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When anti-vaxxers win, children die. So it did in Samoa.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 31, 2019 Source:Samoa ends state of emergency after 5,667 cases of measles
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Reducing the confusion and stress during the holiday season for people suffering from dementia
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 23, 2019 Source:The TV repeats and old songs that help people with dementia
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Sunday House Call, #722, December 22, 2019: When an epidemic shuts down your country because you did not vaccinate, do not be surprised about the compulsory vaccination aftermath.
Sunday House Call, #722, December 22, 2019: When an epidemic shuts down your country because you did not vaccinate, do not be surprised about the compulsory vaccination aftermath. Samoa institutes compulsory vaccinations after the country shuts down during a measles epidemic. The study of psychedelic drugs for the treatment of treatment-resistant depression is reviewed here.…
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Coca-Cola continues its advertising to children and adolescents. The adage of “it is not what you say but what you do reveals your true nature” applies to this company.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 20, 2019 Source:Coke targeted teens by saying sugary drinks are healthy
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Deep brain stimulation used to treat one man for alcoholism. Do not draw many conclusions from a N value of 1
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 19, 2019 Source:‘I’d be dead’: Renowned scientist gets experimental brain surgery to fight drinking
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Wednesday House Call, December 18, 2019: I don’t smell a thing!
Wednesday House Call, December 18, 2019: I don’t smell a thing! Dr Barry Dworkin joins Matt Harris to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today:Do women have a better sense of smell than men? A Ottawa city official seems to think so based on his observation of a N value of 1. The…
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Study does not have the power to link chronic lack of sleep with later onset of dementia. Reverse causality may be at play as well.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December , 2019 Source:Chronic lack of sleep linked to dementia later in life, study suggests Reference:Sleep fragmentation, microglial aging, and cognitive impairment in adults with and without Alzheimer’s dementia
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Ontario Ministry of Health rejects family’s application for Phase 1 trial of donor-derived Car T-cell treatment in the U.S. for their 17-year-old son.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 17, 2019 Source:‘This might be our last Christmas together’: family rejected by Ontario government after requesting cancer treatment in United States