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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • February 27, 2020

    Canada does little to stem the purveyors of quackery and their ads that promote cancer cures.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 27, 2020 Source:Baseless ads for cancer-fighting natural health products are rampant in Canada: report Reference:Bad Science Watch: A Survey of the Online Marketing of Natural Health Products for Cancer Treatment and Cure

    tagged:

    cancer, quackery
  • February 26, 2020

    Harvard epidemiologist comments on Covid-19 potential to spread

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 26, 2020 Source:Harvard scientist predicts coronavirus will infect up to 70 percent of humanity Reference:You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus

    tagged:

    Covid-19
  • February 25, 2020

    Managed Alcohol Programs helping some with alcohol addiction

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 25, 2020 Source:How ‘managed alcohol programs’ are helping treat alcoholism with moderation

    tagged:

    Addiction, alcoholism
  • February 24, 2020

    WHO emergency committee member expresses concern that Covid-19 may be “first pandemic challenge that fits the disease X category”.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 24, 2020 Source:Coronavirus May Be ‘Disease X’ Health Experts Warned About

    tagged:

    coronavirus, Covid-19
  • February 23, 2020

    Sunday House Call, #727, February 23, 2020: Got (toddler) Milk?

    Sunday House Call, #727, February 23, 2020: Got (toddler) Milk? Topics today include:With formula sales waning, companies are pulling out all the fear tactics they have to convince parents that their toddlers need a special sugar-laden toddler milk to ensure they develop normally. Unfortunately for these producers, there is no evidence to support the need…

    tagged:

    Toddler Milk
  • February 21, 2020

    Study concludes that left-digit bias plays a role in whether someone age 80 versus age 79 receives coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 21, 2020 Source:80 is not the new 70: Age may bias heart care, study finds Reference:Behavioral Heuristics in Coronary-Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

    tagged:

    CABG, coronary artery disease, left-digit bias
  • February 20, 2020

    Why does Kyle Lowry sleep in a hyperbaric chamber, and should I do it too? Answer: No. Especially when cited sources in article confirming its benefits sell the product

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 20, 2020 Source:Why does Kyle Lowry sleep in a hyperbaric chamber, and should I do it too?

    tagged:

    hyperbaric chamber
  • February 19, 2020

    Many methodological confounding factors and alternate hypotheses dampen study authors contention that cleaning product exposure during infancy increases risk of asthma.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 19, 2020 Source:Infants exposed to cleaning supplies more susceptible to asthma, study finds Reference:Association of use of cleaning products with respiratory health in a Canadian birth cohort

    tagged:

    asthma, cleaning products
  • February 18, 2020

    Heart disease and stroke remain the predominant health threat.

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 18, 2020 Source:Healthy aging: The real threat is heart disease

    tagged:

    heart disease, stroke
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