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Saffron for Teenage Moodiness? The Evidence Is Immature

19 May 2023

ā€œClinically provenā€ is a very malleable term. What exactly does it mean for an intervention to have been clinically proven to work? In the world of dietary supplements, the veracity of this phrase...

Jumping the Gun?

17 May 2023

Ready, Set, Goā€¦. for Ozempic. Thatā€™s what the incessant television ads suggest. ā€œAsk your doctor about Ozempic,ā€ the ads advise, without mentioning what the drug is for. The marketerā€™s hope is that...

No, You Canā€™t Swallow Your Tongue

12 May 2023

Have you ever heard that you should tilt your head backwards during a nosebleed? Or that you should urinate on a jellyfish sting? Or that in case of a seizure you should put a spoon into the victim...

Is melatonin safe as a sleeping aid?

6 May 2023

This article was originally posted in theĀ Montreal Gazette.

Can This Smell Relieve Nausea?

28 Apr 2023

This article was first published inĀ The Skeptical Inquirer.

No, eating honey won't help your seasonal allergies

21 Apr 2023

This article was originally posted in theĀ Montreal Gazette....

Awash in Carcinogens

12 Apr 2023

Sir Percival Pott took an interest in the scrota of men. Particularly chimney sweeps. Pott was an eminent surgeon who in 1775 published a seminal paper that for the first time identified an...

Allergic to penicillin? You sure?

7 Apr 2023

This article was originally posted in theĀ Montreal Gazette.

What happens when you eat silica gel?

31 Mar 2023

Can you think of the last time you saw a silica gel packet? Itā€™s the sort of thing that you come across often but never think about. Did you open a package of beef jerky at lunch? Unbox some new...

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