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Is Organic Produce Really Safer to Eat? Short answer; not really according to this article
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 1, 2024 Source:Is Organic Produce Really Safer to Eat?
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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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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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Lots of limitations in this study that states that bowel movement frequency can affect your gut health as well as kidney and liver function.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 19, 2024 Source:How often you poop can affect your health well beyond the gut, study suggests Reference:Aberrant bowel movement frequencies coincide with increased microbe-derived blood metabolites associated with reduced organ function
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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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Bloating is a common problem with, for most, a common cause and solution. There are exceptions as always, but for most, what you eat can be a major player contributing to this discomfort.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 26, 2024 Source:Why Am I Bloated?
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Gum disease-related bacteria tied to colorectal cancer. Good preliminary investigation.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 3, 2024 Source:Gum disease-related bacteria tied to colorectal cancer Reference:A distinct Fusobacterium nucleatum clade dominates the colorectal cancer niche
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Migraine linked to an absolute 1 in 100,000 person-year increased risk of IBD in new study. Needless to say more investigations are necessary before concluding that there is a causal link.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 30, 2024 Source:Migraine linked to increased risk of IBD in new study Reference:Migraine is associated with the development of adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a nationwide, population-based study
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Bruce Springsteen postpones all 2023 concerts, including 8 Canadian shows due to likely severe peptic ulcer disease.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 28, 2023 Source:Bruce Springsteen postpones all 2023 concerts, including 8 Canadian shows