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Cupping; An Homage to Hippocrates, Galen, Aristotle and the Four Humours.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 30, 2025 Source:Is Cupping Right for You? Everything To Know About Its Benefits and Risks
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Exposure of blood infections possible from 2 beauty salons in Ottawa
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 29, 2025 Source:Exposure of blood infections possible from 2 beauty salons in Ottawa
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The ideal home temperature setting for older folks for optimal brain health according to this 47-person study is…wait for it…. your usual setting of between 68–75°F (20–24°C).
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 28, 2025 Source:Study reveals optimal home temperature for elderly brain health
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First study into ‘very young’ colon cancer patients reveals three risk factors driving deaths in people under 35
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 27, 2025 Source:First study into ‘very young’ colon cancer patients reveals three risk factors driving deaths in people under 35 Reference:Global, regional, and national burden of very early-onset colorectal cancer and its risk factors from 1990 to 2019: A systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2019
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House Calls, #956, January 26, 2025: Squaring the Circle
Glen Gower, an excellent city councillor introduced a motion at Ottawa City Council ion December 2024 to bring a Primary Care Hub to Kanata-Stittsville. I discuss whilst this motion is admirable and has its heart in the right place, why it is unlikely to result in its professed goals. THere are more straightforward means of…
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Interesting study proposes that UV-mediated RNA damage seems to be the primary cause of the sunburn reaction.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 24, 2025 Source:We’ve Been Wrong About What Causes Sunburn, Scientists Discover Reference:The ribotoxic stress response drives acute inflammation, cell death, and epidermal thickening in UV-irradiated skin in vivo
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What is a ‘dopamine detox’?: A definition of an action to counter addiction and addictive behaviour by any other name based on our brain’s reward systems.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 23, 2025 Source:What is a ‘dopamine detox,’ and is it possible to achieve in our world?
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The report that scientists may have found a natural alternative to Ozempic needs to mention that it was in mice and that it is far removed from any human application.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 21, 2025 Source:Scientists May Have Discovered a Natural Alternative to Ozempic Reference: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-024-01902-8
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