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Searching for the Fountain of Youth

Lecture given by Dr. Joe Schwarcz

The 鈥淩isk鈥 of Caramel Colouring

20 Mar 2017

Colas derive their colour from caramel, which basically is a complex mixture of compounds produced when various carbohydrates such as sucrose, fructose, glucose or starches are heated to a high...

Frying and Cooking Fumes

20 Mar 2017

One wouldn鈥檛 expect that frying a steak exposes the cook to the same chemical that is used in mothballs, but it does. Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology were...

Can hazelwood or amber necklaces help with the pain of babies' teething?

20 Mar 2017

Why are some mothers buying hazelwood or amber necklaces for their babies? It isn鈥檛 a new-fangled fashion statement. It鈥檚 actually old fashioned nonsense. These necklaces are being promoted as the...

What makes a fish 鈥渙rganic?鈥

20 Mar 2017

The use of the label "organic" is regulated by a strict set of guidelines. As it applies to farmed fish, it implies following a number of rules with respect to water recycling, disposal of waste...

What are the Pros and Cons of Eating Carrots?

20 Mar 2017

It has been said that eating a couple of carrots a day is like signing a health insurance policy. There are clear benefits to carrot consumption but let's deal first with the rare problems that can...

The Grapefruit-Drug Interaction

15 Feb 2017

As you might expect, the situation is more complicated than it first seems.

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