Dr. Barry Dworkin

Sunday House Call, #664,  August 26, 2018: Bartender! A shot of vodka with a coconut oil chaser.

Sunday House Call, #664,  August 26, 2018: Bartender! A shot of vodka with a coconut oil chaser.

Topics today include:

The problem with hyperbole especially when it comes to observational studies that proclaim that there is “no safe level of alcohol“.  And while you’re at it, add coconut oil to your list as well.

 

Your calls about

  • Unilateral swollen foot
  • Is cannabis with elevated levels of THC helpful for liver cancer pain?
  • Should you take Tiazac (diltiazem) in the morning or evening for blood pressure control?
  • Work-up for hearing loss.

Related posts:

  1. No conclusions can be drawn from cash-register-scanner-data-collection suggesting people are choosing legal cannabis over alcohol
  2. Sunday House Call #642,  February 18, 2018: Systematic review gives straight dope on medical use of cannabis. Let the Backfire-Effect-Games begin.
  3. Sunday House Call, #665,  September 2, 2018: Cannabis Marketing Crusades: Some journalists and many companies promoting the hype without evidence
  4. Sunday House Call, #704, July 29, 2019: CBD oil for pain? Not so fast. It may be the flavonoids! A post hoc ergo propter hoc adventure