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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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Study suggests that forest fire smoke exposure is associated with increased risk of tumours. More evaluation required to determine how frequency, dosing, and duration of exposure relates to this outcome amongst other confounding factors.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 27, 2023 Source:Long-term smoke exposure may be associated with dying from a tumour: study Reference:Association between long-term exposure to wildfire-related PM2.5 and mortality: A longitudinal analysis of the UK Biobank
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Global diabetes cases could soar to 1.3 billion by 2050, new study says.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 26, 2023 Source:Global diabetes cases could soar to 1.3 billion by 2050, new study says Reference:Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
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Sunday House Call, #882, June 25, 2023: When the Weight Comes Down
How the incessant weight bias pervades the discussion respecting weight loss management options and treatment. I review an article in which physicians frame the desire to lose weight weight as a cosmetic issue. Comments castigating and assuming that people who wish to “lose 10 or 15 pounds so that they can fit into a bathing…
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Dermatologists weigh in on the question, should you shower every day? For most people, the answer’s no.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 23, 2023 Source:Should you shower every day? For most people, the answer’s no — here’s why
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One in five chance of natural pregnancy after IVF baby according to review of 11 international studies.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 22, 2023 Source:One in five chance of natural pregnancy after IVF baby
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