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No evidence to recommend drinking lots of fluids for a cold is beneficial other than for companies that promote their hydration products
Health Headlines Commentary for December 5, 2016 Source: Should you ‘drink lots of fluids’ when sick? More evidence needed, doctors say
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Sunday House Call, #595, December 4, 2016
Sunday House Call, #595, December 4, 2016 Topics today include:Pharmacies offering tests for strep throat and the flu: Why this is not good medicine. Your calls about polyps, tinnitus, and snake-oil to slow down your aging process.
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Wednesday House Call November 30, 2016
Wednesday House Call November 30, 2016 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today:The Ontario Auditor General’s Report, your calls about atrial fibrillation, ACE inhibitors for blood pressure control, and how blood thinners work.
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Sunday House Call, #594, November 27, 2016: Let’s treat likes its 1796!
Sunday House Call, #594, November 27, 2016: Let’s treat likes its 1796! Topics today include: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission lays down the law on homeopathic remedies (full release here). Your questions about a longstanding itchy scalp, dental implants, bagged vegetables, Alternatives to the blood pressure medication Coversyl, and parents who believes in alternative medicine…
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Salt craving a potentially innate brain function modified by our genes
Health Headlines Commentary for November 25, 2016 Source: Chips over cookies? Your ‘salt tooth’ may be why you’re eating too much sodium Reference: Not published. Findings were presented this week at the American Heart Association’s Annual Scientific Sessions.
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Wednesday House Call November 23, 2016
Wednesday House Call November 23, 2016 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week.
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Aristotle’s fake philosophy paper published in “science” journal
Health Headlines Commentary for November 23, 2016 Source: Owner of Canadian medical journals publishes fake research for cash Reference: The Fake Article: The Voluntary Nature of Ethical-Moral Behavior in the 21st Century (or in Any Other): A Personal Perspective
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Salmonella love bagged salad juice
Health Headlines Commentary for November 22, 2016 Source: Here’s why your bagged salad is a food poisoning risk Reference: Salad leaf juices enhance Salmonella growth, fresh produce colonisation and virulence
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Sunday House Call, #593, November 20, 2016: Health headline tomfoolery
Sunday House Call, #593, November 20, 2016 Topics today include: Misleading health headlines and stories critically reviewed at HealthNewsReview.org. Your questions about diverticulosis and signs and symptoms of bowel perforation, pain behind the knee of an 86 year-old woman, safety studies on aspartame, muscles of the ischial region of the pelvis, natural sleep medication review,…
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