Subscribe to the OSS Weekly Newsletter!

Does a Chocolate a Day Keep the Grim Reaper Away?

27 Jun 2025

Theobromine is a naturally occurring bitter alkaloid most prominently found in cocoa beans. A metabolite of caffeine, theobromine shares some of the common effects of the household stimulant....

The Paper-Thin Evidence for Mouth Taping

26 Jun 2025

TikTokers can’t shut up about this one simple trick. All you need to do is seal your mouth with tape before going to bed, and you will apparently collect a slew of benefits. It will give you more...

Will Vitamin D Go the Way of Cod Liver Oil?

20 Jun 2025

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette....

$1,950 Worth of Woo: The Biomat, Unwrapped

20 Jun 2025

Recently, I was forwarded an email about the Biomat—a $1,950 USD “healing mat” that claims to cure everything short of a broken heart. And boy oh boy, is it ever a hotbed of pseudoscience wrapped...

Functional Medicine Is a Pipeline to Alt Med

12 Jun 2025

A 56-year-old university professor with psoriatic arthritis goes to see a doctor because his condition is worsening. Psoriatic arthritis is a disease where your immune system rebels against you,...

Best of Times, Worst of Times

11 Jun 2025

Most of us are living the good life. There is no doubt that we are living longer and in greater comfort than ever before, but at a price. We fly through the air with ease, but that air is becoming...

Disrupting Science with Crypto

6 Jun 2025

Let’s say I am afflicted by a common but non-life-threatening condition. I shall refer to this fictional misfortune as “chin gribbles.” I have chin gribbles. Many people have chin gribbles. It’s...

InTOXicating Beauty

6 Jun 2025

The inspiration for my articles comes mostly from conversations with those around me. Often my friends, family, teachers or even readers ask me questions for which I do not have an immediate answer...

Pages

Back to top