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We really need flavoured nicotine pouches in candy coloured packages so that only adults will use them for smoking cessation and not attract minors from using then too. Should be just fine since Health Canada approved this “Natural Health Product”. Right.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 15, 2023 Source:‘Take immediate action’: Canadian health organizations call on health ministers to suspend flavoured nicotine pouch sales Reference:Health Canada Approval Notice
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Just move! You don’t need an observational study to tell you that physical activity is a good way to mitigate the negative effects of sitting/sedentary activity
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 14, 2023 Source:Best ways to counter the harmful effects of sitting, according to research Reference:Device-measured physical activity and cardiometabolic health: the Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting, and Sleep (ProPASS) consortium
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Sunday House Call, #901, November 12, 2023: Antisemitism in medical academia and the damage it is causing to patients, faculty, and students
The contact for trust in the doctor-patient relationship and the damage to it that ensues when antisemitic comments professed from said physicians and medical students spews forth. Antisemitism today, another group tomorrow. Physicians must be held to a higher standard. Are physicians held to a different ethical standard? Is there a distinction between our professional…
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Canada must study psychedelic treatment for veteran PTSD ‘immediately’: Senate report. Yes they should and now.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 10, 2023 Source:Canada must study psychedelic treatment for veteran PTSD ‘immediately’: Senate report
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Scientists grow whole model of human embryo, without sperm or egg
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 8, 2023 Source:Scientists grow whole model of human embryo, without sperm or egg Reference:Complete human day 14 post-implantation embryo models from naive ES cells
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Ontario expanding prescribing powers for registered nurses is a good idea but it will not have much impact on reducing the strain on family medicine practices
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 7, 2023 Source:Ontario expanding prescribing powers for registered nurses
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‘A public health concern’: Should Canadians stop turning back the clocks? Well, everyday millions of people travel with changes in time zones. How will this impact health if one hour of change is purported to be a risk?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 6, 2023 Source:‘A public health concern’: Should Canadians stop turning back the clocks?
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Sunday House Call, #900, November 5, 2023: Breast Cancer Screening now extended to include women over 40 years of age. Dr. David Jacobs (@DrJacobsRad), President of the Ontario Association of Radiologists, reviews the evidence for this change
Sunday House Call, #900, November 5, 2023: Breast Cancer Screening now extended to include women over 40 years of age. My friend and colleague Dr. David Jacobs (@DrJacobsRad), President of the Ontario Association of Radiologists, reviews the evidence that led to this change for the better. New breast screening guidelines have been established in Ontario.…
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