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House Calls, #987, October 26, 2025: Oh where or where has our healthcare gone?
A Fraser Institute report reveals that Canada’s health care system is continuing to decline compared to other 31 other OECD countries that have universal health care systems. When are we going to say that we need to emulate what they do instead of continuing to ride the same old train. Reference: Comparing Performance of Universal…
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Cannabis-derived medication for the treatment of chronic low back pain seeks licensing approval in the U.S. and Europe
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 1, 2025 Source:A drug made from marijuana reduced back pain in a large study
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Clearing Zombie Cells Eases Back Pain
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 30, 2025 Source:Clearing Zombie Cells Eases Back Pain Reference:Senolytic treatment for low back pain
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Meta-analysis finds that most back pain treatment modalities are ineffective with only a few having evidence of efficacy.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 25, 2025 Source:Can’t Kick Your Lower Back Pain? There’s a Reason For That, Study Finds Reference:Analgesic effects of non-surgical and non-interventional treatments for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo-controlled randomised trials
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Walking can be a powerful remedy for back pain according to Australian study
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 20, 2024 Source:Walking Can Be a Powerful Remedy for Back Pain Reference:Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an individualised, progressive walking and education intervention for the prevention of low back pain recurrence in Australia (WalkBack): a randomised controlled trial
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Sunday House Call, #657, June 10, 2018: Dr Oz and astrology: A pair made for each other
Sunday House Call, #657, June 10, 2018: Dr Oz and astrology: A pair made for each other Topics today include: How Dr. Oz’s promotion of astrology as a means of predicting the health risks of individuals opens the mockery floodgates. How the misrepresentation of science has lead to significant harm from measles in Europe especially…
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Research continues to confirm that opioids are not better than acetaminophen or ibuprofen for chronic back and arthritis pain
Health Headlines Commentary for March 9, 2018 Source: Opioids no better than acetaminophen, ibuprofen for chronic back and arthritis pain: study Reference: Effect of Opioid vs Nonopioid Medications on Pain-Related Function in Patients With Chronic Back Pain or Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis Pain The SPACE Randomized Clinical Trial
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Sunday House Call, #628, September 10, 2017: How big was that egg?
Sunday House Call, #628, September 10, 2017: How big was that egg? Topics today include: A bladder stone almost the size of an Ostrich egg Your calls about: Excessive sweating Phlegm and mucus in the back of the throat of a 90-year-old woman The man with feelings that he is always regurgitating. Does he have an…
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Good back support measures are key to reducing the morbidity of chronic back pain
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 17, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Back pain relief may taper off Reference: The prognosis of acute and persistent low-back pain: a meta-analysis