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Sunday House Call, #884, July 9, 2023: A conversation with @YoniFreedhoff about his recent Time article “What We Get Wrong About Drugs Like Ozempic” wherein he debunks ten bad-faith arguments against its use for the treatment of obesity.
Sunday House Call, #884, July 9, 2023: Oh, the hypocrisy of it all. A conversation with @YoniFreedhoff about his recent Time article “What We Get Wrong About Drugs Like Ozempic” discussing the undeserved demonization of a medication.
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Meta-analysis concludes that your mother was right; Eat your fruits and vegetables to stay as healthy as you can be.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 7, 2023 Source:Why these six foods are key to reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes: study Reference:Identifying nutritional priorities for global health: time for a more PURE focus on protective foodsDiet, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in 80 countries
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First Canadian trial successfully uses phage therapy to stop life-threatening UTI caused by superbug
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 5, 2023 Source:First Canadian trial successfully uses phage therapy to stop life-threatening UTI caused by superbug Reference:Phage Therapy for the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infection
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Testosterone replacement study in men who had preexisting or a high risk of cardiovascular disease and who reported symptoms of hypogonadism (low testosterone) did not have any increased incidence of major adverse cardiac events compared to placebo.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 4, 2023 Source:Popular ‘low T’ treatment is safe for men with heart disease, but doctors warn it’s no youth serum Reference:Cardiovascular Safety of Testosterone-Replacement Therapy
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WHO adds aspartame to the “possible carcinogen” list as it has for pickled vegetables, aloe vera, Ginkgo Biloba, carpentry and joinery, and common medications like hydrochlorothiazide, progestins, and sulfasalzine, among others.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 30, 2023 Source:WHO’s cancer research agency to say aspartame sweetener a possible carcinogen: Reuters sources Reference:IARC List of Classifications
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Sunday House Call, #883, July 2, 2023: The Lego building blocks explanation why we should not worry about the WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer, is preparing to declare aspartame a class 2B carcinogen, like Aloe Vera and Pickled Vegetables to name a few.
Your diet soda with aspartame is unlikely to give you cancer. Your calls about:
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How sunscreen became controversial when studies to date have not shown any conclusive evidence for harm versus the real risk reduction for skin damage and cancer. Time Magazine reviews the issue
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 298, 2023 Source:How Sunscreen Became Controversial
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