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Engineers turn toxic ancient tomb fungus into anti-cancer drug
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 8, 2025 Source:Engineers turn toxic ancient tomb fungus into anti-cancer drug Reference:A class of benzofuranoindoline-bearing heptacyclic fungal RiPPs with anticancer activities
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“What could go wrong self-injecting your face with unregulated Botox by watching social media?”, he asks with dripping sarcasm.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 4, 2025 Source:What Is Innotox? People on Social Media Are Self-Injecting ‘Korean Botox’ at Home
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What are the drug interactions between the birth control pill and semaglutide (Ozempic)? Perspective is important because the interaction is no different than many other medications used with the birth control pill.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 25, 2025 Source:‘Ozempic babies’ and birth control: U.K. warning raises concerns over weight-loss drugs
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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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The Manchester Metropolitan University study into the long-term effects of vaping comes as a government ban on single-use vapes comes into force
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 13, 2025 Source:Vaping’s sickening side effects as study shows it’s ‘even worse than smoking’
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Specialized JAK inhibitor anti-inflammatory drugs may leave body open to viral attacks, study suggests
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 9, 2025 Source:Common anti-inflammatory drugs may leave body open to viral attacks, study suggests Reference:JAK inhibitors remove innate immune barriers facilitating viral propagation
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New insight into how Tylenol (acetaminophen) works to provide pain relief.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 2, 2025 Source:Tylenol Doesn’t Work the Way We Thought – Scientists Just Made a Surprising Pain Relief Discovery Reference:Acetaminophen inhibits diacylglycerol lipase synthesis of 2-arachidonoyl glycerol: Implications for nociception
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Diabetes drug, Pioglitazone seems to inhibit the growth of certain types of prostate cancer. Further evaluation is needed due to the small study size but the science is sound.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 27, 2025 Source:Diabetes Drug Stops Prostate Cancer From Coming Back Reference:The anti-diabetic PPARγ agonist Pioglitazone inhibits cell proliferation and induces metabolic reprogramming in prostate cancer
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Health authorities warn against potential serious health risks using unregulated compounding of oral hair-loss drug, finasteride, that was converted into a topical solution
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 22, 2025 Source:Health authorities warn against potential serious risks of hair-loss drug