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Allergy association with antibiotic and antacid use in infancy raises questions that should lead to other studies to answer them.
Health Headlines Commentary for April 3, 2018 Source: Antacids, antibiotics for infants linked to later allergies Reference: Association Between Use of Acid-Suppressive Medications and Antibiotics During Infancy and Allergic Diseases in Early Childhood
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Another coffee-causes-cancer-scare ignores the evidence to the contrary. Nothing to see here, let’s move on.
Health Headlines Commentary for April 2, 2018 Source: Coffee may come with a cancer warning label in California
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Sunday House Call, #648 April 1, 2018: Fool me once…
Sunday House Call, #648 April 1, 2018: Fool me once… Topics today include: DNA pretesting to choose your best-matching car! Tai chi helps treat Fibromyalgia pain Your calls about Skin biopsy result that shows squamous cell carcinoma Treatment options for a broken ankle Vitamin C use. Is it necessary and what is the evidence?
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Ontario government’s freeze on hospital funding over the years has contributed to the systematic destruction of nurses’ health
Health Headlines Commentary for March 28, 2018 Source: Survey finds nurses not getting exercise they need for their health
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Hospitals are starting to eliminate junk food offerings for visitors and patients
Health Headlines Commentary for March 27, 2018 Source: First fries, now pop: Hospitals doing away with junk food, serving healthier fare
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Apple watch heartbeat monitor not even close to being able to accurately identify atrial fibrillation
Health Headlines Commentary for March 26, 2018 Source: Apple Watch could soon detect an irregular heartbeat Reference: Passive Detection of Atrial Fibrillation Using a Commercially Available Smartwatch
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Sunday House Call, #647, March 25, 2018: Apitherapy: Not the Bee’s Knees
Sunday House Call, #647, March 25, 2018: Apitherapy: Not the Bee’s Knees Topics today include: The practice of using live bee stings to treat inflammatory conditions results in a woman dying of an allergic reaction. The nonsense behind This pseudo-scientific “treatment”. Your calls about: Genetic testing for breast cancer. When should you do this? How…
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Mondays are not necessarily the worst state to visit a doctor. As with anything, it depends on the practice management style
Health Headlines Commentary for March 23, 2018 Source: Why Mondays are the worst day to visit the doctor
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