Health and Medicine

Reading History Could Save a Child’s Life By | May 2, 2016
The worst mistake for parents to make is the fatal misdiagnosis of flu. The early stages of meningitis can be very similar
Fat? Maybe you can’t blame your genes after all By | May 2, 2016
An impressive array of brainpower
Using glucose monitors to detect other diseases By | April 20, 2016
Scientists are repurposing glucose monitors to detect other conditions in a practical, low-cost way.
A better understanding of bananas could help prevent blindness By | April 20, 2016
Learning how to make bananas more nutritious could help reduce cases of blindness.
Toward a resistance-proof antiviral that can treat many diseases By | April 20, 2016
Blocking the step when viruses infect a cell could be a new strategy for fighting a wide range of diseases.
STD: The Horizontal Mambo Has Hidden Hazards By | April 11, 2016
Some seniors have also forgotten the golden rule to prevent STD
Toward diagnosing diseases such as cancer in their earliest stages By | April 6, 2016
A new test could someday help doctors catch diseases at their earliest stages.
How bioceramics could help fight gum disease By | April 6, 2016
Scientists investigate a new approach to treating severe gum disease.
Using glucose monitors to detect other diseases By | March 30, 2016
Scientists are repurposing glucose monitors to detect other conditions in a practical, low-cost way.
Nicotine vaccine delays the drug’s effects in mice By | March 30, 2016
Scientists are working toward a vaccine to help smokers kick the habit for good.
Mind-altering drugs could treat mental disorders By | March 30, 2016
"Psychedelic Medicines"
Medical Care Main Cause of Death By | March 28, 2016
“Pillitis” is killing people.
Colonoscopy: What Will Trudeau and Obama Do? By | March 21, 2016
If you live in North America where colonoscopy is available, it’s prudent to have it don
Child Hunger: How a Pharmaceutical Company Will End It By | March 14, 2016
Inadequate nutrition is a medical time-bomb
Toward a better hair-growing treatment for baldness By | March 9, 2016
Researchers have created a new hair loss treatment in the lab that someday could help hair grow back even better than before.
For Shame By | March 7, 2016
Ms. S has now entered history as being the first judicially authorized assisted death in Canada
What gives Parmesan cheese its unique taste? By | March 2, 2016
Understanding what's in parmesan could help producers ensure good taste.
Syrian academics face danger, limited options By | March 2, 2016
Kassem Alsayed Mahmoud is one of many scientists who have been affected by the war in Syria.
Body Mass Index Poor Metric For Measuring Health By | March 1, 2016
BMI doesn't scale well. A tall man with the exact same build and body composition as a shorter man will have a higher BMI
How does my Diet compare with The Mayo Clinic’s? By | February 29, 2016
Whole grains are also a great source of fiber and according to The Mayo Clinic they also help to regulate blood pressure
Too much salt could potentially contribute to liver damage By | February 24, 2016
Studies in mice show a high-salt diet harms liver cells.
How to tackle the Zika virus By | February 24, 2016
Cases of microcephaly have spiked during an ongoing outbreak of the Zika virus.
Medical Inequality between Men and Women By | February 22, 2016
So I’m sorry, ladies, it’s not that I or other males dislike women. It’s simply that sexual equality is unequal.
Readers’ Response to Drinking Mothers and Brain-Injured Children By | February 15, 2016
he FASD problem will continue to be swept under the rug. But I hope my column will alert everyone to the potential dangers of alcohol during pregnancy.
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The lowdown on sports nutrition supplements By | February 10, 2016
"Athletes Look To Sports Nutrition Products To Improve Performance"
Will a Tax On Sugar Cure Obesity? By | February 8, 2016
I’m no friend of the sugar industry. Soft drinks are really liquid candy. But in all fairness to it, obesity results from too many calories in all types of food.
How to Make Next Level Nacho Cheese By | February 1, 2016
The secret ingredient? A little thing called sodium citrate.
Why Does Drunk Driving Get More Attention Than FASD? By | February 1, 2016
Destroying your own body with alcohol is one thing. But destroying forever the mind of an unborn child is maternal madness
Why Does Drunk Driving Get More Attention Than FASD? By | January 31, 2016
Fetal alcoholic syndrome disease
Creating ‘greener’ wrinkle-resistant cotton fabric By | January 27, 2016
It may be time to throw out the old iron because researchers have developed a "greener," cheaper cotton fabric that is wrinkle resistant.