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Brain activity before death: Study pinpoints a ‘hot zone’ surge
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 16, 2023 Source:Brain activity before death: Study pinpoints a ‘hot zone’ surge Reference:Surge of neurophysiological coupling and connectivity of gamma oscillations in the dying human brain
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In vitro study of traditional Indigenous tea from Canada shows that it is effective against malaria parasite. Further evaluation may follow in animal model studies.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 15, 2023 Source:Traditional Indigenous tea from Canada could combat drug-resistant malaria: study Reference:Chemical Composition and Antiplasmodial Activity of the Essential Oil of Rhododendron subarcticum Leaves from Nunavik, Québec, Canada
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Sunday House Call, #876, May 14, 2023: Billions and billions of pills leads to many consequences: some beneficial, others not.
An interesting article in the Economist discusses the implications of polypharmacy in our society and what we can do to reduce harm. Your calls about:
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A new skin patch immunotherapy system to treat peanut allergies is being studied in toddlers and so far, it seems to work reasonably well to prevent anaphylaxis with accidental peanut ingestion.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 12, 2023 Source:A skin patch to treat peanut allergies? Study in toddlers shows promise Reference:Phase 3 Trial of Epicutaneous Immunotherapy in Toddlers with Peanut Allergy
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Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Small Trial
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 11, 2023 Source:Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Small Trial Reference:Personalized RNA neoantigen vaccines stimulate T cells in pancreatic cancer
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Artificial intelligence can be trained to spot pancreatic cancer risk three years before diagnosis: study
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 10, 2023 Source:Artificial intelligence can be trained to spot pancreatic cancer risk three years before diagnosis: study Reference:A deep learning algorithm to predict risk of pancreatic cancer from disease trajectories
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Lilly claims drug slows Alzheimer’s progression by 35 per cent in trial. However there are significant side effects that require our attention respecting the risk vs benefit and long-term outcomes.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 5, 2023 Source:Lilly drug slows Alzheimer’s progression by 35 per cent in trial
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Reports of melatonin poisoning in kids have spiked dramatically. Because of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, other compounds/contaminants/mislabelling that might contribute to this outcome remain unknown.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 4, 2023 Source:Reports of melatonin poisoning in kids have spiked dramatically Reference:Melatonin Natural Health Products and Supplements: Presence of Serotonin and Significant Variability of Melatonin Content