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“Exercise-in-a-pill” headlines are somewhat premature. Might be good for the mice in the study but earliest of the early days to muse if there are potential benefits down the road for people.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 19, 2024 Source:“Exercise-In-A-Pill” Could Bring Dementia-Fighting Benefits To People Who Can’t Work Out Reference:Activation of the muscle-to-brain axis ameliorates neurocognitive deficits in an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model via enhancing neurotrophic and synaptic signaling
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Bowel cancer warning signs and screening recommendations.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 18, 2024 Source:Bowel cancer warning as woman diagnosed with stage 4 says everyone should know these unusual symptoms
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Not doing everything we can to help mitigate the increasing prevalence of diabetes bodes ill for world health and health care systems
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 15, 2024 Source:Diabetes in adults nearly doubles worldwide, study suggests Reference:Worldwide trends in diabetes prevalence and treatment from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 1108 population-representative studies with 141 million participants
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London Ont. hospital achieves national first in new cardiovascular procedure approved by Health Canada
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 14, 2024 Source:London Ont. hospital achieves national first in new cardiovascular procedure approved by Health Canada
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I would be keenly interested if there are studies to back up the claim that sitting on the porcelain throne for too long increases the risk of hemorrhoids. And how they recruited and studied the participants.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 13, 2024 Source:Don’t sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn
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How to be human 101: There are words that should be reconsidered/avoided when physicians talk with their patients.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 12, 2024 Source:These Are The “Never Words” Doctors Shouldn’t Use With Patients
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What is the available evidence regarding creatine use and muscle performance?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 11, 2024 Source:The creatine conundrum: can it really help your muscles and your brain?
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Headline citing a study that being sleepy during the day may increase your risk of pre-dementia syndrome is fraught with caveats and limitations.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 8, 2024 Source:Sleepy during the day? You may be at higher risk for a pre-dementia syndrome, study finds Reference:Association of Sleep Disturbances With Prevalent and Incident Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome in Community-Residing Older Adults
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Limited evidence to support the idea that stress is directly responsible for greying hair
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 7, 2024 Source:Stress isn’t as responsible for greying hair as you might think. This is the actual culprit