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Splendid Rays and Skin Cancer

29 Mar 2022

Helios, the sun god in Greek mythology, rode a chariot across the sky, east to west, sunrise to sundown, year round, as dusk bestows silvery moonlight accompanied by stars that extend to infinity...

Non-smoker鈥檚 lung cancer and the hidden link

31 Dec 2021

The link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer is widely acknowledged. But not everyone who smokes gets lung cancer and not everyone who gets lung cancer is a smoker. How does one contract the...

Cancer鈥檚 Sweet Tooth

17 Dec 2021

To the surprise of many, however, cancer cells are defective at producing the very fuel they need to grow and spread, but manage to overcome the innate 鈥渄isability鈥 and out-compete normal healthy...

Mama Seals Are Asking; 鈥淲here鈥檚 my Ice?鈥

30 Jul 2021

The Gulf of St Lawrence is a large area of saltwater and is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Cabot Strait in the southeast and the Strait of Belle-Isle to the north. Surrounded by land masses...

Fossil Fuels, Greenhouse Gas and the Impact of Our Changing the Composition of the Atmosphere

10 Mar 2021

British Petroleum [BP] is a giant, global fossil fuel [oil and gas] company. Its 2019 sales were >$282 billion dollars, and with headquarters in London has over 70,000 employees worldwide. It...

Parents and sleep: The struggle is real... and long

8 Feb 2021

There used to be a time when I not only fell asleep quickly, but I stayed asleep the whole night. I used to tell people 鈥淚 excel at sleeping.鈥...

Dentists and Suicide: A Look at the Numbers

11 Aug 2020

While a career in dentistry can be very rewarding, it has been characterized as being highly stressful. Though occupation alone is not generally considered a major predictor, the notion that...

Dentistry in the Age of COVID-19

6 May 2020

It鈥檚 definitely a lousy time to have a toothache. The recent pandemic has severely restricted access to dental care with most practitioners limited to practicing tele-dentistry, which surprisingly...

The Great Floss Debate

19 Feb 2020

Dental patients around the globe were ecstatic following a 2016 Associated Press article disputing the merits of flossing in preventing cavities and gum disease. No more shaming during routine...

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