November 3, 2023 Alternative Medicine Tongxinluo capsules improve health after heart attack, study shows. If true, then it is important to determine how it works and what compounds are responsible.
October 10, 2023 Alternative Medicine Canadians are travelling to Mexico for Lyme disease treatments. That worries health experts. Chronic disease outcome not of bacterial origin but as a consequence of immune function gone awry.
June 28, 2023 Alternative Medicine TikTokers tout berberine as ‘nature’s Ozempic.’ There is little to no evidence to support this claim.
September 10, 2021 Alternative Medicine The unfortunate, yet predictable ICU admission population. In B.C. all under the age of 50 are unvaccinated. Needless suffering for them and their families. Please be well and remain so by getting vaccinated. Be there for your children. #VaccinesWork
March 1, 2021 Alternative Medicine College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario seeks input from members about policy changes for non-evidenced-based therapies.
May 28, 2020 Allergy/Immunology The irony of claims of SARS-CoV-2 being a bacterium going viral. And, claims of antibody being a “cure” for Covid-19 are a tad premature when you have not done any animal or human trials to date. Good science but take the time to prove your claim.
April 10, 2020 Allergy/Immunology No evidence that “immune-boosting” concoctions, supplements, or procedures augment protection from SARS-CoV2. Our immune system can be trained (vaccines and exposure) but not boosted. Keep the quacks at bay and save your money.
January 8, 2020 Alternative Medicine Netflix addition of “The GOOP Lab” is another example of normalizing/legitimizing pseudoscience and a blatant example of conflict of interest given Paltrow’s business gets a huge advertising audience