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"Thatcher, Thatcher, Milk Snatcher鈥

20 Mar 2017

The British press dubbed the future Prime Minister 鈥淭hatcher, Thatcher, milk snatcher鈥 for sponsoring legislation to eliminate the free milk program for students over the age of seven.聽 The program...

What鈥檚 the Relationship between Fats and Prostate Cancer?

20 Mar 2017

There is no question that what we eat affects our health. After all, our body is composed of molecules that originate from food. We are literally what we eat. But teasing out the affects of...

Is Resveratrol the new miracle drug?

20 Mar 2017

They know how to bypass a bypass. They know how to energize your body and brain without exercise. They can make Parkinson鈥檚 tremors vanish. They can produce erections that last two hours. And of...

Omega-3 Eggs

20 Mar 2017

The good news about omega-3 fats keeps mounting. Doctors in a hospital in Portugal treated patients suffering from sepsis, a runaway infection of the blood, with fish oils and found that they...

What is xylitol doing in chewing gum?

20 Mar 2017

Giving the chewer a sweet experience without worrying about cavities. Hopefully it does this without precipitating a quick trip to the bathroom. Sugar, as we well know, is persona- non-grata as far...

What is Lactose Intolerance?

20 Mar 2017

Gas, bloating, stomach pains...that鈥檚 what some people experience after drinking milk. And we鈥檙e not talking about an occasional problem; some seventy percent of the world鈥檚 population can鈥檛 handle...

The Liberation Procedure

20 Mar 2017

It鈥檚 a great name for a possible cure for multiple sclerosis: 鈥淭he Liberation Procedure.鈥 Indeed patients suffering from MS feel that their body is being held prisoner by some strange force. Their...

Phytophotodermatitis and the Giant Hogweed

20 Mar 2017

鈥淧hyto鈥 derives from the Greek word for plant, 鈥減hoto鈥 from light and 鈥渄erma鈥 from skin, so 鈥減hytophotodermatitis鈥 is a skin reaction initiated both by exposure to light and to some plant material....

Can nuts reduce your risks of heart disease?

20 Mar 2017

One third of North Americans may have high blood cholesterol levels. This of course puts them at an increased risk for heart disease, the number one killer in North America. But cholesterol can be...

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