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Past Issues: An herbal treatment for menopause that may actually work Homeopathy and the Flu The H1N1 Influenza - An Injection of Reason Taxing Soft Drinks Nitrosamines Women Smokers Are More at Risk Than Men Chocolates that Lower Blood Pressure and Don’t Melt Pollution from Incinerators Benzene in your car-and it’s not in the gas tank Orange Juice Silliness Wrinkles in Wrinkle Cream Reports Dioxane, Formaldehyde and Baby Shampoos Electronic Cigarettes Fish Oil Supplements Diet and Bone Health News from the week of October 6th, 2008
-Sweetener BattlesNews from the week of Sept 6th, 2008
-Moisturizing Creams and Skin CancerNews from the week of Sept 1st, 2008
- Peanut AllergiesNews from the week of August 11th, 2008
- Flouride and IQNews from the week of August 1, 2008
- Watermelon and SexNews from the week of June 9th, 2008
- A New View of NitratesNews from the week of April 21st, 2008
- An Egg a Day? Maybe Not Everyday!News from the week of March 17th, 2008
- The Mystery of Maya Blue Finally SolvedNews from the week of March 3rd, 2008
- A New Role for Oxytocin?News from the week of February 25, 2008
- Unpublished Studies
- Suppressing Anger Is Not HealthyNews from the week of January 21, 2008
Diet, Pesticides and AsthmaMessage from Melody Ko - January 15, 2008
The Beginning of a New JourneyNews from the week of January 7, 2008
- Three Litters of Pigs
- Bigger and Badder... Breath That IsNews from the week of December 3rd, 2007
- Babies Find Out Who's Naughty or Nice
- Cancer Cells: Soft to the TouchNews from the week of November 26, 2007
- Alzheimer's and Personality
- Nigeria's Land of TwinsNews from the week of November 19, 2007
- Ovulation Pays Off
- Pollution and Girls: A Newly Discovered LinkNews from the week of November 12, 2007
- Breast Cancer around the WorldNews from the week of October 22, 2007
- Dark Chocolate May Aid Chronic Fatigue SyndromeNews from the week of October 15, 2007
- Chocolate Lovers Have a Different Gut, New Study Says
- One Size No Longer Fits AllNews from the week of October 1, 2007
- Omega-3 BenefitsNews from the week of September 24, 2007
- Stinky Boyfriend? Blame Your Nose.
- Exercise Just As Effective As AntidepressantsNews from the week of September 17, 2007
- Food Additives and HyperactivityNews from the week of September 10, 2007
- Blackberries and Blue TortillasNews from the week of August 20, 2007
- Hospice Cat Harbinger of Death
- The Latest Cosmetic Craze: Intimate BleachingNews from the week of August 13, 2007
- Older Women Can Drink Some Joe to Keep Their Memory
- Joints More Damaging to the Lungs than CigarettesNews from the week of August 6, 2007
- Pigeons on the Pill
- The Shake and Burst (Against Cancer)News from the week of July 9th, 2007
- Food Trumps Pills When It Comes to Calcium for Bones
- Science Takes Another Hit at GlucosamineNews from the week of July 2nd, 2007
- Is That An Oyster In Your Pocket Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?
- Brushing with AntifreezeNews from the week of June 18, 2007
- Antibiotics Use in Infants May Boost Asthma Risk
- Reverse Aging by Strength TrainingNews from the week of May 28, 2007
- Which Vodka is Best?News from the week of May 21, 2007
- Bottled Water and Baby Caries
- Multivitamins and Prostate Cancer: More Is Not BetterNews from the week of May 7, 2007
- It's a Bird! It's a Plane! No, It's Super Mineral!
- It's All in the WagNews from the week of April 30, 2007
- Herbicides and Parkinson's
- Have a Side of WalnutsNews from the week of April 9, 2007
- Health Canada Issues New Mercury Warnings for 6 Fish
- Ibuprofen and Aspirin Combo May Boost Heart RiskNews from the week of March 26, 2007
- Save Your Breath in CPR and Save a Life
- Sunbeds or Coffins?News from the week of March 19, 2007
- Atkins Make a Comback
- Stressed Pesky Pimples
- Whole Grain Cereals - A Hearty BreakfastNews from the week of March 12, 2007
- Be true to Your Teeth or The'll Be False to You
- Blackberry ThumbNews from the week of March 5, 2007
- Pregnant Women: To Fish or Not to Fish?
- Science Says the Eyes Really Are the Window to the SoulNews from the week of February 26, 2007
- It's Not So Bad Being a Mama's Boy
- Cuckoo for CocoaNews from the week of February 12, 2007
- Can Garlic Make You a Better Lover?
