Dr. Barry Dworkin

September 20, 2018

Household cleaning products link to childhood gut bacteria changes and subsequent obesity based on another observational study. Many confounding variables make this link tenuous.

Health Headlines Commentary for September 20, 2018 Source: Household Cleaning Products Could Be Making Children Overweight: Canadian Study Reference: Postnatal exposure to household disinfectants, infant gut microbiota and subsequent risk of overweight in children Analysis: Your kitchen could hurt you, save you, or make your children overweight Do household cleaners trigger child obesity?

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childhood obesity, gut bacteria
September 19, 2018

Wednesday House Call, September 19, 2018

Wednesday House Call, September 19, 2018 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: If you are an Ottawa Senator’s hockey player and rupture your Achilles tendon, expect fast and efficient access to a same-day MRI and surgery. The rest of us seem wait in line just…

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dietary supplements, supplements
September 19, 2018

Flu vaccine patch still years away

Health Headlines Commentary for September 19, 2018 Source: Scientists develop flu vaccine patch you could administer at home

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flu vaccine patch
September 18, 2018

Food marketing normalizing processed and junk food as a mainstay of our diets affecting our children’s health

Health Headlines Commentary for September 18, 2018 Source: Prof calls for nationwide healthy food strategy amid Canadian childhood obesity crisis

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childhood obesity, food marketing
September 17, 2018

Trans fats now officially banned in Canada

Health Headlines Commentary for September 17, 2018 Source: Canada’s trans fat ban comes into effect

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trans-fats
September 16, 2018

Sunday House Call, #667, September 16, 2018: The observational food study; Correlation R-value Asymmetric with Probability

Sunday House Call, #667, September 16, 2018: The observational food study; Correlation R-value Asymmetric with Probability Topics today include: More poor media reporting of observational food studies and drawing direct conclusions when you just can’t do that.* This editorial explains why. Your calls about plantar fasciitis Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia blister formation after total knee replacement hand…

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observational studies
September 13, 2018

Acne vaccine research still in its early stages. Good basic science but stop using words like “promising” to describe preliminary data on mice and skin biopsies

Health Headlines Commentary for September 13, 2018 Source: Researchers developing acne vaccine by targeting bacteria already in skin Reference: The Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Propionibacterium acnes CAMP Factor-Targeted Acne Vaccines

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acne
September 12, 2018

Wednesday House Call, September 12, 2018: Small doses, negligible effects. How hyping parts per billion detection misrepresents risk.

Wednesday House Call, September 12, 2018: Small doses, negligible effects. How hyping parts per billion detection misrepresents risk. Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today we talk about an environmental advocacy group’s report about glyphosate found in parts per billion in our food supply, face transplants,…

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flu vaccine, glyphosate, lipoma, PROM
September 12, 2018

UK recommendation for drink-free days due in part to normalization of regular alcohol consumption

Health Headlines Commentary for September 12, 2018 Source: Middle-aged should have ‘drink-free’ days, say campaigners

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alcohol, alcoholism