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Canadian water supply investigation exposes lead levels that exceed national safety guidelines.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 5, 2019 Source:Is there lead in your tap water? Canada-wide investigation exposes dangerous levels of toxic metal Reference:How we did it: inside the Tainted Water investigation Protect your home from lead in the water supply:Filters that you can install in your home
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Must-listen-to podcast reveals the greed behind the unsubstantiated claims of stem cell treatments in the U.S. that have harmed patients
Health Headlines Commentary for November 4, 2019 Source:The Science Of Stem Cell Research Hits A Snag With ‘Bad Batch’ Reference:Bad Batch podcast
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Study will evaluate efficacy and outcomes of new imaging technology surveillance for men with prostate cancer
Health Headlines Commentary for November 1 , 2019 Source:Ontario men to have access to advanced prostate cancer imaging
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Significant confounding factors exist in observational fluoride study. If it is a neurotoxin, why are boys only affected? What happened during the 4 years after birth that could have contributed to the small IQ decrease?
Health Headlines Commentary for October 30, 2019 Source:‘So much is at stake’: Academics call for release of data behind controversial Canadian fluoride study Analysis and reference: No proof that a mother’s intake of fluoride in pregnancy affects their child’s IQ
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If you are going to claim from an observational study that the HPV vaccine reduces fertility rates in women, then provide the plausible biological mechanism to explain it.
Health Headlines Commentary for October 29, 2019 Source:A lowered probability of pregnancy in females in the USA aged 25-29 who received a human papillomavirus vaccine injection. – PubMed – NCBI
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We wear seat belts don’t we just in case? Get the flu vaccine for the same reason and save yourself from 3-4 weeks of misery and for some, death.
Health Headlines Commentary for October 28, 2019 Source:Get vaccine now before flu season peaks, health officials urge
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Sunday House Call, #715, October 27, 2019: The damn virus is almost eliminated from the face of the Earth.
Sunday House Call, #715, October 27, 2019: The damn virus is almost eliminated from the face of the Earth. Topics today include:There is only one strain of polio virus left on Earth and it found in only two countries. How the live virus vaccine can lead to polio infections when the virus is shed in…
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Charter challenge over denial of liver transplants to alcoholics will proceed.
Health Headlines Commentary for October 25, 2019 Source:Charter fight over denial of liver transplants to alcohol abusers can proceed
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Study on subjective pain reporting based on weather changes rife with significant limitations
Health Headlines Commentary for October 24, 2019 Source:People ‘more likely to feel pain on humid days’ Reference:How the weather affects the pain of citizen scientists using a smartphone app