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Scam or Not?

9 Sep 2023

Is this product a scam? I often get emails that start off with that query. The reference is usually to some dietary supplement the questioner encountered on the Internet that promises to...

Who needs guts?

8 Sep 2023

Imagine not being able to eat a meal with family or friends. That is the case for people who have a condition known as short bowel syndrome (SBS). When large segments of the intestines are missing,...

Stress Can Change the Shade of Your Strands

25 Aug 2023

My first gray hair appeared when I was the age of twenty-three, within two months of my mom passing away. Of course, this is anecdotal evidence and should not be taken as proof that stress causes...

Step Right Up! Essential Oils Boost Your Memory (Maybe Not)!

25 Aug 2023

As we get older, our memory declines. What if I told you there was now a 鈥渟imple鈥 and 鈥渆asy鈥 successful method to boost your memory, the result of research from genuine scientists at a university...

Sour Hype About Apple Cider Vinegar

24 Aug 2023

It was a bestseller in 1615! 鈥淭he English Huswife,鈥 by Gervase Markham, was one of the first compilations of culinary and medical recipes ever published. Wildly popular despite the fact that at the...

Erythropoietin: Ticket to the Olympics or Recipe for Disaster?

19 Aug 2023

What if I told you that a simple one letter change in your DNA could have landed you seven Olympic gold medals? You鈥檙e right, it鈥檚 probably a little more complicated than this. But winners of this...

No Need to Avoid Dairy When You鈥檙e Sick

18 Aug 2023

聽This article was first published in聽The Skeptical Inquirer.

Does peeing after sex prevent UTIs?

11 Aug 2023

This article was first published in The Skeptical Inquirer.

The Microbiome and Its Myth-Making Machine

11 Aug 2023

As promising new discoveries are made in the health sciences, the telephone game begins. Scientists put their best foot forward when presenting their results. The public relations department at...

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