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Take your time and evaluate the statements from celebrities like Nicki Minaj who cite anecdotes of outlandish claims and say they are doing their own “research”. #GoScience #posthocergopropterhoc
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 15, 2021 Source:Fauci says there is “no evidence” to support Nicki Minaj’s suggestion that the COVID vaccine causes impotency
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The snake-oil-peddling President. And in real science news, a new study sheds light on immune response to SARS-CoV-2.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 19, 2020 Source:The snake oil salesman cometh Reference:Targets of T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in humans with COVID-19 disease and unexposed individuals
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President Trump’s free flow of medical advice and musings has truly traversed into the Bizarro World making all evidenced-based health practitioners’ jobs all the more difficult. Do not inject or inhale disinfectant into your body or irradiate yourself with UV light.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 24, 2020 Source:Trump, ever the salesman, is peddling dangerous cures for coronavirus Please Don’t Drink Disinfectant, Lysol And Dettol Maker Said After Trump Suggested People Could Inject It To Kill The Coronavirus
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No evidence that “immune-boosting” concoctions, supplements, or procedures augment protection from SARS-CoV2. Our immune system can be trained (vaccines and exposure) but not boosted. Keep the quacks at bay and save your money.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 10, 2020 Reference: Boost Your Immune System?The immune system is not a muscle, not a rocket, not a pump, not a balloon, nor anything else that can be inflated, expanded, or launched into the stratosphere simply by adding more power. How to boost your immune system
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Sunday House Call, #729, March 8, 2020: Bring on a health crisis and the ducks will flock
Sunday House Call, #729, March 8, 2020 Topics today include:With the news about Covid-19 reaching a fever pitch, some naturopathic centres are leveraging public fear to sell worthless products to combat COVID-19. The differences between using soap and hand sanitizers to prevent the spread and transmission of infection. Your calls about: Coronavirus Travel recommendations during…
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Canada does little to stem the purveyors of quackery and their ads that promote cancer cures.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 27, 2020 Source:Baseless ads for cancer-fighting natural health products are rampant in Canada: report Reference:Bad Science Watch: A Survey of the Online Marketing of Natural Health Products for Cancer Treatment and Cure
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Why is Health Canada contributing to the legitimacy of homeopathic “vaccines” (nosodes) by providing a license, when they lack any clinical efficacy?
Health Headlines Commentary for March 20, 2019 Source: Stronger action urged against homeopathic products touted as alternatives to vaccines Reference: A randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled trial comparing antibody responses to homeopathic and conventional vaccines in university students.
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Global Affairs Canada providing $350K to send group of homeopaths to Honduras to treat Chagas disease. How about you use the money to pay for treatment that works instead of playing pretend?
Health Headlines Commentary for February 25, 2019 Source:Why is $350,000 in Canadian aid being used to send homeopaths to Honduras?