/oss/taxonomy/term/1542/all en /oss/article/nutrition-you-asked/what-difference-between-ginger-ale-and-ginger-beer <p>I take a sip from the cup of ginger ale. It tastes of carbonation and sugar, with a faint trail of ginger. I turn to the cup of ginger beer. It already smells of ginger as I bring it to my mouth. The taste is crisp, hot, and strong. This is ginger on steroids, with sugar and carbonation taking a backseat.</p> Thu, 04 Jul 2019 16:22:39 +0000 Jonathan Jarry, MSc 7817 at /oss /oss/article/cancer-controversial-science-food-health-news-quackery-toxicity/walk-gingerly-declaring-ginger-cancer-cure <p>It is not at all unusual to find plant extracts that will kill cancer cells in vitro. There are hundreds of phytochemicals that will do this. Neither is it unusual to find an effect in mice that have implanted tumours. But this is a long way away from demonstrating a viable cancer treatment in humans. In comparison to the number of plant compounds that have shown anti-cancer activity in the lab, the number that have made it through human clinical trials to be adopted into practice have been extremely few.</p> Thu, 06 Mar 2014 14:24:23 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2110 at /oss