By Colin McGregor I now live in a halfway house. But I will have to, one day or another, find myself an apartment. Which means I’ll be there alone. And living alone can be very bad for your health… I won’t be the only one […] See more
By Colin McGregor In the 2003 Quebec humorous film La grande séduction (Seducing Doctor Lewis), all the inhabitants of Sainte-Marie-la-Mauderne, a small village located in Quebec’s Lower North Shore region, accessible only by air and sea, try to convince Dr. Christopher Lewis of Montreal to […] See more
By Colin McGregor At the 24th International AIDS Conference held in Montreal last summer, a lot of thought went into describing how inequality perpetuates AIDS. But the coronavirus and monkeypox were also on the agenda as scientists, activists and UN agency workers alike struggle to fight […] See more
The Rumor Detector Agence Science-Presse (www.sciencepresse.qc.ca) The very idea that a dog’s exceptional sense of smell can be put to use identifying illnesses occasionally arises. The idea doesn’t easily go away; but there are obstacles, says the Rumor Detector and the McGill Office for Science […] See more
By Laurie Noreau – Agence Science-Pesse The message has been hammered into our heads for years – you have to eat at least 5 portions of fruits or vegetables per day. Where does this recommendation come from? And why the number 5? The Rumor Detectors […] See more
By Colin McGregor It’s not your imagination. Your youngster who sniffles and sneezes and erupts is more susceptible to allergies than were their parents and grandparents. Children are much more likely to be allergic than they were 25 or 50 years ago. Child allergies are […] See more
By Jean-Marc Beausoleil Emilie Harrison is an air nurse: “We’re on call. A little like a fire station. 24 hours out of 24. We wait until someone needs an air evacuation, and we get there by plane or by helicopter.” Emilie works for Airmédic, the […] See more
By Jean-Marc Beausoleil Emilie Harrison is an air nurse: “We’re on call. A little like a fire station. 24 hours out of 24. We wait until someone needs an air evacuation, and we get there by plane or by helicopter.” Emilie works for Airmédic, the […] See more
By Catherine Crépeau – The Rumor Detectors Agence Science-Presse (www.sciencepresse.qc.ca) Big coffee drinkers are often told to lower their caffeine consumption by drinking tea so they’ll sleep better. But isn’t tea also a stimulant? The Rumor Detectors checked this one out. Caffeine is the most studied and most […] See more
Laurie Noreau – The Rumor Detector Agence Science-Presse (www.sciencepresse.qc.ca) For some people, the holiday season rhymes with booze, and all options are on the table for how to avoid a hangover. Is abstaining from mixing drinks one way? The Rumor Detector dives into this heady […] See more
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