- Napping Your Way to a Better HeartNews from the week of February 5, 2007
- Who Needs Wine When You've Got Grapes
- The Video Game MovementNews from the week of January 29, 2007
- The Truth About Cats and Dogs
- A Tale About the Chicken and the Egg
News from the week of January 15, 2007
- Florida Red Tides Leave Asthmatics Breathless
- Young Mom Dies of Water Overdose
- Old Drug Offers New Hope for CancerNews from the week of January 8, 2007
- Gastro Epidemic
- Milk Dilutes Benefits of Tea
- With a Knick-Knack-Patty-Whack Don't Give Your Dog a Bone! (New Obesity Drug for Dogs)News from the week of December 25, 2006
- Gut Microbes Linked to Obesity
- Stroke Incidence Has Declined But Remains a ProblemNews from the week of December 18, 2006
- Viagra: The Trick to Happiness
- There Is No Escaping the RhinoNews from the week of December 11, 2006
- Canada Launches New Chemicals Management Plan
- Don't Waste Your Money on Anti-Wrinkle CreamsNews from the week of December 4, 2006
- Cell Phones Cleared of Cancer Charges
- Drug-Eluting Stents Risky Without PlavixNews from the week of November 27, 2006
- Using Patients' Tumour to Make Brain Cancer Vaccine
- Onions and Garlic: Bad Breath but Lower Cancer Risk
- Making Edible Cotton to Feed the WorldNews from the week of November 20, 2006
- Green Tea May Be the Secret to a Longer Life
- "Duct Tape Therapy" Ineffective Against Warts
- Going Crazy over Tamiflu
- Secondhand Smoke's Sins ConfirmedNews from the week of November 13, 2006
- Lice Blown Away
- Chocoholic Drop-outs Responsible for Sweet ResultsNews from the week of November 6, 2006
- Reduce Your Risk of Cervical Cancer with a Vaccine
- Researchers Link High Bread Intake with Kidney Cancer
- Could Red Wine Be the Elixir of Life? For Mice, Maybe.
- Acupuncture: To Puncture Or Not to Puncture?Les nouvelles de la semaine du 30 octobre, 2006
- La chirurgie esthétique associée au risque de suicide
- La nanotechnologie au secours des chaussettes
- Des vêtements biodégradablesNews from the week of October 23, 2006
- Silicone, a Touchy Subject
- Saying Goodbye to the HandshakeNews from the week of October 16, 2006
- Women with Breast Implants Have Lower Breast Cancer Risk
- Marijuana May Offer a High in Alzheimer Prevention and Treatment
- Hay Fever Vaccine Hope
- Fertility: More Fashionable Than You Think
- Anti-Psychotic Drug Shown to Be Ineffective for Alzheimer'sNews from the week of October 9, 2006
- Labrador Saves Woman from Lethal Poisoning
- Athletes: Forget about Exercises, Just Infrared!
- Out Go the Pimples and In Comes the Cholesterol?
- Eating Healthy: Not So Healthy for Teeth?News from the week of October 2, 2006
- Mother Knows Breast
- Progesterone and Brain Injuries
- It's the Time of the Year for Pomegranates
- Stop Popping AntacidsNews from the week of September 25, 2006
- Popeye Would Not Be Happy: E. coli in Spinach
- Sleepless Nights May Lead to Low IQ
- Multiple Sclerosis Approved with Caution: Tysabi
- South Africa: A Little Chillier Than We ThinkJellyfish Invasion News from the week of September 10, 2006
- Trek 1: Depression's Final Frontier
- Bad Memory? Blame It on the Hormones
- Type II Diabetes: A New Side Effect of Antidepressants
- Attention Dads-to-Be: Have Kids While You're Young
- A Juicy Detail About Alzheimer'sNews from the week of September 3, 2006
- Parkinson's: It May Be In Your Genes
- A Long Life Begins With a Mate
- Nothing Beats a Good Hug
- Battling the Bulge Is No Walk in the Park
- Don't Overdo the WaterNews from the week of August 5, 2006
- Leave the Bacon Out of It
- Wanna Bet? A Look Inside the Gambler's Brain
- Under the Sea - Marine Bacteria
- I'm Hungry... and You Look Cute
- Girls Get the One-Up When It Comes to LooksNews from the week of July 29, 2006
- Safflower Plants: the New Insulin
- A Whole Lot More Than the Cry of a Dolphin
- Drunky Monkey
- Gym Germs
- Sunglasses: Choose Smart Over StyleNews from the week of July 22, 2006
- The Benefits of the Beat
- A Patch for Parkinson's
- The Mystique of Magic Mushrooms
- Ice Cream, Beer and Human Papillomavirus
- The Pysche of a Cellphone AddictNews from the week of July 15, 2006
- Accomplia: Dieting Made Easy
- Give Tylenol a Second Thought
- Giving ''the Finger'' a New Meaning
- Autism: New Clues for Diagnosis
- Walking With OomphNews from the week of July 8, 2006
- Do You Trust Me? Oxytocin: The Hormone of Trust
- Resist the SNOOZE
- Trans Fats: A Big ''Foe'' Pas
- Mice: Small, Yet Sympathetic
- A Chocolate Scare: No Golden Ticket for CadburyNews from the week of July 1, 2006
- A Cup of Coffee a Day Keeps Cirrhosis Away
- Sore Muscles? Drink a Little Cherry Juice
- The ''Pool Chlorine Hypothesis''
- Whoever Said Birthdays Were Stress-Free?
