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Soda pop study with the usual self-reporting bias food questionnaires links to risk of developing fatty liver disease. Not great to drink the stuff so limiting use is a healthful choice for many reasons but study itself cannot demonstrate causality.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 13, 2026 Source:This Everyday Nonalcoholic Drink Could Be Linked to Serious Liver Risk, Researchers Say Reference:Soft drink consumption and increased risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Results from the health workers cohort study Referenced Study: “Soft drink consumption and increased risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Results from the health…
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Intestinal bacterial replacement pills show safety and reduced the side effects from chemotherapy agents used to treat advanced kidney cancer in Phase 1 study
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 29, 2026 Source:‘Poop pills’ developed in London show promise for cancer patients in early trial
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A 25-year Crohn’s disease mystery seems to have been solved using AI to analyze a plethora of genomic data
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 19, 2025 Source:A 25-year Crohn’s disease mystery finally cracked by AI Reference:Distinct colitis-associated macrophages drive NOD2-dependent bacterial sensing and gut homeostasis.
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Gut microbiome tests are everywhere. Should you get one? Less hype, more science before you offer tests that are too early for prime time.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 5, 2025 Source:Gut microbiome tests are everywhere. Should you get one?
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Observational conference-presented study on sugar and artificial sweeteners states that they are linked to the development of fatty liver disease. However, cannot show causality or biological mechanism for artificial sweeteners.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 16, 2025 Source:That “Diet” Drink Isn’t As Safe As You Think: New Study Links It to Severe Liver Disease
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Low dose aspirin reduced the risk of recurrence for a specific genetic type of colon cancer. It offers a glimpse into understanding the mechanism of the disease.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 24, 2025 Source:A Common Medicine May Stop Colorectal Cancer From Returning Reference:Low-Dose Aspirin for PI3K-Altered Localized Colorectal Cancer
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Can cheese turn your dreams into nightmares? Not likely. It seems it was an upset stomach that increased the chance of this happening.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 2, 2025 Source:Can cheese turn your dreams into nightmares? Reference:More dreams of the rarebit fiend: food sensitivity and dietary correlates of sleep and dreaming
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Why more Canadians are landing in emergency departments with cannabis-induced vomiting
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 18, 2025 Source:Why more Canadians are landing in emergency departments with cannabis-induced vomiting Reference:Changes in Emergency Department Visits for Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome Following Recreational Cannabis Legalization and Subsequent Commercialization in Ontario, Canada
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Study flags Canada’s growing burden of chronic gut disease
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 14, 2025 Source:Study flags Canada’s growing burden of chronic gut disease Reference:Global evolution of inflammatory bowel disease across epidemiologic stages