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Sunday House Call, #842, July 10, 2022: The evidence sometimes does not jive with what we wish to be true.
This product has scant evidence for efficacy and plays fast and loose with its results in its only study of 24 people. Ref: Myrkl: New Anti-Hangover Pill Said To Break Down Up To 70 Percent Of Alcohol In An Hour – What You Need To Know A good meta-analysis that demonstrates that “Lubricant Shots for…
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Think you’re immune to COVID-19 after getting sick? Maybe not, new research shows
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 7, 2022 Source:Think you’re immune to COVID-19 after getting sick? Maybe not, new research shows Reference:COVID-19 infections don’t always induce an immune response
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UK Man Vomits for Months, Ends Up in Hospital After Vitamin D Overdose
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 6, 2022 Source:UK Man Vomits for Months, Ends Up in Hospital After Vitamin D Overdose Reference:Vitamin D intoxication and severe hypercalcaemia complicating nutritional supplements misuse
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Amid buzz around the medical benefits of psilocybin, a new production facility gets to work in B.C. Studies are ongoing with early evidence pointing to its ability to relieve symptoms in adults suffering from treatment-resistant depression.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 5, 2022 Source:Amid buzz around the medical benefits of magic mushrooms, a new production facility gets to work in B.C.
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Fourth COVID vaccine dose should be available to all adults who want it just as Quebec has done.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 4, 2022 Source:Doctors urge Ontario to open 4th doses of COVID-19 vaccine to all adults
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Sunday House Call, #841, July 3, 2022: Whistling The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Three stories today: The Good: ‘It saves lives’: Medical study says established heart drug good for strokes, too The Bad: Man Comes To Hospital With Mysterious Case Of “Whistling Scrotum”, And – Wait, What? The Ugly: There’s A Really Creepy Reason Why Women Mainly Give Birth Lying Down Your Calls about: The fourth dose of…
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Regulatory bodies in the EU and US imposing strict regulations and bans on heated tobacco-containing products and nicotine vaping products from Juul Labs respectively.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 30, 2022 Source:EU proposes ban on flavoured heated tobacco productsFDA orders Juul Labs to remove products from US market
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Brushing the tree pollen off our cars in the morning as if it is like snow and allergy sufferers are living it.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 29, 2022 Source:Everyone is complaining about seasonal allergies. What gives?
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Could a ‘quick and easy’ bone density test help predict risk for vascular dementia late in life? Study suggests this is possible but does not have the power to demonstrate causality.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 28, 2022 Source:‘Quick and easy’ bone density test could help predict risk for dementia late in life, study finds Reference:Abdominal aortic calcification on lateral spine images captured during bone density testing and late-life dementia risk in older women: A prospective cohort study
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