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“Leisure sickness” is not a medical condition but a lot of space was taken in this article to produce a plethora of recommendations for relaxation that paradoxically becomes a full time stressful job to accomplish it.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 29, 2024 Source:You Might Be Prone to “Leisure Sickness” if Your Body Seems to Sabotage Your Time Off
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The effects of high-potency cannabis on DNA expression as it pertains to several illnesses including the development of psychoses is discussed in this study.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 27, 2024 Source:High-potency cannabis use leaves a distinct mark on DNA Reference: Methylomic signature of current cannabis use in two first-episode psychosis cohorts
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The fluoride debate continues. It is important to look at the data and that it be of high quality when discussing this issue.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 26, 2024 Source:Do We Really Need to Be Worried About Fluoride in Tap Water? Background information:Let’s Put Water Fluoridation Myths To RestThe Fluoride ControversyThe Right Chemistry: Fluoridation and Children’s IQFluoride and IQ
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Medical AI-scribes are a great idea that needs further refinement to engender confidence that it will not hallucinate and misinterpret information. These issues are surmountable with more data collection.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 25, 2024 Source:Why family doctors across Canada are turning to AI scribes — and what it means for patients
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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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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
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Standing desk health benefits may not stand the test of time, study finds
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 21, 2024 Source:Standing desk health benefits may not stand the test of time, study finds Reference:Device-measured stationary behaviour and cardiovascular and orthostatic circulatory disease incidence
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Vaccine recommendation for winter: RSV, Flu, and Covid are getting together for lunch.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 1, 2024 Source:Get vaccinated for winter — the ‘tripledemic’ could be on its way