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Mashup Score: 1Christopher Labos: A potential treatment to prevent long COVID - 11 month(s) ago
Clinical trial shows metformin seems to decrease long-term complications. But there are buts.
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Mashup Score: 7Montreal spared brunt of forest-fire smog — for now - 11 month(s) ago
“When we have high levels of fine particles that are well beyond what we see normally, they have an immediate impact on people … (with) heart and lung problems,” said Dr. David Kaiser.
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RT @Aaron_Derfel: Why wearing an N95 mask outdoors is so important now, notwithstanding the #pandemic. https://t.co/Q8cEsPS6Eb
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Mashup Score: 0Christopher Labos: Calcium deposits in the arteries not always a worry - 11 month(s) ago
The general purpose of measuring someone’s coronary artery calcium is to decide whether to treat their risk factors.
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Coronary artery calcium. Not as worrying as it sounds. Things can be useful without being scary. https://t.co/1oiAsfj1M9 via @mtlgazette
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Mashup Score: 12Opinion: Can't compare the work of teachers to MNAs? Let's try - 11 month(s) ago
Education Minister Bernard Drainville is right to say there’s no comparison. That’s because teachers show themselves to be better.
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RT @CovidEcoles: Opinion: Can't compare the work of teachers to MNAs? Let's try | Montreal Gazette https://t.co/zHsd5txHpG
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Mashup Score: 0Christopher Labos: How soon is too soon for breast-cancer screening? - 12 month(s) ago
The downsides to cancer screening are false positives and overdiagnosis. But tests are never perfect.
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Mammogram screening: is it 40 or 50 is it more complicated? https://t.co/OmpLfaOyxP
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Mashup Score: 1Christopher Labos: Is melatonin safe as a sleeping aid? - 1 year(s) ago
Inaccurate labelling of over-the-counter products makes accidental overdoses more likely — and kids, due to their size, are at greater risk.
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Is melatonin safe as a sleeping aid? https://t.co/uf4yVfgSRE via @mtlgazette
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Mashup Score: 0
One problem with the theory: The pollen found in honey probably isn’t the pollen you’re allergic to.
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No, eating honey won't help your seasonal allergies https://t.co/LHdUPIGwK3 via @mtlgazette
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Mashup Score: 1Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre suffered a mild stroke - 1 year(s) ago
“Since journalists were already searching, I wanted to tell you directly,” he wrote in Facebook post.
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Wishing Denis Coderre all the best on his recovery journey, after experiencing a stroke. ❤️ Read his story: https://t.co/S6XAIqvtPP. Learn the FAST signs of a stroke, today. https://t.co/3SUZIQVcpv
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Mashup Score: 0Christopher Labos: Allergic to penicillin? You sure? - 1 year(s) ago
False allergies are bad for the patient and bad for our health care system. We need to get better at de-labelling them.
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Allergic to penicillin? You sure? False allergies are bad for the patient and bad for our health care system. We need to get better at de-labelling them. https://t.co/7uKcMOpggg via @drlabos @PharmRJ
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Mashup Score: 0Christopher Labos: Allergic to penicillin? You sure? - 1 year(s) ago
False allergies are bad for the patient and bad for our health care system. We need to get better at de-labelling them.
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Allergic to penicillin? You sure? https://t.co/37H0rrcmMB via @mtlgazette
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There are caveats and limitations, but this is the first trial to show that anything can prevent long COVID, and also proves an important point. For there to be a treatment, the disease must be real. https://t.co/51ztsqQye6 via @mtlgazette