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Worms in Balogna?

20 Mar 2017

Absolutely not. But here is the question I got:聽"A friend told me that that ground up earthworms are being used as fillers in many meat products like wieners and bologna. The name on the package is...

The Perils of Inflammation

20 Mar 2017

A couple of years ago the Montreal Gazette had a stunning headline: 鈥淔loss or Die!鈥 it screamed on the front page. Another sensationalized piece of journalism, I thought. Not flossing may make you...

Iron in Spinach

20 Mar 2017

Mea culpa. I plead guilty to the crime I often accuse others of committing, namely not checking facts properly! Curiously, I would not have discovered my error had I not been doing some proper fact...

Apples and Sex

20 Mar 2017

Did Eve eat an apple to have a better sex life with Adam? One might come to that conclusion after reading a paper published in the Archives of Gynaecology and Obstetrics with the alluring title ...

Gum is something to chew on, especially when taking a test

20 Mar 2017

I鈥檒l tell you up front that I don鈥檛 like chewing gum. I know studies have shown that chewing may reduce tooth decay, help with weight management and even reduce stress, but I鈥檓 not won over. And it...

Orange juice producer being squeezed

20 Mar 2017

We all have habits.聽 One of mine is to start every day with a glass of orange juice.聽 Freshly squeezed would be ideal, but frankly, too much of a bother.聽 So I go for the one that says 鈥100% pure...

Creams Deliver More Hype than Evidence

20 Mar 2017

In the 1980s, Dr. Albert Kligman, an American dermatologist聽 made an interesting observation.聽 Patients being treated for acne with retinoic acid saw an improvement in their wrinkles, an...

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