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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
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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
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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
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Precautions against mosquito-borne illness should be de rigeur when traveling to endemic disease regions.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 14, 2020 Source:26-year-old Canadian woman dies after catching dengue fever in Jamaica
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Not all food “best before” dates are created equal.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 13, 2020 Source:How much food and money can you save if you trust your gut instead of the best before label?
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Presidents Xi and Trump have become microbiologists specializing in virology. Trump declares Xi says all you need is the warming of April to destroy the coronavirus.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 11, 2020 Source:TRUMP SAYS CHINESE PRESIDENT XI TOLD HIM THAT HEAT WILL KILL CORONAVIRUS ‘BY APRIL’
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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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