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Wednesday House Call, June 5, 2019
Wednesday House Call, June 5, 2019 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Fentanyl precsriptions Management of chronic cough in a smoker Prostate cancer treatment Memory testing
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There is no “key” point in this sleep study of teens because it does not have the power to demonstrate cause and effect. The media has to stop hyping observational studies as if they were double-blinded randomized controlled trials.
Health Headlines Commentary for June 4, 2019 Source: Quality, not quantity is key in teens’ sleep habits: B.C. study Reference: Chronic sleep disturbance, not chronic sleep deprivation, is associated with self-rated health in adolescents
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The 10,000 steps: Marketing myths that make reality in its own self-interested image
Health Headlines Commentary for June 3, 2019 Source: Fitness: Do you really need to log 10,000 steps a day?
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Sunday House Call, #696, June 2, 2019: All the medical news that is fit to print is rife with perception and sensational bias
Sunday House Call, #696, June 2, 2019: All the medical news that is fit to print is rife with perception bias Topics today include: The media’s reporting of medical stories are still using the 7+ charged words that should not be part of any medical news story. Your health care dollars being wasted on bureaucracy…
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Wednesday House Call, May 29, 2019: Up in arms over taxing white crystals
Wednesday House Call, May 29, 2019: Up in arms over tax white crystals Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the sugar tax proposal and alleged pharma culpability in the opioid crisis. Your calls: Hammer toes Yellow fever vaccine Ears blocked with water
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The number of hospitalizations for alcohol and other drugs have overtaken those for heart attacks and stroke. Mental health issues are a significant contributing factor and needs to be addressed.
Health Headlines Commentary for May 31, 2019 Source: More Canadians hospitalized for alcohol and drugs than heart attacks, strokes: study Reference: Common Challenges, Shared PrioritiesMeasuring Access to Home and Community Care and to Mental Health and Addictions Services in Canada
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All patients with pancreatic cancer need to be informed of treatment options so they can decide what medical management direction to take.
Health Headlines Commentary for May 28, 2019 Source: Chemo can prolong survival for pancreatic cancer. So why aren’t people getting it?
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Ketogenic drink may help curb mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease but then again it may not. Only 52 people involved in this small study.
Health Headlines Commentary for May 27, 2019 Source: Ketone drink may one day fight Alzheimer’s disease and dementia Reference: A ketogenic drink improves brain energy and some measures of cognition in mild cognitive impairment
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Can you be in “near remission” with respect to cancer treatment?
Health Headlines Commentary for May 30, 2019 Source: ‘Tears of joy’: Alex Trebek says pancreatic cancer in ‘near remission’
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