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House Calls, #936, August 11, 2024: How sweet it is!
A review of the media’s latest headlines on how “artificial sweeteners” can lead to heart attack and stroke without including the name of the compound in the headline. Given that many people will scan headlines, this gives the false impression that all zero-calorie or calorie-reduced products pose this risk when it was only Erythritol that…
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Olympian Noah Lyles COVID run. Little risk to others while running the heat but it is the close exposure thereafter when he hugged others and was treated by medical staff when he collapsed thereafter. Let people decide but he should have disclosed his status prior to the event.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 9, 2024 Source: https://x.com/devin_heroux/status/1821632583127404565?s=42
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Millennials and Gen Xers face higher risk of 17 cancers than previous generations, study suggests but reasons are varied and not clearly established.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 8, 2024 Source:Millennials and Gen Xers face higher risk of 17 cancers than previous generations, study suggests Reference:Differences in cancer rates among adults born between 1920 and 1990 in the USA: an analysis of population-based cancer registry data
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Vision and hearing loss among growing list of risk factors for dementia, study says
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 7, 2024 Source:Time to get your eyes checked: Vision loss among growing list of risk factors for dementia, study says Reference:Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission
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Bill and I review (sun)burn management
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 6, 2024 Source:The Do’s and Don’ts of Burn First Aid
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House Calls, #935, August 4, 2024: Helpful Beasties
A review of the benefits of chronic wound infections and ulcers using maggots. As repulsive as it seems, there is ample evidence that they are more efficacious in some situations than debridement and antibiotics. Your Calls and Comments:
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House Calls, #934, July 28, 2024: We don’t treat our dogs like that.
The Canadian Medical Association treatise on banning out-of-pocket fees for medical services is not only hypocritical (members have private health insurance plans) but will continue to ensure that our pets receive better service and treatment than our families and friends. Columnist Randall Denley: Government health-care rationing in Ontario continues, for no good reason Also the…
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House Calls, #933, July 21, 2024: Just some news today. No politics.
A review of why aspirin or ASA is not recommended for primary prevention of heart disease/attack because of the long term risks of the drug exceed the benefits for people who have never had a heart attack. Many older adults are still taking daily aspirin, even though some shouldn’t be, experts say
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Lots of limitations in this study that states that bowel movement frequency can affect your gut health as well as kidney and liver function.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 19, 2024 Source:How often you poop can affect your health well beyond the gut, study suggests Reference:Aberrant bowel movement frequencies coincide with increased microbe-derived blood metabolites associated with reduced organ function
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