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New Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Wipes Out Tumors and Blocks Drug Resistance in Mouse Model. Human Trials Pending
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 20, 2026 Source:New Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Wipes Out Tumors and Blocks Drug Resistance Reference:A targeted combination therapy achieves effective pancreatic cancer regression and prevents tumor resistance
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Cats Genetic Datasets May Hold the Key to Treating Human Breast Cancer Due to Similar Gene Mutation
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 19, 2026 Source:Cats May Hold the Key to Treating Human Cancer Reference:The oncogenome of the domestic cat
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One-a-Day Keeps the Reaper… Four Months Away
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 18, 2026 Source:Daily multivitamin slows signs of biological ageing Reference:Effects of daily multivitamin–multimineral and cocoa extract supplementation on epigenetic aging clocks in the COSMOS randomized clinical trial
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A new mouse model approach to treating osteoarthritis by encouraging cartilage regeneration.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 17, 2026 Source:A hopeful future for Arthritis Treatment
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Vaping: Emerging harms health systems can’t ignore, How vaping product producers are preying upon your children with enticing marketing strategies.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 16, 2026 Source:Vaping: Emerging harms health systems can’t ignore
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House Calls, #1006, March 15, 2026: Crossing the Dance Floor
A review of what screening tests are supposed to do and not do in relation to a new blood test that screens for various cancers. What are some of the caveats when using smartwatches to monitor Heart Rate Variability? Your Calls and Comments: Playlist for the floor crossers that lack personal and professional integrity 1st…
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Government of Canada proposes to add cancer warning labels to alcohol-containing products. There is some evidence that it reduces consumption.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 12, 2026 Source:An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (warning label on alcoholic beverages) The main Canadian study on cancer warning labels for alcohol is the Northern Territories Alcohol Labels Study (Yukon, 2017–2018), a quasi-experimental real-world trial. Key details: Europe (2024 Lancet study): Online experiment in 14 countries;…
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