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Your Toothpaste Ingredients Are Not Trying To Kill You

By Ryan | Published: August 11, 2011

A quick search on the internet machine reveals that a lot of people are very concerned and suspicious about the ingredients in their toothpaste. Let’s face it, the thought of putting Dicalcium Phosphate Dihydrate in your mouth may sound a bit scary. For the concerned consumer, there is actually a big market out there for [...]

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The wisdom of teeth

By Ryan | Published: December 20, 2010

Unfortunately wisdom teeth are on my mind these days, as I’ve got one being a pain in the… jaw. I’m all for the wisdom part though. These molars, usually four, at the very back of the mouth come in at the age of 17 to 25. The origin of the wisdom moniker may come from [...]

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FACT: your Chapstick has the power to kill you

By Ryan | Published: November 17, 2009

Chapstick is a trade-marked brand name for lip balm, but the name has become so popular to use with any kind of lip balm that they could be in danger of losing their trade-mark. (like what happened to the Yo-Yo) The one and only Chapstick was invented in the 1870s by Dr. Charles Browne Fleet, [...]

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FACT: a runny nose is for your own good

By Ryan | Published: November 15, 2009

Many of my lessons here at LSNED are inspired by random curiosity. Yesterday the thought came to me, as I was standing outside in my wool jacket, scarf, mittens, and toque… why does my nose run when it’s cold? Being that November is an ideal month for general nose awareness, I thought it appropriate to [...]

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FACT: penicillin owes everything to the cantaloupe

By Ryan | Published: November 9, 2009

Penicillin remains one of the most significant medical advancements, umm, ever. Before its first use in 1940, infections from a skinned knee or a shaving cut could prove fatal. There was nothing doctors could do to fight bacteria. Until the P-bomb came along. Alexander Fleming is credited as the one who discovered penicillin while working [...]

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FACT: abracadabra was once a prescribed cure for fever

By Ryan | Published: October 21, 2009

So let’s say you had a fever and, for some crazy reason, you wanted to be rid of it. Perhaps you thought it would be nice if you could make it disappear with magic. Ta-da, you’re healed! Well once upon the time, that was the number one over-the-counter prescription. The wise doctor was Serenus Sammonicus [...]

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FACT: vitamin C has no affect on the common cold

By Ryan | Published: October 1, 2009

As I sit here, all sniffly, clinging to a tall glass of orange juice, I am somewhat surprised to discover that there is no evidence to support vitamin C as an effective protector against colds. Whether you take it as a regular supplement, or just pack it in after the cold hits, it doesn’t help [...]

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