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Did reducing hours for residents increase medical errors?
Julia Belluz looks at resident shifts and patient safety
By Julia Belluz - Sunday, March 31, 2013 - 0 Comments
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Can your smartphone make you sick?
Does our ever-growing affinity for mobile devices constitute actual addiction? Science-ish investigates
By Julia Belluz - Friday, March 22, 2013 - 0 Comments
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Why are some hospitals more likely to perform C-sections?
Julia Belluz looks at the challenges of ‘unwarranted variation’
By Julia Belluz - Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 0 Comments
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Great minds think alike when it comes to funding brain research
Julia Belluz looks at how Canada competes when it comes to neuroscience
By Julia Belluz - Friday, March 8, 2013 - 0 Comments
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Should the state pay for in vitro fertilization?
Fertility politics: An evidence-free zone?
By Julia Belluz - Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 0 Comments
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Big Data: Bad science on steroids?
Experts struggle with how to tell the signal from the noise
By Julia Belluz - Friday, February 22, 2013 - 0 Comments
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Tamiflu takedown
Researchers ask Canada’s public health agency the tough questions, and the answers aren’t very reassuring
By Julia Belluz - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 0 Comments
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Podcast: What’s the evidence behind the anti-fluoridation outrage?
Julia Belluz breaks down the debate
By Julia Belluz - Sunday, February 10, 2013 - 0 Comments
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Talking with Ben Goldacre about his new book, ‘Bad Pharma’
On why real science matters, the problem with missing data and why alternative medicine is more interesting than evil
By Julia Belluz - Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 0 Comments
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How did Jenny McCarthy earn a platform at a cancer fundraiser?
The anti-vaccine crusader has just been dropped from an Ottawa fundraiser. Science-ish asks why she was there in the first place
By Julia Belluz - Friday, February 1, 2013 - 0 Comments
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Fat vs. sugar in battle of the bulge
Should we cut sugar from our diets the way we banished fat decades ago?
By Julia Belluz - Monday, January 28, 2013 - 0 Comments
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Is this flu season bad? No one knows
Why there is no good measure of influenza virus infections, deaths, and similar respiratory illnesses
By Julia Belluz - Friday, January 18, 2013 - 0 Comments
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What is known—and not known—about your flu medication
Julia Belluz explains why Canada’s emergency stockpile of Tamiflu comes as no relief
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 0 Comments
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Good science vs. bad science
How do you tell the difference? Science-ish has six red flags to watch for
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 0 Comments
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The truth about superbugs and antibiotics
There’s good news (the problem is fixable) and bad (a dry drug pipeline)
By Julia Belluz - Friday, January 4, 2013 - 0 Comments
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7 key health trends for 2013
Reverse innovation, crowd research, rise of the doctor war: Julia Belluz previews the year ahead in health
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, December 27, 2012 - 0 Comments
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2012: Outrageous attacks on science
Julia Belluz on Dr. Oz and coffee-related health claims
By Julia Belluz - Friday, December 14, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Which vitamins and supplements actually work?
St. John’s wort makes the cut, but stop wasting your money on raspberry ketones
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 0 Comments
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The 13 biggest health and science questions facing the nation
A Science-ish questionnaire put to our Federal Health Minister and two Health Critics
By Julia Belluz - Friday, November 30, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Uncut replies from the Science-ish questionnaire
From the Hon. Leona Aglukkaq, the Hon. Hedy Fry and the Hon. Libby Davies
By Julia Belluz - Friday, November 30, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Canada’s drug problems
Opioid addiction, transparency, clinical trials, post-marketing surveillance, Pharmacare
By Julia Belluz - Tuesday, November 20, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Logging off this mortal coil: Will social media decide who lives and who dies?
Julia Belluz on life and death in the intersection of health and social media
By Julia Belluz - Monday, November 19, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Beyond Dr. Google: How social media can improve our health
The third in a series on the credibility of health information on the Web
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, November 15, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Is Hélène Campbell right about the organ donor crisis?
Part two in a series on life and death on the Internet
By Julia Belluz - Friday, November 9, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Life and death on the Internet: A closer look at a $130,000 ‘bake sale’
Did Twitter save a life? Sort of. A lesson in Obamacare
By Julia Belluz - Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Why is Canada such a laggard on clinical trials regulation?
Readers respond to Science-ish blogger Julia Belluz
By Julia Belluz - Monday, November 5, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Health Canada responds to questions about hidden clinical trial data
Timeline for web-based listing remains unclear
By Julia Belluz - Friday, November 2, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Dear Leona Aglukkaq: Researchers write the health minister on clinical trials
Letters detail the downside of a ‘web-based listing’
By Julia Belluz - Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Dear Federal Minister of Health
Science-ish asks Leona Aglukkaq to consider four ideas before moving forward with a clinical trials list in Canada
By Julia Belluz - Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Who’s to blame for the whooping cough outbreak?
Julia Bellus answers reader questions on vaccines
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Podcast: Science-ish tackles vaccines
Here’s Julia Belluz with pointed answers to reader questions
By Julia Belluz - Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 0 Comments
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What to expect when you’re expecting? Crazy headlines about pregnancy risks
Science-ish looks at the news terrifying soon-to-be parents
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Science-ish takes your vaccine questions
You ask, we’ll get you the answers
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Do surgical checklists really save lives? Yes or no (check one)
Science-ish looks at the evidence on doctors ticking boxes
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Did doctor warnings reduce car crashes?
Science-ish puts a media release under the microscope
By Julia Belluz - Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Can Facebook really solve the organ donor crisis?
As the donor tool comes to Canada, Science-ish investigates
By Julia Belluz - Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Are we in for another doctor exodus to the U.S.?
Science-ish looks at the evidence on what it takes for a Canadian MD to leave
By Julia Belluz - Friday, September 14, 2012 - 0 Comments
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The health story we’ve been missing
A bad health system is the thing that can neutralize a good treatment
By Julia Belluz - Friday, September 7, 2012 - 0 Comments
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When it comes to bogus health reporting and policy, it really is a small world
Science-ish reports from Ethiopia
By Julia Belluz - Friday, August 31, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Sir Michael Marmot on why all matters are health matters
Q&A: How social inequalities affect health and the limits of doctors’ ability to fight illness
By Julia Belluz - Tuesday, August 14, 2012 - 0 Comments
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A Science-ish guide to searching health info on the web
Dr. Google needn’t scare you for nothing
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, August 9, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Can mass HIV testing really end AIDS?
Science-ish examine’s B.C.’s proposal
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, August 2, 2012 - 0 Comments
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The Taliban, polio and YOU
A Science-ish Q&A, plus our INFOGRAPHIC showing how the disease could spread again in Canada
By Julia Belluz - Friday, July 27, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Should we make surgeons get tested for HIV, hep B and hep C?
Science-ish looks at the evidence on infected doctors
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Scientists vs. Harper
Science-ish looks at the evidence on the claim that the Tory government is anti-science
By Julia Belluz - Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 0 Comments
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How much ‘busy’ is good for you?
Science-ish looks at the evidence on workaholism and sweet do-nothing
By Julia Belluz - Friday, July 6, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Health-care coverage for refugees is about to change in Canada
Our federal government determined that covering them wasn’t worth the cost
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Does how we pay health-care workers affect how they treat us?
Science-ish looks at the evidence on pay models and health care
By Julia Belluz - Friday, June 15, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Fighting scary vaccine stories with scarier no-vaccine stories
Skepticism over shots is making doctors more PR savvy
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, June 7, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Lessons from a year of ‘Science-ish’
Mind the gap between research and reporting
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Will cancer screening actually save your life?
Science-ish looks at the evidence on PSA testing, mammograms and the true benefits of screening
By Julia Belluz - Friday, May 25, 2012 - 0 Comments
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How reading about coffee may harm your health*
Or perhaps we’re grossly exaggerating…
By Julia Belluz - Friday, May 18, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Can Facebook solve the organ donor crisis?
Science-ish looks at the evidence on what drives decisions to donate–and how social media might factor in
By Julia Belluz - Friday, May 11, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Nutritious Nutella? All you need to know about the pitfalls of food labels
Science-ish ponders the health impact of nutrition content information
By Julia Belluz - Friday, May 4, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Is sugar really toxic?
How we came to call the sweet stuff public health enemy number one
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Women: The sadder sex?
It looks like there’s a gender gap in depression
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Do doctor bonuses actually improve health care?
Not as much as you might think
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 0 Comments
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‘Carb Sensitivity Program’: The dumbest diet book?
A naturopathic doctor’s latest tome relies on too much pseudoscience to be anything other than a fad diet book
By Julia Belluz - Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Should Windsor close the tap on fluoridation?
We’re not positively sure flouride helps prevent caries. But there’s no evidence at all it causes cancer.
By Julia Belluz - Friday, March 23, 2012 - 0 Comments
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What do we really know about e-health? Not much.
There’s still much to be learned about its true impact on cost and quality of healthcare
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Can donating organs be painful even after you’ve flatlined?
Scientists have broadened the definition of death, but it’s extremely unlikely that donors suffer
By Julia Belluz - Friday, March 9, 2012 - 0 Comments
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The myth of Vitamin C and the common cold
Have you been hoodwinked by the orange juice lobby?
By Julia Belluz - Friday, March 2, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Where in Canada do doctors make the most money?
We don’t know. And neither does Don Drummond.
By Julia Belluz - Friday, February 24, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Dr. Oz, faith healer
‘Science-ish’ grills the high-profile doctor on the health claims he makes on his television show
By Julia Belluz - Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Mental illness: does it really affect one in five?
That number can go up or down depending on our definition of ‘illness’
By Julia Belluz - Friday, February 10, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Psychotropes and children: are we ruining a generation?
There’s very little evidence on the effects of stimulants and antipsychotics in kids
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 0 Comments
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The battle over the “cure” for autism
Some treatments that work on individuals may cause harm to most
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 0 Comments
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What is the most effective diet for losing weight?
Cut the calories–and the crap
By Julia Belluz - Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 0 Comments
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French breast implants: a Science-ish saga?
It turns out we don’t know much about how risky implants are
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 0 Comments
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Does WiFi pose health risks?
If you fear WiFi, you may also want to steer clear of baby powder
By Julia Belluz - Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 0 Comments
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This year’s most outrageous attacks on science
Julia Belluz reviews the worst health myths of 2011, and her new year’s resolutions
By Julia Belluz - Friday, December 30, 2011 - 0 Comments
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A Science-ish year in review
Also, pick a topic for the first post of 2012
By Julia Belluz - Monday, December 19, 2011 - 0 Comments
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A Science-ish Q&A: Dr. Ben Goldacre
The ‘Bad Science’ columnist on quacks, scaremongering journalists, and the importance of good research
By Julia Belluz - Monday, December 12, 2011 - 0 Comments
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Science-ish calls for submissions
Julia Belluz needs suggestions for a 2011 Science-ish roundup
By Julia Belluz - Monday, December 5, 2011 - 3 Comments
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Why the markets can’t run hospitals
The evidence overwhelmingly shows that public care is better-quality–and cheaper
By Julia Belluz - Monday, December 5, 2011 - 24 Comments
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The flu shot: to vaccinate or not?
Science-ish explains why getting the shot is a worthy gamble
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, November 24, 2011 - 32 Comments
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Insite: ‘Too early to tell’ if it works?
Evidence on the harm-reduction facility is as good as we’ll ever get
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 14 Comments
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The Oprah effect and why not all scientific evidence is valuable
Some studies are more equal than others
By Julia Belluz - Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 14 Comments
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The haunting spectre of energy drinks
‘Science-ish’ looks for evidence to back up our worries about the sugary, super-caffeinated beverages
By Julia Belluz - Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 5 Comments
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The truth about vitamin D
Is the idea that everyone needs more of it justified?
By Julia Belluz - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 36 Comments
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Do school-based obesity interventions really work?
‘Science-ish’ looks at the evidence behind taking the anti-obesity fight to the classroom
By Julia Belluz - Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 20 Comments
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Is alternative medicine effective?
‘Science-ish’ looks at the evidence surrounding acupuncture and other treatments
By Julia Belluz - Monday, September 26, 2011 - 54 Comments
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Who’s afraid of a gay man’s blood? We are.
Britain is the latest country to lift its lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men
By Julia Belluz - Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 9 Comments
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Can hitting the gym cure the blues?
Science-ish investigates claims that exercise alleviates depression
By Julia Belluz - Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 5 Comments
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The end of hospitals
Can home care fix our crumbling health system?
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 71 Comments
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Do the health benefits of cycling outweigh the safety risks?
A recent spate of cycling accidents in Montreal and Winnipeg begs the question
By Julia Belluz - Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 13 Comments
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What your gym teacher never told you about stretching before exercise
It’s probably not worth your time
By Julia Belluz - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 15 Comments
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Is the war on salt justified?
‘Science-ish’ considers the evidence
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 9 Comments
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Antioxidants: Can they save you or kill you quicker?
Forget supplements: you’re better off with fruits and veggies
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 10 Comments
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How do you know when to get screened for breast cancer?
Science-ish looks at whether risk factors other than age that should be taken into account
By Julia Belluz - Monday, July 18, 2011 - 14 Comments
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Will those genetically modified soy beans make you sick?
Science-ish looks at the research into GMOs
By Julia Belluz - Monday, July 11, 2011 - 52 Comments
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Yogurt, the fermented panacea?
Have the health benefits of yogurt been exaggerated? ‘Science-ish’ investigates.
By Julia Belluz - Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 15 Comments
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How do you get a smoker to quit?
Science-ish looks at the effectiveness of graphic warning labels
By Julia Belluz - Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 0 Comments
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Can asbestos be used "safely"?
Our new blog ‘Science-ish’ considers the evidence
By Julia Belluz - Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - 48 Comments
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Welcome to Science-ish
Every day, newspapers and websites are filled with grandiose health claims (chocolate heals the…
By Julia Belluz - Monday, June 20, 2011 - 11 Comments
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