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Wednesday House Call, September 12, 2018: Small doses, negligible effects. How hyping parts per billion detection misrepresents risk.
Wednesday House Call, September 12, 2018: Small doses, negligible effects. How hyping parts per billion detection misrepresents risk. Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today we talk about an environmental advocacy group’s report about glyphosate found in parts per billion in our food supply, face transplants,…
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Wednesday House Call, September 5, 2018
Wednesday House Call, September 5, 2018 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Brian Lilley to discuss the latest health stories of the week.
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Wednesday House Call, August 29, 2018: The perils of observational studies when the media gets their hands on them
Wednesday House Call, August 29, 2018: The perils of observational studies when the media gets their hands on them Dr Barry Dworkin joins Brain Lilley to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: How observational studies are reported in the media: the track record is not good. Your calls about: Vertebral compression fractures.…
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Wednesday House Call, August 22, 2018
Wednesday House Call, August 22, 2018 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Brian Lilley to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: A caller wants to know whether a reaction that she had was due to Shingrix vaccine Treatment of spinal stenosis A full-thickness tear of the supraspinatus muscle. Is surgery warranted? The valsartan recall.…
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Wednesday House Call, August 15, 2018
Wednesday House Call, August 15, 2018 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Brian Lilley to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: The difficulties diagnosing certain cancers. We talked about how the recall of Saudi Arabian residents from our hospitals will affect health care in Canada. Your calls: Treatment of neuropathy Treatment options for plantar…
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Wednesday House Call, July 25, 2018: Beef Jerky dangers?
Wednesday House Call, July 25, 2018: Beef Jerky dangers? Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today:. An observational study looking at how nitrates found in beef jerky for example can induce manic episodes in susceptible individuals. A small primer on nitrate exposure reviewed here. We discussed…
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Wednesday House Call, July 18, 2018
Wednesday House Call, July 18, 2018 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: An Ottawa clinic is being investigated for unclean medical equipment and patients have been asked to get tested for hepatitis B and C and HIV. We talked about meningococcal meningitis and the importance…
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Wednesday House Call, July 4, 2018
Wednesday House Call, July 4, 2018 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Brian Lilley to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: What to do about a salivary gland tumor. Difficulty finding a new doctor. Strategies for finding one. Adding Mio to water. How much is too much? You cannot reach the theoretical toxic limit…
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Wednesday House Call, June 27, 2018: To your health! Hot dog water down the hatch!
Wednesday House Call, June 27, 2018: To your health! Hot dog water down the hatch! Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Hot dog water marketed to prove a pseudoscience point. Should C-sections be done when no medical reason exists just because the patient wants one?…