-
Sunday House Call, #890, August 20, 2023: They call it Life-itis
Are you experiencing this condition? You wake up in the morning wondering why there is now a crowbar in your back where your muscles used to be? Do you find that after a workout, exercise, chores, or just plain walking, your hips and knees ache? Your fingers get stiff. Sometimes it is only one finger…
tagged:
-
A plausible biological mechanism is not well elucidated when study suggests long-term use of certain reflux medications is associated with a higher risk of dementia. No proof of causality and is confounded by other life factors
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 17, 2023 Source:Long-term use of certain reflux medications is associated with a higher risk of dementia, study suggests Reference:Cumulative Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors and Risk of Dementia: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
-
Short bursts of intense exercise may be fine during pregnancy, a new study suggests. But the type of activity depends on the individual and what they did before pregnancy
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 16, 2023 Source:Short bursts of intense exercise may be fine during pregnancy, a new study suggests Reference:Maternal and Fetal Cardiovascular Responses to Acute High-Intensity Interval and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training Exercise During Pregnancy: A Randomized Crossover Trial
-
Levering the processing power of AI models may help predict the next pandemic
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 15, 2023 Source:Could AI help predict the next pandemic?
tagged:
-
U.S. public health departments developing guidelines for STI prophylaxis
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 14, 2023 Source:STIs are on the rise in the US. A pill taken after sex could help slow them down
tagged:
-
Sunday House Call, #889, August 13, 2023: What they give with one hand, they cruelly take back with the other.
How some insurance companies like Manulife are about to stop covering “lifestyle” medications like Ozempic for the treatment of obesity for people who are already on the medication with successful outcomes. In the spirit of cruelty, they are about to lose the medication that has vastly improved their health and future health outcomes. I discuss…
tagged:
-
Ontario Case Shows Potential Supplement Risk for Consumers
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 10, 2023 Source:Ontario Case Shows Potential Supplement Risk for Consumers Reference:Lead toxicity from Ayurvedic medicines
tagged: