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Rare cases of possible Alzheimer’s transmission uncovered in recipients of discontinued cadaver-based growth hormone treatments
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 31, 2024 Source:Rare cases of possible Alzheimer’s transmission uncovered in recipients of discontinued medical treatment Reference:Iatrogenic Alzheimer’s disease in recipients of cadaveric pituitary-derived growth hormone
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Migraine linked to an absolute 1 in 100,000 person-year increased risk of IBD in new study. Needless to say more investigations are necessary before concluding that there is a causal link.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 30, 2024 Source:Migraine linked to increased risk of IBD in new study Reference:Migraine is associated with the development of adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a nationwide, population-based study
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Add a grain of salt to an article about a study that claims “Eating Vegan Diet In Pregnancy Linked to Preeclampsia and Lower Birthweight”
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 29, 2024 Source:Eating Vegan Diet In Pregnancy Linked to Preeclampsia and Lower Birthweight Reference:Adherence to different forms of plant-based diets and pregnancy outcomes in the Danish National Birth Cohort: A prospective observational study
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Sunday House Call, #911, January 28, 2024: Betrayal and Slimy Politics
Information from the Ontario Medical Association is bad news for family doctors who are trying to stay afloat and maintain their practices. Doctors are being held accountable and responsible for population increases and demands on providing care. Your Calls and Comments:
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Some physicians advocating renaming low-grade cancers as “not cancer”. I do not think this is the correct path to take. It seems a bit patronizing presume how patients will respond to the news of their diagnosis.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 26, 2024 Source:The Cancer That Doctors Don’t Want to Call Cancer
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How COVID-19 vaccines and infections are tweaking our immunity to respond better than anticipated or extrapolated.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January , 2024 Source:How COVID-19 Vaccines and Infections Are Tweaking Our Immunity Reference:TGFβ prevents IgE-mediated allergic disease by restraining T follicular helper 2 differentiation
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New centre of excellence established at the Ottawa Heart Institute for rare cardiac diseases.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 24, 2024 Source:Heart Institute establishes world’s first centre of excellence for rare cardiac conditions
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Carrying emergency Aspirin for use for suspected heart attack can help reduce the risk of further heart damage. If used, you must call 911 for further assessment and treatment.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 23, 2024 Source: Bill found this company that sells the FOBS. Not an endorsement. For example purposes only.
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A Canadian school has eased its nut ban, but it’s not a given others will follow
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 22, 2024 Source:A Canadian school has eased its nut ban, but it’s not a given others will follow