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The Square One Fallacy

7 Feb 2025

I recently had the chance to speak to an anti-vaxxer in person. Of course, he did not identify as such: they never do. He didn’t want to be pinned down and was just asking questions about vaccine...

The Medicinal Garden Kit Will Probably Not Save You

7 Feb 2025

The ad is quite confrontational. “The Plants That Will Disappear First in a Crisis.” Given the disaster that is unfolding in the United States right now, it caught my attention. In a crisis, the ad...

Rhinoceros Horn, Ginseng or “Spanish Fly” to Boost Romance? Hardly.

5 Feb 2025

Named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and passion, these substances are meant to specifically stimulate the libido and represent the Holy Grail for people who in some way feel unfulfilled.

Is Oil Pulling Just Clutching at Straws?

24 Jan 2025

Maintaining good oral hygiene is critical in order to maintain overall health. Many people only realize the impact that dental health has on the rest of the body when they are reading the posters...

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...

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