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Small study on desk plants reducing your stress level needs more watering.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 10, 2020 Source:Keeping a plant on your desk can reduce workplace stress, study says Reference:Potential of a Small Indoor Plant on the Desk for Reducing Office Workers’ Stress
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Sunday House Call, #726, February 9, 2020: Masking Reality
Sunday House Call, #725, February 9, 2020: Masking Reality Topics today include: Tens of thousands of people in China reported to have been infected by the virus. Surgical face masks fly off the shelves leading to shortage. The influenza virus has infected 19 million people in the US alone with over 10,000 deaths and 180,000…
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Many limitations in cohort study that suggests, at least for white Finnish public sector workers, that ‘People on blood pressure, cholesterol meds often let healthy habits slip’
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 6, 2020 Source:People on blood pressure, cholesterol meds often let healthy habits slip Reference:Lifestyle Changes in Relation to Initiation of Antihypertensive and Lipid‐Lowering Medication: A Cohort Study
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HIV vaccine hopes should not be “dashed” by trial failure. Results contribute to understanding and formulating new approaches. We learn from our mistakes and failures in order to attain our goals.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 5, 2020 Source:HIV vaccine hopes dashed by trial results
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Yes of course consumption of fish and potatoes is the only reason this man is 109 years-old.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 4, 2020 Source:Canada’s oldest known man turns 109, swears by a diet of fish and potatoes
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CAR-T therapy has its successes for treating leukemias and other blood cancers but please do not sell it in press releases with testimonials that do not cite the serious side effects of treatment.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 3, 2020 Source:CAR-T cell therapy—new hope when standard cancer treatments fail
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Sunday House Call, #725, February 2, 2020: Subduing peanut anaphylaxis
Sunday House Call, #725, February 2, 2020: Subduing peanut anaphylaxis Topics today include: The FDA approves the first oral treatment to reduce the risk of peanut anaphyaxis for children and adolescents. Lung repairs itself more than expected after people stop smoking. Your calls about: An x-ray shows some degeneration of the sacroiliac joint in an…
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The pathophysiology of how stress contributes to the development of grey hair
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 31, 2020 Source:Scientists Confirm That Stress Can Indeed Turn Hair Grey Reference:Hyperactivation of sympathetic nerves drives depletion of melanocyte stem cells
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Environmental and health consequences of fracking report raises some awareness of the issue but unfortunately cherry picks it sources for information to support its mandate.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 30, 2020 Source:Birth defects, cancer and disease among potential health risks from fracking for Canadians, doctors warn Reference: Link to report
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