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Category: Writings
Written articles and blog posts
Blog – Two-Thirds of Montreal Pharmacies Sell This Quack Flu Buster
To figure out how many drugstores still sell the quack homeopathic remedy Oscillococcinum, we called 150 pharmacies on the island of Montreal. The results could
Blog – Can These Glasses Put an End to Colour Blindness?
EnChroma claim their glasses “address the problem” of colour blindness, but a preliminary scientific study puts the device in a very gray area. https://mcgill.ca/oss/article/health-technology/can-these-glasses-put-end-colour-blindness
Blog – Le four autonettoyant est-il sécuritaire? Deux choses à savoir
« Vous ne devriez jamais utiliser la fonction autonettoyante de votre four ! » « Les fours autonettoyants sont un risque pour la santé ! » Les titres
Blog – Can Rain Extract Blood from a Stone?
In a manner of speaking, yes, and we can smell it. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/environment-general-science/can-rain-extract-blood-stone
Blog – The Carnivore Diet: A Beefy Leap of Faith
The latest diet fad comes with claims of disease remission and paradigm shifts, but the anecdotes we’re being served aren’t enough to rewrite the nutrition
