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This Sticky Pain Patch鈥檚 Science Hits a Sticky Patch

23 Sep 2022

鈥淭ake a few steps just to make the Devil mad! Hallelujah! That鈥檚 it, just move around a little bit, there she goes!鈥 Those were the words used by televangelist and soon-to-be-exposed-as-a-fraud...

鈥淛ansporting鈥: When it Saves Lives and When it Doesn鈥檛

23 Sep 2022

Back to school season usually evokes the image of new supplies 鈥 coloured highlighters, clean lab coats and lined paper, all packed nicely into students鈥 backpacks. On university campuses, however,...

Vitamin D is No Cure for COVID

23 Sep 2022

This article was originally posted in the Montreal Gazette....

Anesthesia a la Reine

21 Sep 2022

Queen Victoria was the first monarch to give birth to a child under anesthesia. Prince Leopold, the Queen鈥檚 eighth child, was born in 1853 after her physician Dr. John Snow had administered...

The Neuro Emotional Technique Is a Bizarre Hybrid of Chiropractic, Acupuncture, and Applied Kinesiology

16 Sep 2022

In April of 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a documentary film premiered on YouTube and its title could not have been more relevant: Stressed.

Period Pain Go Away, Come Again Another Day

16 Sep 2022

Periods can be painful. They can be inconvenient. They can be exhausting. They can be distracting....

Odysseus鈥 Snowdrop Odyssey

14 Sep 2022

Circe was the sorceress in Greek mythology who drugged Odysseus鈥 crew to make them forget their homeland, then proceeded to turn the men into swine. When Odysseus set out to rescue his crew, he...

When To Take Your Blood Pressure Meds

12 Sep 2022

This article was originally posted in the Montreal Gazette.

Acupressure for the Hiccups: Cure or Placebo?

9 Sep 2022

Whether you are in a quiet library, giving an important presentation, or showing up to a first date, hiccups always seem to come up at the worst times. Folklore tells us that hiccups happen when...

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