Science Archive

  • Dr. Vincent Lam, a prominent ER physician from the East Toronto General Hospital as well as the author of the Giller Prize winning novel, Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures, was invited...

    Failing, Floundering and Pantless

    Dr. Vincent Lam, a prominent ER physician from the East Toronto General Hospital as well as the author of the Giller Prize winning novel, Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures, was invited...

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  • For centuries, humans have used pigeons for food, pets and messengers. One of the main reasons for the latter role of domesticated pigeons (or rock doves) is the fact that...

    Who Snorted a Compass?

    For centuries, humans have used pigeons for food, pets and messengers. One of the main reasons for the latter role of domesticated pigeons (or rock doves) is the fact that...

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  • So I’m you have all seen by now that the Germans have allegedly discovered a “cure” for HIV. This is actually false. The media developed this inaccurate title to create...

    HIV Cure is a Lie

    So I’m you have all seen by now that the Germans have allegedly discovered a “cure” for HIV. This is actually false. The media developed this inaccurate title to create...

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  • On April 12, 1955, Dr. Jonas Salk made history. He had created a vaccine for the devastating polio epidemic, a disease which had taken hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide....

    The Problem with Medical Patents

    On April 12, 1955, Dr. Jonas Salk made history. He had created a vaccine for the devastating polio epidemic, a disease which had taken hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide....

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  • Emtricitabine/TenofovirDisoproxil Fumarate. That’s a real mouthful. However the Gilead Sciences drug, Truvada is one mouthful many people can gladly swallow. The drug has been shown to reduce the risk of...

    Truvada: An HIV Prevention Drug

    Emtricitabine/TenofovirDisoproxil Fumarate. That’s a real mouthful. However the Gilead Sciences drug, Truvada is one mouthful many people can gladly swallow. The drug has been shown to reduce the risk of...

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