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A Case of a Drug-Mule Who Went Undetected by Abdominal X-Ray

16 Jan 2025

Human drug couriers, colloquially known as “drug mules,” are people who smuggle drugs across a national border by hiding the drugs in the lining of their luggage, in clothes, by strapping the goods...

Can a Glass of Milk a Day Reduce the Risk of Colon Cancer?

15 Jan 2025

The dairy industry is smiling because a study published in the prestigious journal, Nature, concluded that “dairy products help protect against colorectal cancer, and that this is driven largely or...

Evidence Mounts Against Ultra-Processed Foods

10 Jan 2025

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette.

Magnesium is a Necessary Nutrient but It Does Not Perform Miracles

8 Jan 2025

The year was 1618, the place, Epsom, England. The farmer had just dug a well for his cows but the animals refused to drink the water. On tasting the water, he quickly discovered why. It was bitter!...

Quantum University Misuses Physics to Train Fake Doctors

3 Jan 2025

The current member of the Legislative Assembly for the British Columbia electoral district of Langley-Willowbrook is Ms. Jody Toor. I’m not veering off into political punditry; I’m writing this to...

The ShamWow Fallacy or How Placebos Were Redefined

27 Dec 2024

If I told you that an all-natural remedy performed just as well as a placebo in a clinical trial, how would you interpret that?...

Christmas Desserts Will Make You Live Longer, Says Satirical Study

20 Dec 2024

Here is your permission to indulge in delicious Christmas treats this holiday season: a study shows—nay, proves!—that yuletide desserts often use ingredients that have been scientifically...

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