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Sunday House Call, #737, May 3, 2020: The “#Infodemic”. A conversation with @CaulfieldTim about the explosion of #COVID19 pandemic misinformation.
Sunday House Call, #737, May 3, 2020: : The “Infodemic”. A conversation with Tim Caulfield about the explosion of COVID19 pandemic misinformation. Although snakeoil, the peddlers of scientific misinformation, and conspiracy theorists have been aplenty prior to the pandemic, it seems to have entered hyperdrive now. Many who promote evidenced-based principles are working overtime to…
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Rodent model that shares the same human enzymatic glucose transport pathways to transfer glucose from the placenta to the fetal circulation demonstrates that cannabis exposure during gestation blocks this pathway and negatively impacts fetal growth.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 20, 2020 Source:Cannabis use during pregnancy impacts fetus growth: study Reference:9-tetrahydrocannabinol exposure during rat pregnancy leads to symmetrical fetal growth restriction and labyrinth-specific vascular defects in the placenta
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If you are going to claim from an observational study that the HPV vaccine reduces fertility rates in women, then provide the plausible biological mechanism to explain it.
Health Headlines Commentary for October 29, 2019 Source:A lowered probability of pregnancy in females in the USA aged 25-29 who received a human papillomavirus vaccine injection. – PubMed – NCBI
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Sunday House Call, #709, September 15, 2019: Cheap generics lead to worldwide drug shortage
Sunday House Call, #709, September 15, 2019: Cheap generics lead to worldwide drug shortage Topics today include:The Economist writes this week about how cheap generic drug prices have lead to global shortages because they have become unprofitable to produce. Governments looking to create pharmacare programs will likely make the situation even worse. Your calls about…
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Calgary obstetric clinic posts notice not to bring unvaccinated children to their office to reduce the risk of harm to pregnant women and their newborn children. To those complaining, what are your health policy reasons for rejecting this proposal?
Health Headlines Commentary for March 21, 2019 Source: Calgary clinic to parents: Please don’t bring unvaccinated kids
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Study suggests women are not receiving the same high level of care for heart disease as men in Sweden.
Health Headlines Commentary for January 9, 2018 Source: Heart attack care dangerously unequal for women, study finds Reference: Alabas OG, Gale CP, Hall M, et al. Sex Differences in Treatments, Relative Survival, and Excess Mortality Following Acute Myocardial Infarction: National Cohort Study Using the SWEDEHEART Registry Journal of the American Heart Association. Published online December 14…
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Light alcohol consumption in pregnancy not tied to any harms but why take a chance?
Health Headlines Commentary for September 13, 2017 Source: ‘Weak evidence’ light alcohol use in pregnancy harms Reference: Low alcohol consumption and pregnancy and childhood outcomes: time to change guidelines indicating apparently ‘safe’ levels of alcohol during pregnancy? A systematic review and meta-analyses
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Three times a small number is still a small number with respect to stroke risk in pregnancy
Health Headlines Commentary for September 8, 2017 Source: Rate of stroke three times higher among pregnant women: study
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High sugar intake in pregnancy cannot show any causal link to increased risk of childhood asthma.
Health Headlines Commentary for July 7, 2017 Source: Mom’s sweet tooth may be linked to child’s allergies, study says Reference: Maternal intake of sugar during pregnancy and childhood respiratory and atopic outcomes