A new article on the groundbreaking Canadian National Breast Screening Study argues that the study used unscientific methods as well as “poor quality” mammography equipment, both of which effectively compromised the process and rendered the results unreliable. Penned by Dr. Daniel Kopans of the Breast Imaging Division at Harvard Medical School, the article says contrary […]

Russell, Ontario, native Jonathan Pitre just had his second stem cell transplant in less than six months. This time, it worked. Suffering from a severe form of epidermolysis bullosa (EB), an incurable genetic condition which causes the skin to blister and create painful wounds, Pitre, who turns 17 next month, was given the moniker “Butterfly […]

The anecdotal evidence is out there, and now we have scientific proof to back up the claim that alcohol is a pretty effective painkiller. From cowboys taking a slug of bourbon before getting the bullet dug out of their shoulder to that old saw about having a drink the morning after (hair of the dog, […]