/oss/taxonomy/term/2560/all en /oss/article/medical-contributors/dr-ralph-steinman-nobel-prize-winning-scientist-who-became-own-patient <p>For over 100 years the Nobel foundation has recognized outstanding individuals for contributions to their respective fields; however, the rules stipulate that prizes cannot be awarded posthumously. But in October 2011 an exception was made for an exceptional individual: Dr. Ralph Steinman was awarded the joint Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine three days after he died of pancreatic cancer. At the time of the announcement, the news of his death had not yet reached the Nobel committee. So they decided that his wife and children would be able to accept his prize on his behalf.</p> Fri, 09 Feb 2024 20:14:10 +0000 Cassandra Lee, OSS Contributor 9829 at /oss /oss/article/medical/no-eating-honey-wont-help-your-seasonal-allergies <hr /> <p><em>This article was originally posted in the <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/christopher-labos-no-eating-honey-wont-help-your-seasonal-allergies">Montreal Gazette.</a></em></p> <hr /> <p>Apparently, if you search the internet, you will find articles saying that eating honey will help treat your seasonal allergies. It won’t. Honey can do many things, but it can’t do that.</p> Fri, 21 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 9483 at /oss /oss/article/critical-thinking-pseudoscience/quack-clinics-mexico-bet-big-experimental-immunotherapy <p>Despair is a powerful motivator. While some people travel to Mexico for pleasure and relaxation, others are prompted by despair. If you have been diagnosed with stage IV cancer and your doctors have run out of solutions, but you hear that a state-of-the-art clinic in Mexico can help where conventional treatments have failed you, why wouldn’t you pay for the trip? After all, what do you have to lose?</p> Fri, 14 Apr 2023 16:09:16 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9478 at /oss /oss/article/health/new-cancer-drugs-rally-bodys-troops-they-should-not-be-immune-criticism <hr /> <p><strong><span>Take-home message</span></strong></p> <ul> <li> <p><strong><span>“Cancer immunotherapy” means waking up your immune system so it can see and kill your cancer</span></strong></p> </li> <li> <p><strong><span>Some of these therapies have had moderate success, but they are very expensive, do not work for everyone, and can cause diseases like arthritis and inflammation of the large intestine</span></strong></p></li></ul> Wed, 01 Aug 2018 19:13:06 +0000 Jonathan Jarry, MSc 7199 at /oss /oss/article/history/dr-ralph-steinman-nobel-prize-winning-scientist-who-became-his-own-patient <p><span>For over 100 years the Nobel Foundation has recognized outstanding individuals for contributions to their respective fields. The rules, however, stipulate that prizes cannot be awarded posthumously. But in October 2011, an exception was made for an exceptional individual: Dr. Ralph Steinman was awarded the joint Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine three days after he died of pancreatic cancer. At the time of the announcement, the news of his death had not yet reached the Nobel committee. So they decided that his wife and children would be able to accept his prize on his behalf.</span></p> Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:07:56 +0000 Cassandra Lee, OSS Intern 2647 at /oss /oss/article/quackery/100-success-rate-cure-asthma-sounds-bit-fishy <p>Asthma is a terrible affliction, often triggered by allergies. Sufferers will do almost anything to avoid the suffocating feeling it causes. Even swallowing fish! Yet, that is exactly what almost fifty thousand people did earlier this month, and have done for the last 100 years, during “Mrigasira Karthi”, an annual event that takes place in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad put on by the Bathini Goud family in preparation for allergy season.</p> Thu, 22 Jun 2017 01:10:59 +0000 Cassandra Lee, OSS Intern 2555 at /oss