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House Calls, #972, May 25, 2025: Tests For the Ages. How to save yourself $700.
House Calls, #972, May 25, 2025: Tests For the Ages. How to save yourself $700. Your Calls and Comments: How the marketing of wellness blood tests of dubious screening potential falsely equates more testing with better health as opposed to evaluating the individual based on family and personal health histories, clinical evaluation, and use of…
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Researchers record how life’s glow fades after death. Ultraweak photons detected from biochemical changes as cells shut down.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 23, 2025 Source:Researchers record how life’s glow fades after death Reference:Imaging Ultraweak Photon Emission from Living and Dead Mice and from Plants under Stress
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Research says parenting can help protect the brain from some effects of aging
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 22, 2025 Source:Research says parenting can help protect the brain from some effects of aging Reference:How parenthood may help keep your brain young
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Health authorities warn against potential serious health risks using unregulated compounding of oral hair-loss drug, finasteride, that was converted into a topical solution
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 22, 2025 Source:Health authorities warn against potential serious risks of hair-loss drug
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Scientists ‘3D Print’ Material Deep Inside The Body Using Ultrasound
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 20, 2025 Source:Scientists ‘3D Print’ Material Deep Inside The Body Using Ultrasound Reference:Imaging-guided deep tissue in vivo sound printing
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House Calls, #971, May 18, 2025: Your own health future. Where will you place your bet to prevent severe disease?
Despite all the promises that are made about expensive tests offered by private clinics, there remains hard evidence that doing many tests does not necessarily mean better health and health outcomes. When we look at the common causes of death in Canada, two categories stand out: Cardiovascular disease and cancer accounting for more than 50%…
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Using Music to Detect Concussion in Kids
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 16, 2025 Source:Using Music to Detect Concussion in Kids Reference:The development and face validity of the music therapy sensory instrument for cognition, consciousness, and awareness (MuSICCA)
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Adults over 60 in U.S. advised to skip Chikungunya vaccine. What about Canada?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 15, 2025 Source:Older adults in U.S. urged to skip this travel vaccine. What about Canada? Reference:FDA and CDC Recommend Pause in Use of Ixchiq (Chikungunya Vaccine, Live) in Individuals 60 Years of Age and Older While Postmarketing Safety Reports are Investigated
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Study flags Canada’s growing burden of chronic gut disease
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 14, 2025 Source:Study flags Canada’s growing burden of chronic gut disease Reference:Global evolution of inflammatory bowel disease across epidemiologic stages
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