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The health risks when the dust is settling
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 6, 2023 Source:Wildfire battles continue as heat, air quality alerts affect most of Canada Reference:Wildfire smoke, air quality and your health
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New non-invasive tool can detect early stages of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. However device is in prototype stage with further testing and evaluation to follow.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 5, 2023 Source:New non-invasive tool can detect early stages of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
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Sunday House Call, #879, June 4, 2023: The prescription renewal fee explained.
I review why there is a fee when a patient requests a medication renewal without coming into the office. It involves reviewing the patient chart among other procedures. It is not covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan. If you ask for a service to be provided, there is fee for this service for most…
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Medication shortage in Canada led to increased dosing errors in children, new study shows
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 2, 2023 Source:Medication shortage in Canada led to increased dosing errors in children, new study shows Reference:Pediatric Dosing Errors during a National Shortage of Fever and Pain Medications
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New clinic at The Royal uses esketamine to treat severe treatment-resistant depression. Unfortunately patients of limited means will have difficulty paying the $800 per treatment. It is not covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 1, 2023 Source:New clinic at The Royal uses esketamine to treat severe depression
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Erectile dysfunction may be a harbinger for microvascular disease thus leading to cognitive decline later in life according to study. Headlines seems to imply that low sexual satisfaction is the causative agent when it is not so.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 31, 2023 Source:Low sexual satisfaction linked to memory decline later in life: study Reference:Erectile Function, Sexual Satisfaction, and Cognitive Decline in Men From Midlife to Older Adulthood
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Free prescription drugs could reduce overall health-care costs in Canada: study
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 30, 2023 Source:Free prescription drugs could reduce overall health-care costs in Canada: study Reference:Effect of Free Medicine Distribution on Health Care Costs in Canada Over 3 Years
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Prediabetes: The younger you are, the higher the risk of dementia if it progresses to type 2 diabetes.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 29, 2023 Source:Prediabetes: The younger you are, the higher the risk of dementia Reference:Prediabetes, intervening diabetes and subsequent risk of dementia: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study
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Sunday House Call, #878, May 28, 2023: Plants can’t run away from harm
You have read and heard this many times yet the purveyors of supplements would have you believe their marketing hype that slapping a “Natural” moniker on their product confers safety. I review an extensive yet incomplete list of naturally occurring compounds that with which you would be careful not to encounter. Natural Doesn’t Necessarily Mean…
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