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The COVID Science Express: Ibuprofen Versus Acetaminophen

20 Mar 2020

While whispered rumours and bellowed balderdash about COVID-19 cures spread, scientists and medical doctors are actually studying the virus and the people it infects to gain actionable knowledge...

Infection by a Virus Can Sometimes be Useful

18 Mar 2020

Even before the panic due to COVID-19, 鈥渧irus鈥 was a scary term. That鈥檚 because we have all had some sort of battle with a virus and the experience was not enjoyable. However, there are times when...

A Surgical Mask Won't Protect You From Coronavirus

12 Feb 2020

This article was first published in聽The Montreal Gazette....

Nonsense About the Coronavirus Goes Viral

31 Jan 2020

It started with a video of a woman, supposedly in Wuhan, eating a bat. The inference, with racist overtones, is that the Chinese habit of consuming strange foods has now put the population of the...

Why We Vaccinate Babies Against Hepatitis B

13 Jun 2019

鈥婽his article was first published in聽The Montreal Gazette.

Can We Really Treat Warts with Duct Tape?

12 Jun 2019

Congrats, you have a wart! Now what? Head to the pharmacy for one of the at-home kits? Head to the doctor鈥檚 office for cryotherapy or some other treatment? What if I told you to head to the...

Killer Tampons from Outer Space or Why We Don鈥檛 Hear About Toxic Shock Syndrome Anymore

9 Nov 2018

In the early 1980鈥檚 and 90鈥檚 toxic shock syndrome was on everybody鈥檚 mind. Its prevalence dominated headlines, inspiring fear in every tampon-using woman across North America. Young adults going...

Rust Doesn't Give You Tetanus

25 Oct 2018

Ever step on a rusty nail? It was, in all likelihood, rapidly followed by your parents dragging you to the doctor鈥檚 office for a painful (but safe!) tetanus shot. The memory of my first tetanus...

Should we be Anti all Anti-Microbial Products?

8 Feb 2018

We received a question about antibacterial soaps, namely why should or shouldn鈥檛 we be using them? And if we鈥檙e supposed to avoid antibacterial soap, why is Purell, an antimicrobial agent, allowed?

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