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Sunday House Call, #597, January 8, 2016: Star Trek Tricorder comes to life
Sunday House Call, #597, January 8, 2016: Star Trek Tricorder comes to life Topics today include: The XPrize Tricorder Competition Your calls about the value of licorice to treeat ylcers (there isn’t), male pattern baldeness and the use of finasteride (Proepecia) to slow down hair loss, a review of norovirus, low platelet counts, sore ribs,…
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Preliminary report on one man’s spinal cord repair after stem cell treatment in Phase 1A study
Health Headlines Commentary for December , 2016 Source: Paralyzed man regains use of arms and hands after experimental stem cell therapy at Keck Hospital of USC Reference: Ongoing study. Preliminary report
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Eat-ham/sausage-cause-worsening-asthma study good for the grinder
Health Headlines Commentary for December 22, 2016 Source: Why eating ham or sausages four times a week could worsen asthma Commentary and analysis: Diet rich in processed meat ‘may worsen asthma symptoms’ Reference: Cured meat intake is associated with worsening asthma symptoms.
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Wednesday House Call December 21, 2016
Wednesday House Call December 21, 2016 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Brian Lilley to discuss the latest health stories of the week.
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Mild exercise may hasten recovery in concussed children
Health Headlines Commentary for December 21, 2016 Source: Mild exercise may hasten recovery in concussed children Reference: Association Between Early Participation in Physical Activity Following Acute Concussion and Persistent Postconcussive Symptoms in Children and Adolescents
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Sugar-industry-funded-study concludes that sugar intake guidelines lack robust evidence
Health Headlines Commentary for December 20, 2016 Source: Study Tied to Food Industry Tries to Discredit Sugar Guidelines Reference: The Scientific Basis of Guideline Recommendations on Sugar Intake: A Systematic Review
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Sunday House Call, #596, December 18, 2016: Your “natural, additive-free” cigarette. Marketing madness takes its next logical step.
Sunday House Call, #596, December 18, 2016 Topics today include: Why marketing products the word “natural” and “additive-free” means nothing yet carries strong emotional responses. The latest survey amongst cigarette smokers takes this response to new levels of misconception and misinformation. Your calls about shingles, vitamin C, urinary obstruction in a 90 year-old woman, and others.…
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Some UK vitamin C tablets contain too much sodium
Health Headlines Commentary for December 15, 2016 Source: The daily Vitamin C fizzy tablets that come loaded with SALT: How popular brands have the equivalent level as found in two packets of crisps
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Wednesday House Call December 14, 2016
Wednesday House Call December 14, 2016 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week.
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