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Laughter truly is 'the best medicine'. Take a happy pill, humour heals, it hurts when I laugh, a stitch in time saves nine...we have heard them all or just about - Shilo Zylbergold

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Canada – No More Mr. Nice Guy

Canada – No More Mr. Nice Guy

March 21, 2019 | Although dragging its feet well behind the rest of the world, Canada has finally passed legislation restricting the manufacture, import, sale, and use of asbestos-containing products - Shilo Zylbergold

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I Survived the Superbug, at Least for Now

I Survived the Superbug, at Least for Now

February 18, 2019 | We have met the enemy and it is MRSA - Paul E. Sax MD

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To Flu Shot or Not

To Flu Shot or Not

December 04, 2018 | Influenza is not merely an annoying bug that causes sniffles, fatigue, and sore muscles. If you are very young, old, or infirm, you make up the population that is most at risk. But will the flu shot really protect you? - Shilo Zylbergold

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Fountain of Youth

Fountain of Youth

August 07, 2018 | True believers and skeptics on both sides of the fence are locked in a passionate debate as to the powers of vitamin infusions - Shilo Zylbergold

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Frankenfood

Frankenfood

July 21, 2018 | The future is now and what’s out there already in terms of genetic engineering is just the tip of the iceberg - Dr. Wolfgang Frankenheimer

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Virtual Chemotherapy

Virtual Chemotherapy

September 25, 2017 | Ever wondered what it would be like to undergo chemotherapy? Strap yourself in and come along on a virtual chemo ride

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Kratom: Jekyll or Hyde?

Kratom: Jekyll or Hyde?

July 27, 2017 | Have you heard of the latest legal drug craze to hit a gas station near you? It’s called Kratom, and unlike bath salts, Spice or any of the synthetic, formerly ”legal” drugs on the DEA hit list, this one is entirely organic - David DiSalvo

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Thank God for Medicare

Thank God for Medicare

June 22, 2017 | Considering I was born in the 6th month of the 49th year of the last century, you might say I had just won the jackpot in cancer’s Blotto 649

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Doctor, Doctor, Where Art Thou?

Doctor, Doctor, Where Art Thou?

July 03, 2015 | What do you do when your family doctor tells you that you’re not wanted any more? Who do you turn to when retirement or relocation forces your doctor to ask for a divorce? Is there life after being set adrift from the person who knows all your secrets?

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AEDs: The Power to Save Lives

AEDs: The Power to Save Lives

May 05, 2015 | You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to save a life. You just need to know where you can find one, and it will practically do the rest itself