- ''Om'' Is Where the Heart IsNews from the week of June 26, 2006
- The ''Fat Tax'': Helping America Downsize
- My Dumbbell Is Cuter Than Your Dumbbell
- Tomato-load: The Best Way to Prepare for a Long Flight
- Alzheimer's Disease: Soon to Be a Simple Memory
- Beautiful Flowers... and Tasty TooNews from the week of June 19, 2006
- Road Rage: A Medical Diagnosis
- ACE Inhibitors: A New Warning for Pregnant Women
- The Signs of Scoliosis
- A New Honey on the Block
- Gardasil: A True Advance in Women's HealthNews from the week of June 12, 2006
- Saying Goodbye to Periods
- The ''Scents'' in Banning Perfume
- Get High With Running
- Cheese Please
- Poison Ivy: Brought to You by Global WarmingNews from the week of June 5, 2006
- Why Is This Potato Different Than All Other Potatoes?
- Vitamin D, I Love Thee
- Healthy Foods Should Not Have to Taste So ''Healthy''
- Avoid Gaining Weight in the First Place
- Skip the Snack. Just Go to SleepNews from the week of May 22, 2006
- The Organic Flair of Wine
- More Than Just a Simple Soy Bean
- Caffeine: Helping Premature Babies Breathe Just a Littler Easier
- Green Tea Blues
- Wasabi: The Painful Benefit of ''Ouch''
News from the week of May 15, 2006
- Let Them Eat Dirt
- Omega-3s: Definitely Not a Pain in the Neck
- Keep Moving Smarty Pants!
- Chew a Few Cherries
- A Caffeine DipNanotechnology Chia Seeds: The New Supergrain? Pycnogenol Sauerkraut and Bird Flu Water Quackery Helicobacter Pylori Shania Twain's Secret to Soft and Supple Skin Asthma on the Rise Plastics in the Microwave Alloxan 4-Hydroxy-Trans-2-Nonenal Avocados and Health Vitamin D and Prostate Cancer Second Generation Golden Rice Mirror Image Insecticides Curry and Alzheimer's Disease Emu Oil Winter's Itch Eat Less and Live More A Taste of Our Own Medicine: Antibiotics on the Farm Hope for AIDS from Ethnobotany The Story of Vioxx PBDEs-Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire? Fracas in the Feedlot Fabric Softener and Flammability Self-Cleaning Toilets and Self-Cleaning Clothes Cinnamon and Health Exams May Be Good For You! The Perils of Inflammation Pomegranate Frenzy Coloring Hair Molecular Liposuction BHT - the "Super-preservative" The Power of Red Underwear! Ouch! My toe hurts! Immunization Revisited Antibiotics and Breast Cancer Testosterone and Alzheimer's Disease A Wine Pill? Formaldehyde Exposure Vaccination in Perspective Going All The Whey Caffeine and Diabetes Breast Cancer and Antiperspirants Smoking Women Alcoholics and Taste Buds Chocolate: Two Sweet Reasons to Indulge Addicted to Wet Lips? Making a Mountain out of a Molehill: Nanotechnology Migraine: Lewis Carrol to Lysergic Acid Temporary Tattoo, Permanent Consequences? Ephedra-Natural Doesn't Mean Safe Salmon with a Tan The Death of Smallpox Statins, niacin and antioxidants Dioxin in containers Nicotine Chicken Soup The Ballistic Bomb Einstein's Brain Dented Cans Herbal Products Honey Jerusalem Artichokes Leeches Macular Degeneration Mercury in Fish Rubber Sodium Zinc - A Galvanizing Experience Airships Money reactions Colostrum Power "A Few Enzymes With That?" Moducare and the saga of Uncle Oom Dirt and Allergies Protein Supplements - Bulk or Bunk? Alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs) Lithium Controlling Microbes with Triclosan Bovine Growth Hormone Glues and Health Broccoli and Brussels sprouts The mystery of coffee in the microwave Hype, Hope and Ginseng Homocysteine and soy Hereditary Fructose Intolerance
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