/oss/taxonomy/term/2745/all en /oss/article/videos/natural-trick-can-cure-your-cancer <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-1"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" id="media-youtube-3-a181xkla4" width="640" height="390" title="This NATURAL TRICK can CURE YOUR CANCER" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/3_a181Xkla4?wmode=opaque&controls=&enablejsapi=1&modestbranding=1&playerapiid=media-youtube-3-a181xkla4&origin=https%3A//www.mcgill.ca&rel=0" name="This NATURAL TRICK can CURE YOUR CANCER" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="">Video of This NATURAL TRICK can CURE YOUR CANCER</iframe> </div> Wed, 04 Jul 2018 16:29:32 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 7160 at /oss /oss/article/health-quackery/can-you-prevent-your-next-hangover-using-thrive <p><strong>Update:</strong> The product is now called <a href="https://cheershealth.com">Cheers</a>. The company behind it is offering podcast sponsorship deals, so you may hear about it quite a bit.</p> Thu, 28 Jun 2018 16:34:53 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 7153 at /oss /oss/article/health-quackery/profiting-nature <p>When you walk through the gates of the Chelsea Physic Garden in London, you enter a living pharmacy.  But instead of finding shelves with bottles, you’ll find beds of plants with intriguing signs like “Cardiology,” “Parasitology” or “Anesthesiology.”  Inscriptions identify the species from which medications such as digitalis (heart disease), quinine (malaria) or colchicine (gout) are derived.  This amazing garden was founded in 1673 with the purpose of training apothecary apprentices in identifying plants.  Indeed, back then, botanicals were the main source of drugs, and an apothecary had t</p> Tue, 05 Jun 2018 16:52:11 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7126 at /oss /oss/article/health-supplements-you-asked/coenzyme-q10 <p>The gentleman in the front row was waving his hand energetically.  He obviously had something to contribute to the discussion.  I had just finished a public lecture on dietary supplements and threw the floor open for questions, anticipating the usual queries about glucosamine, calcium, vitamins and the myriad herbal concoctions that have recently flooded the market place.  But as it turned out, the man who was looking pretty spry for his age, didn’t have a question.  He had a story to tell. </p> Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:08:45 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1987 at /oss /oss/article/health-news-quackery/homeopathy-bugs-me-not-bugs <p>“It’s natural medicine.” “Herbal remedies.” “It’s like…acupuncture.” “No chemicals.” “Energy healing.” “Yogurt.” Such were the common responses when we asked random people, including physicians, about their thoughts on homeopathy. All wrong. Homeopathy is none of these. Several opined something along the lines of “alternative medicine” and a few knew that it had something to do with the supposed healing ability of extremely dilute solutions. And one gave a quick, succinct answer. “Homeopathy is an affront to science.” Bang on!</p> Sun, 01 Sep 2013 02:02:26 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2010 at /oss