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Sunday House Call, #881, June 18, 2023: When Experts Talk Out of Orifices That were Not Designed for Speech.
A review of this article that makes specious claims and extrapolations following the fat-bias and societal-disdain playbook that are not experienced by those who are using semaglutide (Ozemoic, Wegovy) for weight loss management. Your calls about:
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Experimental vaccine shows promise in delaying the return of aggressive brain tumor, glioblastoma.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 16, 2023 Source:Experimental vaccine shows promise in delaying the return of aggressive brain tumor
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Risk of dying of breast cancer within 5 years has dropped from 15 per cent in the 1990s to five per cent: study
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 15, 2023 Source:Risk of dying of breast cancer within 5 years has dropped from 15 per cent in the 1990s to five per cent: study Reference:Breast cancer mortality in 500 000 women with early invasive breast cancer in England, 1993-2015: population based observational cohort study
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First-of-its-kind erectile dysfunction gel gets FDA’s OK for over-the-counter marketing, company says. I have my doubts about its efficacy based on its ingredient list.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 13, 2023 Source:First-of-its-kind erectile dysfunction gel gets FDA’s OK for over-the-counter marketing, company says
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To sugar or to not sugar, that is the 50,000 soda-pop-can question. An excellent review from @GidMK that debunks a study’s claim using simple math that sucralose (Splenda) is genotoxic, that is, it can cause cancer.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 12, 2023 Source:Chemical found in Splenda damages DNA: ‘Genotoxic’ discoverySplenda (Sucralose) Isn’t Giving You Cancer
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Sunday House Call, #880, June 11, 2023: To sugar or to not sugar, that is the 50,000 soda-pop-can question. An excellent review from @GidMK that debunks a study’s claim using simple math that sucralose (Splenda) is genotoxic, that is, it can cause cancer.
An excellent review from @GidMK illustrates the beauty of using math to debunk an study’s claim that sucralose (Splenda) is genotoxic, that is it can cause cancer. An interesting article about having a frank discussion with patients diagnosed with terminal cancer and the balance between treatments and forgoing it when it will not have an…
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Reducing carbohydrates intake at breakfast may help people with diabetes although the three-month study states the effect on A1C levels was not clinically significant.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 9, 2023 Source:Cutting carbohydrates from breakfast may help people with diabetes Reference:Impact of a Low-Carbohydrate Compared with Low-Fat Breakfast on Blood Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Trial
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Does the route of administration of hormone replacement therapy affect hypertension risk?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June , 2023 Source:Hormone patches or creams for menopause symptoms may have lower blood pressure risk than pills Reference:Association Between the Route of Administration and Formulation of Estrogen Therapy and Hypertension Risk in Postmenopausal Women: A Prospective Population-Based Study
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