Dr. Barry Dworkin

  • Sunday House Call, #507, October 19, 2014 – Ebola risk in perspective with Dan Gardner

    Sunday House Call, #507, October 19, 2014   Topics today include:An interview with Dan Gardner, award-winning author of Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear”. We discuss the fear that had been generated by media reporting of Ebola in North America and the political and public reaction. Should we be surprised by the reaction? What psychology…

  • The Doctor Will Sue You Now

    Since our last interview with Dr. Ben Goldacre in March of this year, he has written many a tale about the ongoing misrepresentations of science through agencies that wish to sell you a product or provide information through media sources. Given that many applications of common alternative medical treatments are harmless in nature, there are…

  • Answering the call: Special H1N1 Edition of CFRA's Afternoon Edition

    Afternoon Edition – H1N1 Special Rob Snow and Dr Barry Dworkin host a four hour special on H1N1 answering your questions about the virus and the vaccine to protect against it. [display_podcast] References: Public Health Agency of Canada – National Advisory Committee On Immunization: Influenza Vaccine Thimerosal in Vaccines Thimerosal and Vaccine Safety Squalene information…

  • Examining claims of vaccine harm

    As the focus of attention turns to the H1N1 outbreak that is now occurring across the country, the public faces an array of information sources that will influence their opinion about vaccination. There have been many claims and critiques about the H1N1 vaccine and it has become a springboard to envelop other vaccines and vaccination…

  • H1N1 vaccine questions and evidenced-based answers

    With the H1N1 flu season upon us, the need to provide credible evidenced-based information to the public is an essential in order to answer questions and concerns. Dr. Isra Levy, the City of Ottawa’s Chief Medical Offer of Health and Dr. Nadine Sicard, Associate Medical Offer of Health and member of the National Advisory Committee…

  • Lyme disease in Canada

    Original broadcast date: July 19, 2009 A recent report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal notes that Lyme disease is being found in regions that were once free from the ticks that spread the disease. They are urging the public and health professionals to be more vigilant and learn to recognize some of the signs…

  • Bacteriophages kill resistant bacterial ear infections

    Original broadcast date: June 14, 2009 Pathogenic or disease-causing bacteria want to survive. To that end, they have complex mechanisms that will allow them, over time, to adapt and resist antibiotic treatments. The pace of new antibiotics being introduced into the market is slowing and other approaches are needed to help fighting difficult to treat…

  • Traveller's diarrhea vaccine in development

    Original broadcast date: May 18, 2009 Of great concern to many travelers is the prevention of infectious diseases such as typhoid, hepatitis A and B, malaria, and enterotoxigenic E. coli among others. Another common form of traveler’s diarrhea caused by the bacteria campylobacter jejuni is becoming resistant to antibiotic therapy. A research group from the…

  • Biofilms and their impact treating cystic fibrosis children for pneumonia

    Original broadcast date: April 26, 2009 Several shows back on Sunday House Call we talked about biofilms with Darla Geores, Research engineer with the Center for Biofilm Engineering and Assistant Research Professor, Chemical & Biological Engineering at Montana State University, who is conducting research sponsored by the EPA to develop a protocol to assess the…