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‘That barrier has been breached’: Infectious diseases doctor warns travellers about flesh-eating parasite
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 4, 2025 Source:‘That barrier has been breached’: Infectious diseases doctor warns travellers about flesh-eating parasite
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There may be an additional reason to vaccinate against Shingles; it may reduce the risk of dementia.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 3, 2025 Source:Shingles is awful, but there may be another reason to get vaccinated. It may fight dementia Reference:Does shingles vaccination cut dementia risk? Large study hints at a linkA natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia
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Popular diabetes medication significantly slows down aging in monkey study. Mechanisms are fascinating.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 2, 2025 Source:Popular diabetes medication significantly slows down aging Reference:Metformin decelerates aging clock in male monkeys
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Media rehashing a four year-old study with little followup that claims acetaminophen may increase risk-taking behaviour. There is no evidence to suggest that this is even remotely true.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 1, 2025 Source:Common pain reliever drug may influence risk-taking behaviour, study suggests Reference:
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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.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 31, 2025 Source:Pouring Coffee Into Your Rectum Isn’t Worth The Risk, Says Expert
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House Calls, #964, March 30, 2025: And spread it does; Measles infections increase in the US and southern Ontario
The unfortunate yet predictable consequences of low Measles vaccination rate now being reported in the US and Canada is a hallmark of how reality does not accommodate public misunderstanding about the MMR vaccine. I also discuss the harm that is wrought upon patients subjected to long wait times to see a specialist. I cite a…
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Vitamin A can’t prevent measles. But there is something that does.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 28, 2025 Source:Vitamin A can’t prevent measles. What this supplement actually does
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Canadian scientists discover new class of antibiotics that seem to work well against multidrug resistant bacteria
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 27, 2025 Source:How antibiotics could fight superbugs: Canadian scientists make key discovery Reference:A broad-spectrum lasso peptide antibiotic targeting the bacterial ribosome
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Tanning beds rebranded and touted as a boon for health and wellness belie the physical reality that UV exposure is cumulative increasing the risk of skin cancers with each successive use.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 26, 2025 Source:Sunbed use on the rise as salons sell ‘wellness’ benefits