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Another observational food study (please make it stop!!) that tries to link fast food consumption and in particular, hamburgers, with increased asthma and allergy risk.
Health Headlines Commentary for July 6, 2018 Source: Linked between Consumption of fast food and asthma, other allergic diseases Reference: Is the consumption of fast foods associated with asthma or other allergic diseases? Respirology, 2018; DOI: 10.1111/resp.13339
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Strategies for reducing risk of falls an important aspect in curtailing morbidity and mortality
Health Headlines Commentary for July 5, 2018 Source: Falls sending more Canadians to hospital: report Reference: Watch your step! Falls are sending more Canadians to the hospital than ever before
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Wednesday House Call, July 4, 2018
Wednesday House Call, July 4, 2018 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Brian Lilley to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: What to do about a salivary gland tumor. Difficulty finding a new doctor. Strategies for finding one. Adding Mio to water. How much is too much? You cannot reach the theoretical toxic limit…
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Observational study finds that cannabis use does not moderate chronic non-cancer pain. Randomized controlled trials needed to investigate its ability to control pain
Health Headlines Commentary for July 4 , 2018 Source: A 4-year Australian study of 1500 people finds no evidence that cannabis helps to treat pain Reference: Effect of cannabis use in people with chronic non-cancer pain prescribed opioids: findings from a 4-year prospective cohort study Editorial: A painful lesson: are we repeating previous mistakes in…
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Continuity of care with your family doctor may reduce risk of death according to study
Health Headlines Commentary for July 3, 2018 Source: Seeing the same doctor over time ‘lowers death rates’ Reference: Continuity of care with doctors—a matter of life and death? A systematic review of continuity of care and mortality BMJ Open/ Published online June 28 2018 Analysis: Seeing same doctor every time ‘reduces risk of death’
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Is there any science supporting intermittent fasting as a means of reducing disease? Not from this fluff piece.
Health Headlines Commentary for June 29 , 2018 Source: What to know about intermittent fasting: Is it right for you?
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Insulin pill, if it is ever developed, will likely face some significant real-life obstacles to use
Health Headlines Commentary for June 28, 2018 Source: Insulin pill instead of shot: How close are we for diabetes patients?
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Wednesday House Call, June 27, 2018: To your health! Hot dog water down the hatch!
Wednesday House Call, June 27, 2018: To your health! Hot dog water down the hatch! Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Hot dog water marketed to prove a pseudoscience point. Should C-sections be done when no medical reason exists just because the patient wants one?…
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Federal Government asking pharma to stop marketing opioids
Health Headlines Commentary for June 27, 2018 Source: Ottawa asks drug companies to stop marketing opioids