was published in the edition of 2014-11-1. Re: “Reforming health care” (Opinion, Oct. 22) Jacques Hendlisz and David Levine point out the danger of leaders becoming disconnected from the professionals who deliver care, when health…

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Spirituality and Health

By Henry Olders 2007-09-18 Presentations No Comments

Conference given at Ste. Anne’s Hospital on 2007-9-18, as part of the Department of Psychiatry Conference Series. Download a pdf of the lecture slides and notes.

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Should we give Vitamin B12 to all our elderly patients?

By Henry Olders 2006-01-12 Presentations No Comments

This presentation was given on 2006-1-12 at Ste. Anne’s Hospital, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec. An earlier version of this talk, entitled “Vitamin B12 deficiency: a silent epidemic? was given at: • Department of Psychiatry Clinical Grand Rounds, Sir Mortimer B. Davis – Jewish General Hospital, 2000-11-9 • Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds,…

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Spirituality and health

By Henry Olders 2005-11-07 Teaching No Comments

A lecture given at Concordia University, Montreal, for the course ”Spirituality and Aging: (Selected topics in theology), THEO 298A, Prof. Pamela Bright. Download a pdf of the lecture slides and notes.

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Looking after our own health: what can we do?

By Henry Olders 2003-11-24 Presentations No Comments

Presentation as part of a panel discussion, AMI-Quebec, Montreal, QC, on 2003-11-24. Download a pdf of the presentation slides and notes.

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Biomedical ethics: just a question of money?

By Henry Olders 2000-12-07 Opinions No Comments

When a patient’s wishes conflict with the doctor’s, or families disagree with medical teams about the treatment of a loved one, biomedical ethicists are often called in to help resolve the issues. Recent examples that made headlines include the case of Sophia Park, a twenty-five year old grad student, married…

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Fatigue and sleep in cancer and fibromyalgia: can too much sleep be bad for you?

By Henry Olders 2000-06-16 Presentations No Comments

This was an invited lecture, given at Grand Rounds, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD on 2000-6-16, and again that day at Grand Rounds, Rheumatology Department, NIH. Download a pdf of the presentation slides and notes.

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Fatigue and sleep in cancer: Can too much sleep be bad for you?

By Henry Olders 2000-01-22 Presentations No Comments

This invited lecture was given on 2000-1-22 at the l’Esprit Cancer Rehabilitation Conference, held at the Renaissance Hotel du Parc, Montreal, Quebec. It was also presented at the Thursday Seminar series, Research & Training Building Conference Room, Allan Memorial Institute, Montreal, on 1999-5-13; at the Palliative Care McGill Rounds, Mount…

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