Quarterly Highlights: October – December 2018

Publications

Constantine Samaan and colleagues published an article in Dove Medical Express: “The effect of cannabis exposure on pubertal outcomes: a systematic review”.

Constantine Samaan and colleagues published an article in Obesity Reviews: “On the origin of obesity: identifying the biological, environmental and cultural drivers of genetic risk among human populations”.

Constantine Samaan and colleagues published an article in Systematic Reviews: “The quality of clinical practice guidelines for management of pediatric type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review using the AGREE II instrument”.

Constantine Samaan and colleagues published “Tri-ponderal mass index in survivors of childhood brain tumors: A cross-sectional study”  in Scientific Reports.

In the News

Constantine Samaan spoke to CHCH news about the need for studies on the physical health effects of cannabis use, including its impact on puberty.

Mark Tarnopolsky spoke to Men’s Health about using creatine monohydrate while weight training.

A study by Stuart Phillips and colleagues was highlighted in an article in The Globe and Mail entitled Busting the muscle-building hormone myth.

Hundreds of outlets around the world, including USA Today, Reuters, Eye Witness News,  Japan Today, Fox News, MSN, and MedIndia featured analysis by McMaster endocrinologist Hertzel Gerstein, who wrote a commentary for The Lancet, suggesting a cautious approach to interpreting a Stanford study that predicted severe shortages of insulin by 2030.

The Globe and Mail spoke to Eileen Hutton (Midwifery) about a bursary she and her family and friends launched for midwifery students.

Where you live may affect your health — The Canadian Press, CTV, CBC radio, Zoomer radio, and other major media covered research by Russ de Souza that links regional trends in health to lifestyle factors, in an attempt to find the “causes of the causes” for major diseases like cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. 

Fortnite phenomenon — Katherine Morrison spoke to 610 CKTB about how children ‘gaming’ until the early hours of the morning impacts their lives.