I don鈥檛 think I would want to work in a rubber processing plant. Too many nitrosamines in the air, and it鈥檚 better not to inhale them. Nitrosamines after all are known carcinogens, first identified...
Dr. Lorne Trottier was in attendance of the recent landing of the Mars Rover,聽Curiosity. Here, he describes his account of the experience as well as the complexities and nuances of what went into...
One thing everyone agrees on when it comes to the addition of fluoride to drinking water is that the issue stirs up emotions, both pro and con. But the question should not be based on emotion, it...
Margarine originally was a cheap butter substitute made by emulsifying beef fat with water or milk. Eventually animal fat was replaced by partially saturated vegetable fats, hardened by the process...
Get set for a pomegranate frenzy. That鈥檚 because a couple of studies have suggested the fruit may have a role in treating breast cancer and in lowering the risk of heart disease. By the time the...
The battle has been raging back and forth ever since pesticides and synthetic fertilizers were introduced into agriculture. Is organic produce safer and more nutritious than the conventional...
It鈥檚 a great name for a possible cure for multiple sclerosis: 鈥淭he Liberation Procedure.鈥� Indeed patients suffering from MS feel that their body is being held prisoner by some strange force. Their...
A recent New York Times article featured the headline 鈥淗ow Chemicals Affect Us.鈥� Even before reading a single word, I was pretty sure the columnist was not going to discuss how antibiotics cure...
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