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“Hey Doc, I’m Hard To Freeze”

3 May 2024

Let’s face it, dentistry is not an easy job. Besides the clinical knowledge and expertise required, managing patients' fear is an essential part of being a good dentist. Anticipation of pain during...

Quandary About Fats in the Diet

1 May 2024

The human body is the most complex machine on the face of the Earth. Like any machine, it requires an input of fuel to function along with a variety of chemicals for proper maintenance. In this...

The Best Diet for You? Here It Is

26 Apr 2024

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette.

Why Do Kids Get Cancer?

26 Apr 2024

I attended a seminar many years ago given by a Ph.D. student who had spent years working on a particular type of childhood cancer. During the question-and-answer period, I raised my hand. I wanted...

Springtime in Montreal Means the Scent of Asphalt is in the Air!

24 Apr 2024

So, what is asphalt and where does it come from? The source is petroleum, that dark viscous liquid found deep within the Earth, the product of once living organisms subjected to millennia of...

Why Measles Is So Contagious

19 Apr 2024

Even if he had been aware of what was happening inside the girl’s body, the man likely would not have been worried. She was, after all, sitting quite a long ways away....

We know about Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, but what is ‘Type 3 diabetes’?

12 Apr 2024

The incidence of diabetes mellitus has reached epidemic levels in recent years, affecting one in every 10 adults globally in 2021. Ninety percent of these individuals have Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)...

A Tale of Benzene Poisoning and a Snake Snaring Its Own Tail

29 Mar 2024

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette. Professor Carl Santesson was intrigued.

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