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Sunday House Call, #614, May 21, 2017: Your TV disease of the week
Sunday House Call, #614, May 21, 2017 Topics today include: Direct to consumer advertising by pharmaceutical companies rife with bias and disease-mongering. Steroid injection of osteoarthritic knees no better than placebo. Your calls about cortisone injections, d-dimer tests for blood clots, sore knees, mould exposure, and lifespan of hip replacements.
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3D-printed ovaries implanted in sterile mice and some gave birth
Health Headlines Commentary for May 19, 2017 Source: Mouse implanted with ovaries made by 3D printer gives birth, offering new hope for infertile women Reference: A bioprosthetic ovary created using 3D printed microporous scaffolds restores ovarian function in sterilized mice
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Teen died from cardiac arrhythmia due to rapid consumption of various caffeinated drinks
Health Headlines Commentary for May 18, 2017 Source: A teen chugged a latte, a Mountain Dew and an energy drink. The caffeine binge led to his death.
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Wednesday House Call May 17, 2017
Wednesday House Call May 17, 2017 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week.
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Trump’s views on exercise and energy expenditure not grounded in science
Health Headlines Commentary for May 16, 2017 Source: Trump thinks that exercising too much uses up the body’s ‘finite’ energy
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Poor study design cannot link negative consequences of ‘catch-up’ sleep
Health Headlines Commentary for May 15, 2017 Source: ‘Catch-up’ sleep spoils attention and creativity, study suggests Reference: Sleep in Studio Based Courses: Outcomes for Creativity Task Performance
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Sunday House Call, #613, May 14, 2017: The anti-vaxer playbook and tactics
Sunday House Call, #613, May 14, 2017 Topics today include: Antivaxer tactics; posing as vaccination advocates as they stab you in the back. Post lung cancer surgery exhaustion, the necessity of pacemakers, HPV vaccine and parental responsibility, knee replacements, and psoriasis.
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Let your expert sushi chef be your protector from parasites
Health Headlines Commentary for May 12, 2017 Source: Parasites could be lurking in your sushi, doctors warn Reference: Anisakiasis: a growing cause of abdominal pain!
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Cotton tip applicators lead to injury and are not to be used to clean ear canals
Health Headlines Commentary for May 11, 2017 Source: Children need to stop putting cotton swabs in their ears: study Reference: Pediatric Cotton-Tip Applicator-Related Ear Injury Treated in United States Emergency Departments, 1990-2010
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