The calcium issue was raised by Dr Ian Reid of New Zealand. He and his colleagues re-analyzed data from the Women Health Initiative (WHI) which looked at calcium and vitamin D supplements.聽聽The...
Why is it that in hot countries we put salt on ice in the ice cream makers to keep the ice from melting, while in cold countries we put salt on ice to melt it? In both cases, the answer is based on...
The second part of the question is easy to answer.聽 鈥淪altpetre,鈥� (the term refers either to potassium or sodium nitrate) has no effect on carnal urges.聽 The story that this chemical was put into...
While PET has a very low permeability when it comes to carbon dioxide, it readily allows oxygen to pass through. And oxygen is the enemy of wine! When we talk about storing soft drinks,...
My question is regarding the treatment of ADHD. I'm a psychologist in聽private practice on the West Island, specializing in assessments for ADHD and聽learning disabilities, etc. I usually talk about...
In North America we hear a great deal about chemicals such as plasticizers leaching out of plastic. In this case, though, the problem is not what the plastic releases but what it retains, namely,...
The carbon dioxide we exhale does not contribute to global warming for the simple reason that we also take up an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide from the air, albeit indirectly. Everything we...
Creatine hit the media big time in 1998 when Mark McGwire hit seventy home runs attributing part of his success to the use of the widely available and legal dietary supplement creatine.聽 And he is...
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