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Sunday House Call, #685, February 24, 2019: A few pages from “The Stupid Files”
Sunday House Call, #685, February 24, 2019: A few pages from “The Stupid Files” Topics today include: The Stupid Files How the Government of Canada Through its Global Affairs Canada department is spending 350,000 dollars to send homeopaths to Honduras to treat Chagas disease. A 5-year-old boy with measles reinfects a country Your calls (and…
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US FDA plans to crack down on vitamin and supplement manufacturers who make unsupported health claims about their products. Indeed, there is little scientific evidence to support their use in otherwise healthy people.
Health Headlines Commentary for February 12, 2019 [display_podcast] Source: Your multivitamins and brain-boosting pills may be suspect, and regulators are cracking down on the $40 billion industry
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Transfusing “young blood” into your body will not magically make your organs younger and/or more functional.
Health Headlines Commentary for January 18, 2019 [display_podcast] Source: Ambrosia: ‘Young blood’ transfusions accepting PayPal payments, operating in 5 cities A controversial startup that charges $8,000 to fill patients’ veins with young blood is opening a clinic in NYC — but researchers whose work inspired it warn it’s dangerous
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Took less than a day after legalization for cannabis quackery products to climb out of the pseudoscientific morass.
Health Headlines Commentary for October 18, 2018 [display_podcast] Source: The Ontario Cannabis Store mislabelled genital spray as oral product Comment: The claim by the maker of this product that the skin contains the most cannabinoid receptors is not supported by the evidence. Indeed, it seems that there are none in the skin. Further, there is…
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Hype, evidence, and the unknown. The Colorado cannabis experience after legalization may provide Canada with an idea of what to expect. Despite said hype, it is not Soma for a brave new world.
Health Headlines Commentary for October 17, 2018 [display_podcast] Source: Colorado experienced a ‘sharp spike’ in ER visits after legalizing cannabis: doctor
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Is there any science supporting intermittent fasting as a means of reducing disease? Not from this fluff piece.
Health Headlines Commentary for June 29 , 2018 [display_podcast] Source: What to know about intermittent fasting: Is it right for you?
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Sunday House Call, #651, April 29, 2018: The misguided and dangerous ducks are back
Sunday House Call, #651, April 29, 2018: The misguided and dangerous ducks are back Topics today include: Quackery comes in many forms including from this Vlogger some that sounds scientific but have no scientific merit. Your calls about: Acid reflux and hiatus hernia Causes for loss of appetite Swollen and heavy feeling in the feet…
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Coffee is supposed to enter only one orifice and it is not the one being touted by Paltrow’s company
Health Headlines Commentary for January 10, 2018 [display_podcast] Source: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Promotes A $135 Coffee Enema Kit
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Sunday House Call, #626, August 27, 2017: Snakeoil and teenage blood
Sunday House Call, #626, August 27, 2017 Topics today include: Teenage blood injections and Paltrow’s Goop under investigation Your calls about: New FDA approved ALS treatment does have specific limitations and indications Methadone treatments Shingles vaccine and immunosuppressive medication interactions Joint injections [display_podcast]