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Science Issues		Science In The News
Spiked Drug “Bath salts,” “vacuum freshners” and “plant food” seem innocuous enough.  You can pick then up at some gas stations, convenience stores, some garden supply shops, or order them on the Internet.  Except that the contents may not be what the labels suggest.  These “bath salts” and “plant food,” for those in the know, are code names for synthetic cathinones, substances that can be ingested, inhaled or smoked for stimulant effects similar to amphetamines... more For more, please see Features.		Who you gonna call? Quackbuster Joe Schwarcz exposes pseudoscience of all sorts. His next target? Homeopathic medicine. Click on the picture below to read the article: For more, please see Features.
You Asked...		Science From Afar - Melody in Clerkship
Q. What causes a geyser to erupt?  Click here to find out... For more, please see Features.		Follow the trials and tribulations of OSS associate Melody Ko, now a medical student at St. George's University Running, Puffing and Scratching
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Did You Know?		Coin francophone d'Ariel Fenster
Bladder cancer in humans has been associated with cigarette smoking.  Since dogs can also develop this deadly cancer, they can serve as model for evaluating treatment methods.  In a study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, beagles were exposed to a carcinogenic chemical from cigarette smoke.  It turned out that those dogs urinating every four hours had only one third as much carcinogen left in their bladder as the animals voiding every eight hours.  Indeed some surveys on humans have also shown that in rural areas bladder cancer is less frequent than in urban areas.  The suggestion has been that men relieve themselves more regularly when they do not have to search for a bathroom.  So where’s the nearest tree? Click here for more interesting facts		- Le sucre ''toxique?'' Trop de sucre n’est pas bon pour la santé; un fait qui est généralement accepté. Mais le docteur Lustig, un endocrinologue de l’Université de Californie, va bien plus loin que cela. Pour lui, le sucre est la cause principale de l’obésité, du diabète, des maladies cardiaques et même de certains cancers. Récemment, dans le cadre d’une émission de 60 minutes, l’émission d’information de CBS, le docteur Lustig déclarait que le sucre était une substance « toxique » et ne devrait pas être traité différemment de l’alcool ou du tabac... suite For more, please see Features.
		"The Dr. Joe Show" on CJAD & CFRB (Sun. 3PM)
		New Zealand uses about 80% of the world supply of sodium fluoroacetate.  What is this chemical used for? Click here to find out... For more, please see Features.