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Possible new treatment, pending Phase 3 study confirmation, for Dupuytren’s Disease reported by Oxford researchers.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 17, 2022 Source:Breakthrough In Treatment For Dupuytren’s Disease As Clinical Trial Shows Efficacy Of anti-TNF Drug Reference:Anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy for early-stage Dupuytren’s disease (RIDD): a phase 2b, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
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Adeno-associated-virus-mediated gene delivery helps restore ovarian function in half of infertile (Premature ovarian insufficiency) mice. Small study but interesting proof of concept.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 16, 2022 Source:Gene-Editing Technique Allows Infertile Mice To Have Babies Reference:Adeno-associated-virus-mediated gene delivery to ovaries restores fertility in congenital infertile mice
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Sunday House Call, #835, May 15, 2022: Swimming pools and sewers; sometimes interchangeable.
A Grim Amount Of People Pee In The Pool – Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Man’s Moving Rash Was Actually Worm Larvae Wriggling Under His Skin Your calls: Post Herpetic Neuralgia – pain management difficulties in a man with renal failure Weeping edema (venous insufficiency) FDA approves Tirzepatide for the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in…
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Interesting study posits that NSAIDs used to treat low back pain interferes with the healing process and thus may lead to chronic pain conditions thereafter.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 13, 2022 Source:Using Anti-Inflammatory Drugs May Prolong Back Pain Reference:Acute inflammatory response via neutrophil activation protects against the development of chronic pain
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Study finds a way forward for potential new treatments as gene that causes Lupus has been discovered.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 12, 2022 Source:A Cause Of Lupus Has Been Discovered, Offering Hope For New Treatments Reference:TLR7 gain-of-function genetic variation causes human lupus
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The wonders of chemistry and microbiology exposed in the what seems to be the all too common event between urine and chlorine in public swimming pools. Those red and irritated eyes may not be from just chlorine exposure but cyanogen chloride.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 10, 2022 Source:A Grim Amount Of People Pee In The Pool – Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Reference:Sweetened Swimming Pools and Hot Tubs
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Neurodevelopmental study shines some noise on why teens tune out mom’s voice and pay more attention to others.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 9, 2022 [display_past] Source:New Study Reveals The Reason Teens Seem to Tune Out Their Mom’s Voice Reference:A neurodevelopmental shift in reward circuitry from mother’s to nonfamilial voices in adolescence
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Sunday House Call, #834, May 8, 2022: The Weight of the Matter
The importance of treating obesity as a chronic disease and offering support and treatment.The Skinny on Weight Loss DrugsPeople Taking New Hunger-Blocking Drug Lose 24 Kilograms On Average Your calls about: Recovery from fractured humerous Difficulties finding a family doctor Covid rapid antigen tests still testing positive after 10 days
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