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Another observational food study with its inherent self-reporting bias this time about the link between fizzy drinks, coffee, and fruit juice consumption and increasing stroke risk.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 7, 2024 Source:Frequent drinking of fizzy beverages and fruit juice linked to an increased risk of stroke: research Reference:Frequent fizzy or fruit drinks and high coffee consumption linked to higherstroke risk
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Not much evidence based on study design to suggest that catching up on sleep on weekends may help lower heart disease risk.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 30, 2024 Source:Sleeping longer on the weekend may help lower heart disease risk
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Vision and hearing loss among growing list of risk factors for dementia, study says
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 7, 2024 Source:Time to get your eyes checked: Vision loss among growing list of risk factors for dementia, study says Reference:Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission
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The relationship between how mental health is affected following a cardiac event
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 17, 2024 Source:What a doctor needs to check after cardiac arrest, according to new research Reference:Long-Term Socioeconomic and Mental Health Changes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Women and Men
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Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs linked to increased risk of rare form of blindness. Study authors state that causality is not established. The health benefits of controlling diabetes, reduced heart, liver, kidney, and brain disease need to be considered with its use.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 4, 2024 Source:Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs linked to increased risk of rare form of blindness
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Study reports lack of sleep linked to high blood pressure in children and teens but selection bias and self-reported data cloud the results
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 19, 2024 Source:Lack of sleep linked to high blood pressure in children and teens
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Sugar substitute xylitol linked to higher risk of heart attack, stroke. Once again, no causal link and most people don’t chew wads of gum everyday.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 10, 2024 Source:Sugar substitute xylitol linked to higher risk of heart attack, stroke