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Sunday House Call, #792 , May 30, 2021: The Best Before Date
Health Canada extends the expiry date of the AstraZeneca vaccine. It would be helpful if they released all the data to help health care providers explain the rationale to the public. Mandating that the job prerequisite for health care providers with direct contact with patients especially those who are vulnerable, be vaccinated, in this case…
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Sunday House Call, #666, September 9, 2018: Cannabis marketing ads using observational in-house studies to bolster claims for use. Get back to me with real studies then we will talk.
Sunday House Call, #666, September 9, 2018: Cannabis marketing ads using observational in-house studies to bolster claims for use. Get back to me with real studies then we will talk. Topics today include: Some Cannabis companies are sponsoring their own studies to promote Cannabis as an alternative to pain medication. (National Post Saturday Sept 8,…
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Roller coaster therapy for kidney stones? Umm…not yet.
Health Headlines Commentary for September , 2016 Source: Have kidney stones? Take a roller-coaster ride — and sit at the back Reference: Mitchell, Marc A, Wartinger, David D Validation of Functional Pyelocalyceal Renal Model for the Evaluation of Renal Calculi Passage While Riding a Roller Coaster. The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. Published online…
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Vitamin C megadosing may contribute to increased kidney stone risk
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 6, 2013 Source: High Doses of Vitamin C May Raise Risk of Kidney Stones Reference: Ascorbic Acid Supplements and Kidney Stone Incidence Among Men: A Prospective Study
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Citric acid in diet sodas may thwart kidney stone development
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 20, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Some diet sodas may prevent kidney stones Reference: Citrate, Malate and Alkali Content in Commonly Consumed Diet Sodas: Implications for Nephrolithiasis Treatment
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Kidney stones among life's most painful experiences
During my residency at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, I watched a groaning patient in tremendous pain hobble into the emergency room, clutching his lower back and side. The ER staff physician, his back to the ER entrance and writing his notes, said without the slightest hesitation: “Kidney stones. That groan is unmistakable.”