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...
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...
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...
While selling raw milk in Canada is illegal, the sale of cheese made from unpasteurized milk is allowed as long as the cheese has been aged at 2 degrees C or above for at least 60 days. Studies...
鈥淭he customer is always right,鈥� is a time-honoured adage in marketing. It holds true even if the customer is wrong. If the customer does not want 鈥渁rtificial鈥� preservatives鈥� in food, industry will...
The city of Belem in northern Brazil has a population of about 2,000,000.聽 It would be very interesting to find out if its inhabitants have an unusually low incidence of illnesses such as cancer,...
Estimates are that some 55 million people in Canada and the U.S become ill every year from eating tainted food with more deaths attributed poultry than any other food. That of course is partly due...
Mention 鈥渉istamine鈥� and the word 鈥渁llergy鈥� pops to mind. Rightly so, because during an allergic reaction certain white blood cells known as mast cells and basophils release an inordinate amount of...
Do parents have a right to make a decision about how a minor鈥檚 cancer is to be treated? Or not treated? This is not just a hypothetical question, it is a very current one. Acute lymphoblastic...
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