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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Pouring a Double-Double into your colon from the southside end is only helpful for the coffee brewer selling it to you.

    March 31, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 31, 2025 Source:Pouring Coffee Into Your Rectum Isn’t Worth The Risk, Says Expert

  • Cupping; An Homage to Hippocrates, Galen, Aristotle and the Four Humours.

    January 30, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 30, 2025 Source:Is Cupping Right for You? Everything To Know About Its Benefits and Risks

  • Limited evidence to support the myriad of health benefits/claims cited in this article about bee pollen.

    October 9, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 9, 2024 Source:Health Benefits of Bee Pollen

  • Little to evidence to suggest that the purported uses of red light therapy accomplish what the manufacturers claim.

    September 27, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 27, 2024 Source: What is red light therapy and does it work? Reference: Red Light Therapy

  • Rosemary oil is a viral hack for hair growth. Does it work? No it does not. But they will shill for your purchase at the end of the “article”

    April 19, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 19, 2024 Source:Rosemary oil is a viral hack for hair growth. Does it work?

  • Tongxinluo capsules improve health after heart attack, study shows. If true, then it is important to determine how it works and what compounds are responsible.

    November 3, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 3, 2023 Source:Tongxinluo capsules improve health after heart attack, study shows Reference:Traditional Chinese Medicine Compound (Tongxinluo) and Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

  • Canadians are travelling to Mexico for Lyme disease treatments. That worries health experts. Chronic disease outcome not of bacterial origin but as a consequence of immune function gone awry.

    October 10, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 10, 2023 Source:Canadians are travelling to Mexico for Lyme disease treatments. That worries health experts

  • Ontario Case Shows Potential Supplement Risk for Consumers

    August 10, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 10, 2023 Source:Ontario Case Shows Potential Supplement Risk for Consumers Reference:Lead toxicity from Ayurvedic medicines

  • TikTokers tout berberine as ‘nature’s Ozempic.’ There is little to no evidence to support this claim.

    June 28, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 28, 2023 Source:TikTokers tout berberine as ‘nature’s Ozempic.’ Here’s why doctors say it’s not

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