By Kathleen Couillard – The Rumor Detector Agence Science-Presse (www.sciencepresse.qc.ca) The use of cannabis for medical purposes has been legal in Canada since 2001. Yet over two decades later, its health benefits are hard to measure. The Origins It’s not that we doubt the pertinence […] See more
Agence Science-Presse (www.sciencepresse.qc.ca) Runner’s toenail, tennis toe, black toenail: these expressions refer to the same phenomenon, not necessarily painful, but intriguing. And you don’t have to be a marathon runner to suffer from this condition, note the Rumor Detector and the Office for Science and […] See more
Catherine Crépeau – The Rumor Detector – Agence Science-Presse A lot of health experts say that you should drink 1.5 litres of water a day, or 8 glasses, to replenish the water you eliminate daily. But where does this number come from? Is it correct? Does […] See more
By Kathleen Couillard – Agence Science-Presse Books devoted to dieting and general health have long recommended that we eat slowly during a meal. But has science demonstrated this to work? The Rumor Detector is on the case. Taking your time when eating is recommended by […] See more
By Colin McGregor In his song “Legacy,” the rapper Eminem reveals that he suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome. The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, admitted the same thing during a Saturday Night Live broadcast. Quebec comedian and social commentator Louis T. identifies as Asperger. So […] See more
By Colin McGregor A young woman from France who lives in Montreal, working in an intellectual, cultural job, wasn’t diagnosed as having Asperger’s Syndrome until she had come to Quebec as an adult. She was diagnosed in the private sector by a doctor who still […] 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
Among the factors that accelerate the aging process, we find stress. By Raymond Viger Studies present stress in different forms and in different contexts. We say that students are stressed. Men are too. Parents are stressed. Women too… everyone is stressed at some point in […] See more
When I began volunteering for associations that come to the aid of vulnerable people (notably on the street), I came across Depo-Provera. I asked young women about their contraceptive methods, and some talked to me about Depo-Provera. By Anne Reitzer Not knowing anything about the […] See more
This happened when I was imprisoned, on a transfer from one jail to another, temporarily in a holding facility for transferees. By Colin McGregor, Prison CFF de Laval Laying on the upper bunk of a 10 x 7 foot prison cell, I was itching like […] See more
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