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Sunday House Call, #877, May 21, 2023: Magical Medical Conversations From the Ether
A new AI app, Recast, will summarize any article and turn it into a conversational audio news report. Early days but already quite good. Here is a sample. Your calls about:
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Headline provides a definite conclusion when even the study author states that there is an association not causality that Mediterranean diet can improve cardiovascular health. Reverse causality is in play as well.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 19, 2023 Source:Adopting a Mediterranean diet has the same benefit as 4,000 extra steps per day Reference:Association of healthy dietary patterns and cardiorespiratory fitness in the community
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Misleading headline misrepresents risk when it implies airborne trichloroethylene exposure is linked to increasing risk of developing Parkinson’s when the study was based on water supply contamination at Camp Lejeune.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 18, 2023 Source:Chemical detected in the air inside Canadian homes linked to increase in developing Parkinson’s disease, says new report Reference:Risk of Parkinson Disease Among Service Members at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
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Hormone therapy should be offered to more women with severe menopause: review
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 17, 2023 Source:Hormone therapy should be offered to more women with severe menopause: review Reference:A pragmatic approach to the management of menopause
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Brain activity before death: Study pinpoints a ‘hot zone’ surge
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 16, 2023 Source:Brain activity before death: Study pinpoints a ‘hot zone’ surge Reference:Surge of neurophysiological coupling and connectivity of gamma oscillations in the dying human brain
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In vitro study of traditional Indigenous tea from Canada shows that it is effective against malaria parasite. Further evaluation may follow in animal model studies.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 15, 2023 Source:Traditional Indigenous tea from Canada could combat drug-resistant malaria: study Reference:Chemical Composition and Antiplasmodial Activity of the Essential Oil of Rhododendron subarcticum Leaves from Nunavik, Québec, Canada
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Sunday House Call, #876, May 14, 2023: Billions and billions of pills leads to many consequences: some beneficial, others not.
An interesting article in the Economist discusses the implications of polypharmacy in our society and what we can do to reduce harm. Your calls about:
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A new skin patch immunotherapy system to treat peanut allergies is being studied in toddlers and so far, it seems to work reasonably well to prevent anaphylaxis with accidental peanut ingestion.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 12, 2023 Source:A skin patch to treat peanut allergies? Study in toddlers shows promise Reference:Phase 3 Trial of Epicutaneous Immunotherapy in Toddlers with Peanut Allergy
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Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Small Trial
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 11, 2023 Source:Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Small Trial Reference:Personalized RNA neoantigen vaccines stimulate T cells in pancreatic cancer
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