Dr. Barry Dworkin

  • Book suggests that genetic self-test using soda cracker can personalize weight-loss approach

    Health Headlines Commentary for October 25, 2016 Source: Why a simple cracker holds the secret to your dream body: Genetic self-test shows how well you can handle carbs  

  • Zika testing fraught with false expectations and error: How do difficult-to-interpret results help the patient?

    Health Headlines Commentary for February 10, 2016 Source: Zika testing encouraged for pregnant women who visited affected countries  

  • Sunday House Call, #479, March 23, 2014: The Diet Fix with Dr. Yoni Freedhoff

    Sunday House Call, #479,  March 23, 2014 An interview with Dr. Yoni Freedhoff and his new food psychology book, The Diet Fix  

  • Sunday House Call, #454, September 8, 2013: Do You Believe in Magic?

    Sunday House Call, #454, September 8, 2013   There is belief and there is reality when it comes to alternative medicine practices. What leads many to believe unproven health benefits from a myriad of health products and yet harbor suspicions about what medical treatments and vaccines have to offer? Are we being duped by the…

  • Sunday House Call, #327, November 7, 2010

    Sunday House Call, #327, November 7, 2010 Dan Gardner of the Ottawa Citizen joins Dr. Barry Dworkin to discuss his new book, Future Babble: Why Expert Predictions Fail – and Why We Believe Them Anyway and how careful thought must be given to any ‘definite’ answers.

  • Eating Well, Living Well by Dr. Richard Beliveau

    It seems as a society we are sleepwalking towards a myriad of preventable diseases. I say this because after reading another of Dr. Richard Béliveau’s masterful books on how our lifestyle, eating habits, and food choices are intricately linked with our physical, emotional and spiritual health, the evidence is compelling. In his new book, Eating…

  • GI Joe: An interview with a 100 year-old dynamo

    Original broadcast date: September 20, 2009 Our breadth of understanding of the reams of medical information reported in the media is dependent in part on our understanding of the history of medicine. This history includes our human response to change and our willingness to accept new ideas and engage in healthy debate when conflicts arise.…

  • The Counterfeit Drug Trade

    Original broadcast date: August 9, 2009 The statistics are compelling and disturbing. An article written by Val Jones on the website Science Based Medicine notes the following: –    Pfizer Global Security raids resulted in seizure of 11.1 million counterfeit tablets, capsules and vials in 42 countries in 2008. Pfizer seizure of counterfeit drugs in 2008…

  • The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite

    Original broadcast date: July 12, 2009 We like to believe that we are a rational species. If, the assumption goes, we are presented with information that is cogent, specific and valid, we will respond by incorporating these ideas for the betterment of our lives. What we decide to eat and drink is a world onto…