Wednesday House Call, August 22, 2018

Dr Barry Dworkin joins Brian Lilley to discuss the latest health stories of the week.

Today:

A caller wants to know whether a reaction that she had was due to Shingrix vaccine
Treatment of spinal stenosis
A full-thickness tear of the supraspinatus muscle. Is surgery warranted?
The valsartan recall. Are other antihypertension medications of the same class being recalled as well? A caller wishes to know.
Effectiveness of glucosamine
Active surveillance for prostate cancer and what do the PSA values mean
Low carbohydrate versus high fat diets
Side effects of type II diabetes medications