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Does warming LAs reduce the pain of injection?

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Antibiotic drops for conjunctivitis in children

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Monday’s medical myths: vitamin C prevents colds

The following article was published on The Conversation. Monday’s medical myth: vitamin C prevents colds By Michael Tam, University of New South Wales Vitamin C is so often suggested as a treatment for the common cold that it’s almost considered common sense. This well-known vitamin is primarily found in fruits and vegetables, with small quantities …

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Comment: Testicular self-examination

These were comments to the article “Monday’s medical myth: testicular self-examination is a waste of time” by Mark Frydenberg, published in The Conversation. Thank you for your opinion, Prof Frydenberg, but can this really be considered a “myth”? I appreciate that your affiliated organisation Andrology Australia recommends routine testicular self-examination, but this is not the …

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Is vitamin C effective in treating the common cold?

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Comment: EBM vs CAM

Comment to the article, “Evidence-based medicine v alternative therapies: moving beyond virulence” by Kerreen Reiger, published in The Conversation: Health claims are empiric claims. They can be tested using empiric methods. Scientific frameworks allow use to gauge the reliability of evidence. For example, the narrative claim from an individual that they were helped by chiropractic is …

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