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Medical Mythbusters

Recorded on 6/18/2012

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Does eating chocolate or greasy food cause acne? If you don't wear a coat when it’s cold outside, will you catch a cold? Does sugar cause kids to be hyperactive? Do vaccines cause autism? Dr. Zubin Vasavada, Family Medicine Physician at the UW Neighborhood Clinic in Ravenna, and Dr. Pamela Sheffield, Clinic Chief at the UW Neighborhood, Ravenna discuss which of these commonly held beliefs are medical fact and which are fiction.

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Zubin Vasavada, M.D. Zubin Vasavada, M.D.
Family medicine physician, UW Neighborhood Clinic, Ravenna
Dr. Vasavada moved to Seattle in 2005 to train at the UWMC and has been with the UW Medicine ever since. He is a UW clinical instructor of family medicine and a provider at the UW Neighborhood Ravenna Clinic. Dr. Vasavada is board-certified in family medicine and his interests include primary care and prevention, public health and medical education.  Dr.... more >

Pamela Sheffield, MD Pamela Sheffield, MD
Clinic chief, UW Neighborhood Ravenna Clinic , UW Medicine
Dr. Pamela Sheffield is clinic chief at the UW Neighborhood Ravenna Clinic. Her clinical interests are in women’s health, pediatrics and wellness medicine. Dr. Sheffield received her medical degree at the University of Washington School of Medicine, where she also served her residency. She enjoys family medicine because she believes she “can best serve the individual when I know the whole... more >

TRANSCRIPT:

  1. Cold Weather and Catching a Cold LISTEN
  2. Cracking Your Knuckles and Arthritis LISTEN
  3. Eating Chocolate and Aggravating Acne LISTEN
  4. Sugar and Hyperactivity LISTEN
  5. Teething and Fever LISTEN
  6. Eight Glasses of Water a Day? LISTEN
  7. Is Coffee Harmful? LISTEN
  8. Does Turkey or Milk Make You Sleepy? LISTEN
  9. Are Natural Products Safer than Artificial Ones? LISTEN
  10. Viral and Bacterial Infections LISTEN
  11. Does Birth Control Cause Weight Gain? LISTEN
  12. Do Flu Shots Cause the Flu? LISTEN
  13. Does Childhood Immunization Cause Autism? LISTEN
  14. Back Pain and Bed Rest LISTEN
  15. Closing Comments LISTEN

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