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There is no ‘exercise pill” but the research on the effects of physical activity on the body could lead to treatments to help those with conditions/illnesses that hamper their ability to exercise.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 20, 2022 Source:Could We Ever Make “Exercise In A Pill” To Replace Physical Activity?
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Sunday House Call, #851, September 18, 2022: If the government funded pizza restaurants like they do family practices, it does not take much to guess what would happen.
The Government decides that everyone will get access to “free” pizza through the auspices of The Ministry of Restaurant Establishments-Pizza Division Government initially promises to ensure adequate funding so that pizzas can be made reliably, efficiently, and sustainably. I discuss what inevitably would happen just as we have seen with family practices. Your calls and…
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Fun but inconclusive study presents preliminary evidence that caffeine consumption contributes to impulsive shopping behaviour.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 16, 2022 Source:Caffeine Consumption: A Hidden Cause of Impulsive Shopping Grab a Coffee Before Shopping? You May Want to Think Twice Reference:EXPRESS: Caffeine’s Effects on Consumer Spending
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Too many limitations to this study to conclude that multivitamins can slow cognitive decline. Also seem mostly in people with cardiovascular disease. Maybe their medications contributed to this result too?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 15, 2022 Source:Study finds potential link between daily multivitamin and improved cognition in older adults Reference:Effects of cocoa extract and a multivitamin on cognitive function: A randomized clinical trial
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Neuroplasticity is evident in response to many human endeavours and experiences. So too it seems in new fathers with the results of this small study.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 14, 2022 Source:Measuring changes to the male brain after fathering a child Reference:First-time fathers show longitudinal gray matter cortical volume reductions: evidence from two international samples
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Researchers present a potential test to predict a baby’s asthma risk in their first year of life and the preventive treatments that can follow.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 13, 2022 Source:By better predicting asthma risk, preventive treatments could bypass disease development Reference:Lipopolysaccharide-induced interferon response networks at birth are predictive of severe viral lower respiratory infections in the first year of life
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Tweaking CAR-T activity with on/off switches may reduce cytokine release syndrome.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 12, 2022 Source:Immune cells engineered to battle cancer can be turned ‘on’ or ‘off’ Reference:High-performance multiplex drug-gated CAR circuits
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Sunday House Call, #850, September 11, 2022: Governments still can’t get it right after thirty years of promises to fix health care.
Thirty years of governments from all parties promising solutions to our health care system has ended with the same if not worse results. What will it take to make the necessary changes for this to produce a different and more positive result? Your calls about: Trigeminal Neuralgia Post Herpetic Neuralgia Questions about OHIP Can ozempic…
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Blood test for ALS undergoing trials for efficacy. If successful, how will this change the management of an untreatable (presently) terminal disease? It could provide an increased lead time to prepare support services.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 8, 2022 Source:Blood Test Shows Promise for Quick Diagnosis of ALS Reference:Company press release
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