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Questions arise about microplastic exposure and the development of colon and lung cancers seen in younger people.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 9, 2025 Source:Scientists say they may have found what’s causing so many unexplained cancers Reference:Effects of Microplastic Exposure on Human Digestive, Reproductive, and Respiratory Health: A Rapid Systematic Review
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Can cytomegalovirus infection lead to the development of Alzheimer’s later in life? Study suggests that there may be a link in a subset of people.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 8, 2025 Source:Scientists Discover Common Virus Could Be Causing a Type of Alzheimer’s Reference:Alzheimer’s disease-associated CD83(+) microglia are linked with increased immunoglobulin G4 and human cytomegalovirus in the gut, vagal nerve, and brain
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Knowing the average life expectancy decline with cigarette smoking, what time is lost off your life if you break it down to per cigarette use? There are caveats.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 6, 2025 Source:A single cigarette slashes 20 minutes off your life expectancy, U.K. research suggests Reference:The price of a cigarette: 20 minutes of life?
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House Calls, #953, January 5, 2025: Science tidbits
Burning need-to-know answer as to why you need to pee when you go outside in cold weather and how it relates to an evolutionary branch separation from frogs. The importance of checking your home for radon gas exposure. Test kits can be ordered here. Your Calls and Comments:
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Article outlining the regrowth of tonsils after their removal 40 years ago is a rare phenomenon and not the usual outcome of the procedure.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 3, 2025 Source:More Popsicles, please: Your tonsils can grow back
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Let’s create physical conditions like “Dead Butt Syndrome” so we can promote our book and celebrity status.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 2, 2025 Source:“Dead Butt Syndrome” Is A Real Thing — Here’s How To Tell If You Have It
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Some Older Adults Find an Age Cutoff For Colon Cancer Screenings ‘Unacceptable’—Here’s Why Doctors Say It Exists
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December , 2024 Source:Some Older Adults Find an Age Cutoff For Colon Cancer Screenings ‘Unacceptable’—Here’s Why Doctors Say It Exists
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The return of Jolt Cola, another caffeine delivery system with about three times the caffeine than the original at 200 mg (~2.5 regular coffees) a pop and 40 gm of sugar just to sweeten the deal.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 30, 2024 Source:Recognize the name Jolt Cola? The 1980s soda aims to make a comeback — this time with even more caffeine
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