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Acne and Diet: An Ambiguous Association

22 Nov 2024

You have probably heard that drinking milk and eating chocolate causes acne or, at the very least, that they make it worse. Diet is often blamed for a teenager’s pimply skin, but is there good...

Kennedy’s Coalition of Quacks Wants to Feed America a Diet of Lies

15 Nov 2024

When America sneezes, the world catches a cold. Donald Trump’s renewed tenancy in the White House, with anti-vaxxer-in-chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr whispering in his ear, promises more than just...

Fecal Matter Deserves Better

15 Nov 2024

It may be an indelicate subject to bring up at the dinner table, but colon cancer screening based on fecal matter merits discussion. The first-generation kit ColoGuard rolled out in August 2014,...

Linoleic Acid Is Neither Villain Nor Superhero

8 Nov 2024

Are you familiar with linoleic acid? If you’ve heard about it from Dr.

Nutrafol; A Holy Grail for Hair Loss or an Overpriced Supplement?

8 Nov 2024

Hair loss is a normal component of the natural hair growth cycle. Hair growth occurs in three stages: the growth phase where the hair grows for around 2-7 years, the transition phase where the...

Are Füm’s Essential Oils Safe to Inhale?

1 Nov 2024

“It’s like some… like a wooden cigarette that gives you flavours, but it’s not even a cigarette, you don’t even light it.”

Instant Coffee and Acrylamide: Should You Be Worried?

25 Oct 2024

Coffee is a staple beverage for millions of people worldwide, consumed in endless scenarios: catching up with a friend, powering through an intense study session, or simply kickstarting the day....

Processing Information About Processed Meat

8 Oct 2024

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an arm of the World Health Organization lists processed meats in its “Category 1,” reserved for substances known to cause cancer in humans....

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