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Night shift work influences risk of type 2 diabetes in observational study
Health Headlines Commentary for February 13, 2018 Source: Night shift work influences risk of type 2 diabetes in observational study Reference: Night Shift Work, Genetic Risk, and Type 2 Diabetes in the UK Biobank
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Sunday House Call, #641, February 11, 2018: Homeopathy-Junk science does not get a foothold at Ontario college
Sunday House Call, #641, February 11, 2018: Homeopathy-Junk science does not get a foothold at Ontario college Topics today include: Homeopathy loses out at Ontario’s Georgian College. Why Homeopathy is junk-science. Your calls about: Hip replacements Sciatica that is not sciarica Cadaver bones used in dental procedures The flu that won’t quit.
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Wednesday House Call February 7 , 2018
Wednesday House Call February 7 , 2018 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Norovirus at the Winter Olympics, McDonalds french fries ingredient linked to baldness treatment is stretching things a little too far. Your calls about angina, keto diets, prolonged cough and cold symptoms,…
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Study looking at plant-based-milk alternatives’ nutritional value compared to cow’s milk is interesting but given we do not depend on them as a sole food source, it is of little consequence to our overall diet. Drink what you like.
Health Headlines Commentary for January 31, 2018 Source: This Type of Non-Dairy Milk is the Healthiest, Study Says Reference: How well do plant based alternatives fare nutritionally compared to cow’s milk?
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More information is required before determining tragic death of teen two days after vaping. Cause and effect are unclear.
Health Headlines Commentary for January 30, 2018 Source: Teen baseball player’s stepmom calls for stronger vaping regulations after his death
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Flu virus can spread by just breathing according to study
Health Headlines Commentary for January 29, 2018 Source: Flu breath: sick people can spread the flu virus just by breathing Reference: Infectious virus in exhaled breath of symptomatic seasonal influenza cases from a college community
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Wednesday House Call January 17, 2018: The kids are not alright thanks to OHIP+
Wednesday House Call January 17, 2018 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: The unintended consequences of Ontario’s new OHIP+ drug coverage and the scourge of the EAP program that now puts patient health at risk. We review President Trump’s periodic health exam report. Your calls…
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Fast food diet in mice produces immune response akin to a defense against infection
Health Headlines Commentary for January , 2018 Source: Our bodies may be treating fast food like an invading bacterial infection — and it could be killing us Reference: Western Diet Triggers NLRP3-Dependent Innate Immune Reprogramming
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Case study of a stifled sneeze resulted in a rare instance of throat rupture.
Health Headlines Commentary for January 16, 2018 Source: Don’t do it: a man ruptured his throat trying to hold in a sneeze Reference: Snap, crackle and pop: when sneezing leads to crackling in the neck
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