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Study evaluates the placebo effect in randomized clinical trials assessing cannabis-based pain management therapies. It seems that there was no difference between them. Let the fireworks begin.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 5, 2022 Source:Pain relief from marijuana comes from a belief it helps, study finds Reference: Placebo Response and Media Attention in Randomized Clinical Trials Assessing Cannabis-Based Therapies for Pain. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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Sunday House Call, #861, December 4, 2022: When will we get off the pot? And I am not referring to cannabis.
The Ontario Ministry of Health has reduced the virtual care fees physician can charge in certain situations.Family practices need extra funding to hire nurse practitioners, physician assistances and support staff to deal with the ever increasing pressures of providing care in the face of burnout and physician shortages. Who pays is the question. If the…
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Green tea extract may harm liver in people with certain genetic variations. More is not necessarily better especially when evidence is limited about its health benefits.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 2, 2022 Source:Green tea extract may harm liver in people with certain genetic variations Reference:Hepatotoxicity with High-Dose Green Tea Extract: Effect of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase and Uridine 5’-Diphospho-glucuronosyltransferase 1A4 Genotypes
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Small study with caveats suggests that osteoarthritic knees worsen after steroid injections. I am not convinced but open to further evidence to establish veracity.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 1, 2022 Source:A common treatment for your knee osteoarthritis may be making it worse, studies say Reference:Steroid Injections Worsen Knee Arthritis
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Flu shot uptake below targets, particularly for older adults amid ‘multi-demic’ of viruses: survey.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 30, 2022 Source:Flu shot uptake below targets, particularly for older adults amid ‘multi-demic’ of viruses: survey
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New insights into how prostate cancer protects itself from latest therapies after researchers uncover the gene responsible for this resistance while investigating new drug that circumvents these protective mechanisms.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 28, 2022 Source:Drug triggers immune cells to attack prostate cancer Reference:Inhibiting ACK1-mediated phosphorylation of C-terminal Src kinase counteracts prostate cancer immune checkpoint blockade resistance.
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Sunday House Call, #860, November 27, 2022: We are just a bunch of slackers (yes sarcasm).
Words and actions matter. The latest spin on the edict to come down from the Ontario Ministry of Health precisely describes what they think of physicians, their disrespect for us, and complete disconnect from the reality practices face with limited resources and no reasonable solution from them forthcoming even though, at least for family practice,…
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Hopefully, RSV vaccine data submissions will fulfill Health Canada’s approval criteria so that our older folks and infants will be better protected in the new year.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 25, 2022 Source:Seniors at high risk for RSV, experts warn, as Health Canada reviews 60-plus vaccine
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