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Blocking blue light from screens before bedtime and its effect on teens sleep patterns presented in this study however it only evaluated 25 people and has not been published.
Health Headlines Commentary for May 22, 2019 Source: Study of teenagers finds blocking out blue light from screens can improve health and wellbeing
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You’ll feel the burn if you make your own sunscreen.
Health Headlines Commentary for May 21, 2019 Source: Researchers warn of the dangers of homemade sunscreen
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Sunday House Call, #694, May 19, 2019: The Supplement Society. How we have fallen for marketing as gospel.
Sunday House Call, #694, May 19, 2019 Disease prevention should not rely on the $40B supplement industry. Simple evidence-based approaches are not sexy, require you to eat real food and to be physically active any way you can. Unless you truly have a clinical deficiency, there is no need for vitamins, supplements or protein powders.…
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Court rules Ontario physicians must provide patient referrals for medical services despite their personal, moral, or religious beliefs
Health Headlines Commentary for May 16, 2019 Source: Ontario’s highest court rules doctors must give referrals for services they oppose
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Wednesday House Call, May 15, 2019: The red and white OHIP cards are like cockroaches. Despite 20 years of effort, the government still has not succeeded in eradicating this potential source for health care fraud.
Wednesday House Call, May 15, 2019: The red and white OHIP cards are like cockroaches. Despite 20 years of effort, the government still has not succeeded in eradicating this potential source for health care fraud. Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the problem with hundreds of thousands of old red and white OHIP…
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Tramadol is not a “safer” opioid.
Health Headlines Commentary for May , 2019 Source: ‘There really is no safe opioid’: Study finds tramadol isn’t a less addictive painkiller Reference: Chronic use of tramadol after acute pain episode: cohort study
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Coffee consumption study reviews cardiovascular disease risk. Six cups/day or more might/may/potentially contribute to increased risk but causal link is not established.
Health Headlines Commentary for May 13, 2019 Source: Six or more cups of coffee in a day could be dangerous: Study Reference: Long-term coffee consumption, caffeine metabolism genetics, and risk of cardiovascular disease: a prospective analysis of up to 347,077 individuals and 8368 cases
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Judge overrides parents wishes to use cannabis, vitamins, and diet treatments and orders that three-year-old boy continue his chemo treatments for lymphoblastic leukemia. Rate of success from chemo is over 90 per cent with 98 per cent remission in first few weeks of treatment
Health Headlines Commentary for May 10, 2019 Source: Florida judge orders three-year-old boy with leukemia to resume chemo against parents’ wishes Reference: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
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