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Breast Cancer from Storing Phones in Bras?

20 Mar 2017

Yesterday Dr. Oz had a 21 year old woman as a guest who believes that keeping a cell phone in her bra for four years caused her breast cancer. Oz described that the location of the tumour...

Are chia seeds really that healthy or is it just nonsensical hype?

20 Mar 2017

It isn鈥檛 nonsensical hype but neither are chia seeds some sort of wonder product.

Do Almonds Have a Dirty Secret?

20 Mar 2017

Anytime you see an article that starts off with the heading 鈥淭he Truth About鈥.,鈥 it鈥檚 a pretty safe bet that you will not get the truth. And so it is with an article circulating about almonds. 鈥淭he...

Does Emu Oil Have Any Benefits?

20 Mar 2017

So what is an emu? A bird. It can grow to about six feet and is native to Australia. It is a strange looking bird, but not as strange as some of the health claims being made for its oil. Dozens of...

What's the truth behind Gardasil?

20 Mar 2017

The more you get involved with science, especially when it comes to matters of health, the more you realize how hard it is to 鈥渒now鈥 anything. Basically we end up making educated guesses based on...

What is Rooibos tea?

20 Mar 2017

I had a feeling that doing a PubMed search for Dr. Annique Theron would not yield much.聽聽In fact it yielded zero results.聽聽I can鈥檛 even find a biography of Dr.

What is Natamycin?

20 Mar 2017

鈥淭he customer is always right,鈥 is a time-honoured adage in marketing. It holds true even if the customer is wrong. If the customer does not want 鈥渁rtificial鈥 preservatives鈥 in food, industry will...

What is Shania Twain鈥檚 Secret to Soft and Supple Skin?

20 Mar 2017

According to Shania, her secret is 鈥渦dderly鈥 simple. It has nothing to do with liposomes, pentapeptides, collagen or ceramides. She uses Bag Balm, a product originally developed to keep cow udders...

Does Glucosamine Really Work?

20 Mar 2017

Osteoarthritis is a painful condition associated with the deterioration of cartilage, the flexible connective tissue that cushions the joints between bones.聽 When cartilage wears away, bone...

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