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Wednesday House Call, November 27, 2019: Pseudoscience of anti-flu vaccine advocates continues to illustrate their complete misunderstanding of how our bodies work.
Wednesday House Call, November 27, 2019 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Dahlia Kurtz to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today:The unfounded claim making the rounds that yearly flu vaccination reduces your ability to fend off the flu. We discuss the real science that illustrates the revers effect. Your calls about: Post operative symptoms…
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Ontario study finds that more teens are using over-the-counter-drugs to intentionally overdose
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 29, 2019 Source:More Canadian teens using over-the-counter drugs to overdose, data show Reference:Trends of intentional drug overdose among youth: a population-based cohort study
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Heavy cannabis use can induce psychotic breaks as illustrated in this horrendous act. Evidence also confirms the negative mental health risks with similar use among adolescents.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 26, 2019 Source:Cannabis-induced psychosis blamed in beheading of father at Muskoka cottage
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Media focuses on the “comeback” of plague (it isn’t) yet ignores the measles epidemic that has claimed tens of thousands of children’s lives.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 25, 2019 Source:Is the bubonic plague making a comeback?
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Sunday House Call, #718, November 24, 2019: The completely preventable epidemic that is killing children by the tens of thousands
Sunday House Call, #718, November 24, 2019: The completely preventable epidemic that is killing children by the tens of thousands Measles continues it resurgence in many parts of the world. The latest reports from Samoa and the Democratic Republic of Congo illustrate how easy it is for the fire to spread. Your calls today include:…
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Breast cancer vaccine article uses all the buzzwords that overhype the reality
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 22, 2019 Source:The poor example of science/medicine reporting: Trial vaccine wipes out breast cancer in Florida patient The better example:Mayo Breast Cancer Vaccine Could Be Available In Less Than A Decade
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Why doesn’t Madonna just drink from her toilet?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 21, 2019 Source:Madonna takes ice bath, drinks her ‘urine’ after show in video clip
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Wednesday House Call, November 20, 2019: Stem Cells Ruses and Prince Andrew’s Sweat Pseudoscience
Wednesday House Call, November 20, 2019: Stem Cells Ruses and Prince Andrew’s Sweat Pseudoscience Dr Barry Dworkin joins Matt Harris to discuss a US company’s stem cell foray into Ottawa that mirrors the warnings about the industry as outlined in teh podcast Bad Batch. We review how Prince Andrew does indeed sweat and his claim…
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Carbon monoxide poisoning claims one life in home of elderly couple.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 20, 2019 Source:One man dead over carbon monoxide poisoning
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