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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • May 29, 2019

    Can a business owner require staffers to get vaccinated?

    Health Headlines Commentary for May 29, 2019 Source: Can a business owner require staffers to get vaccinated?

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    vaccinations
  • May 26, 2019

    Sunday House Call, #695, May 26, 2019: The cost of living

    Sunday House Call, #695, May 26, 2019: The cost of living Topics today include: A new one-time dose drug to halt the progression of spinal muscular dystrophy in newborns costs $2.1M. Your calls about: When can you swim after a skin biopsy? What is a strangulated hernia? Prognosis after Sudden Cardiac Arterial Dissection (SCAD) The…

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  • May 24, 2019

    Cardiac arrest and heart attack symptoms in women are not immediately recognized as such compared to men and lead to poorer outcomes

    Health Headlines Commentary for May 24, 2019 Source: Cardiac arrest more deadly for women than men, study finds Reference: Women have lower chances than men to be resuscitated and survive out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

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    cardiac arrest, heart attack
  • May 23, 2019

    Ottawa Public Health confirms new case of measles at private school

    Health Headlines Commentary for May 23, 2019 Source: Ottawa Public Health says children at private school may have been exposed to new case of measles

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    measles, public health policy
  • May 22, 2019

    Wednesday House Call, May 22, 2019: The seven words that you should not be used in a medical news report

    Wednesday House Call, May 22 , 2019: The seven words that you should not be used in a medical news report Today Rob and I discuss the seven words that should raise your skepticism meter when they appear in a medical news story. Your calls about: Cardiomyopathy after a viral infection Management options for prostate…

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  • May 22, 2019

    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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    blue light, sleep
  • May 21, 2019

    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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  • May 19, 2019

    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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    supplements
  • May 17, 2019

    Study demonstrated that consumption of ultra-processed hyper-palatable foods led to increased daily caloric consumption and weight gain

    Health Headlines Commentary for May 17, 2019 Source: Ultra-processed foods ‘make you eat more’ Why Eating Processed Foods Might Make You Fat People who followed a diet of ultra-processed foods ate about 500 more calories a day compared to when they ate a whole foods diet. Reference: Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight…

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    childhood obesity, junk food, processed foods
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