October 14, 2018 Sunday House Call Shows Sunday House Call, #671, October 14, 2018: Cannabidiol: Mainstream companies will market the hype, ignore the evidence, and the fail to acknowledge the unknown. Just look at the supplement industry.
October 12, 2018 General information Mouse study shows that flavoured e-cigarette vapour has observed negative effects on lung function at least in the short term. Non-flavoured does not. Cigs are still worse in comparison. Need human trials for verification.
October 11, 2018 General information Does a short drop in fridge storage temperature on the order of minutes really affect insulin efficacy? I have my doubts and this study has not addressed the obvious questions with respect to real-world experience.
October 10, 2018 Food Science Meta-analysis of high vs low dose Vitamin D for prevention of fractures, falls, and effects of bone density concludes that the end result is the same. High and low doses had similar outcomes.
October 7, 2018 Sunday House Call Shows Sunday House Call, #670, October 7, 2018: The lifespan of the flu shot
October 5, 2018 General information Marketing extols the virtues of standing desks using low quality studies to support its health benefits. If you like them use them because of personal preference.
October 4, 2018 Health Policy Hospital funding increased by Ontario government. What is the denominator in all of this? Without it, how are we to analyze how much of the problem is addressed?
October 1, 2018 General information Predicting the severity of the upcoming flu season is a roll of the dice
September 30, 2018 Sunday House Call Shows Sunday House Call, #669, September 30, 2018: News reports that use relative risk to incite fear misrepresent the absolute risk and disrespect the audience
