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Type 2 Diabetes 鈥 What, Why and How

17 Nov 2023

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. It therefore timely to consider what diabetes actually is, why we should care, and how it can be treated. Diabetes, or more technically, diabetes...

DMSO Is Not a Cure-All. But the FDA鈥檚 Panic Over It Birthed a Myth.

17 Nov 2023

Imagine a drug so powerful, your government didn鈥檛 want you to have it. Now, add the claim that this drug is all natural (it鈥檚 not) and that people report it cured them of any ailment you can think...

What about screening for lung cancer?

10 Nov 2023

This article was originally posted in the聽Montreal Gazette.

Cockroach, scorpion and turpentine extract for heart disease?

10 Nov 2023

What would you think if after a heart attack your doctor prescribed capsules of extracts of ginseng, Chinese scorpion, cockroach, leech, peony root, sandalwood and turpentine? I suspect this might...

No, Traditional Chinese Medicine Has Not Been Vindicated by Science

10 Nov 2023

People love to show that skeptics were wrong about something, especially when national pride hangs in the balance.

Why do we get wrinkles?

3 Nov 2023

This article was first published in聽The Skeptical Inquirer.

The bare facts about coated Aspirin

27 Oct 2023

This article was originally posted in the Montreal Gazette.

Not A Laughing Matter

25 Oct 2023

When I was growing up, 鈥渓ooning鈥 meant one thing. You would fill a balloon with water and throw it at a target that usually did not welcome such activity. Today, 鈥渓ooning鈥 has taken on another...

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