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Naturally Trained, Medical Pains

20 Mar 2017

The Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors has produced several television ads featuring Naturopathic doctors sporting white lab coats and stethoscopes highlighting their apparent medical...

A Formula (1) for Science

20 Mar 2017

I鈥檓 not a huge fan of automobile racing, but I do admit to catching a bit of the fever when the Formula One cars roll into town. There is something captivating about these machines, capable of...

Pine Tar and Scientific Publications

20 Mar 2017

Pine tar has been in the news recently - at least for those who follow baseball.聽 Pine tar is pretty much what it sounds like.聽 It is a sticky substance created by heating pine roots and related...

The Secret World Inside Us

20 Mar 2017

Recently, there鈥檚 been an influx of media attention on guts. More specifically, the microbes that live聽in聽your gut. Extensive research is being done on these little guys as they seem to be having a...

Cheating on the National

20 Mar 2017

On The National, Peter Mansbridge reported the results of a survey on cheating in Canadian universities.聽 Reference was made to data gathered from over 40 universities about the number of students...

What is Cream of Tartar Good For?

20 Mar 2017

It is a cheap, safe, readily available mild acid.聽聽It is ideal for the generation of carbon dioxide from baking soda.聽聽In fact, one version of baking powder is a mixture of sodium bicarbonate and...

Letting the Fizz Out of the Fizz Keeper

20 Mar 2017

A little pump called the 鈥淔izz Keeper鈥 is available in kitchen supply stores to pressurize previously opened soft drink bottles and prevent loss of carbonation. The idea appears to make sense, but...

A nail polish to detect drugs?

20 Mar 2017

The press went crazy jumping all over a report that four North Carolina students invented a nail polish to detect "date rape" drugs. Just dip a finger into a drink, and watch for a colour change...

Sliding Away the Nonsense Around Non-Stick Coatings

20 Mar 2017

So you want to buy a "green" pot or pan to avoid those nasty chemicals associated with "synthetic" non-stick coatings? They're available. A line of non-stick pots and pans is being advertised as...

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