Truffles, two ways
In 2007, Casino tycoon Stanley Ho purchased a 3.3 pound white truffle mushroom from Tuscany for a whopping US $330,000 at an auction in Hong… Read More »Truffles, two ways
Healthandeducation
Suing over silicone
French-made breast implants raise public health concerns
The before you, and the after you
Examining the long-term effects of PTSD
Advocating for invisAbilities
Ethan Yang discovers how we can accommodate people with “invisible” chronic illnesses
It’s hot in here
It has been a strange past couple weeks here at McGill. We’ve had our safety impeded by unnecessary riot police, and our campus has turned… Read More »It’s hot in here
Just one drink?
Clinical director at the MUHC Addictions Unit discusses alcohol usage in university
Reaching protestors with food
“La cuisine du peuple” provides a dining option for the occupiers
Get pumped!
Exploring the world of energy drinks
Into the life of an Environment student
Many of us have seen Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, a documentary outlining the impending doom of the planet, and have hopefully heard something about… Read More »Into the life of an Environment student
An emerging threat in the fight against HIV/AIDS
Growing apathy regarding the epidemic may undermine previous efforts
Oh, the monthly pains
It’s happening: the painters are in, Aunt Flo is coming to visit and you’re surfing the crimson wave. In short, it’s that time of the… Read More »Oh, the monthly pains
The skinny on fatphobia
As children, we are taught to fear many things – the evils of drugs, alcohol, and violence, for example. But another concern in particular has… Read More »The skinny on fatphobia
Witnessing an amputation in a rural hospital
A U3 BSc student at McGill recounts his final experience shadowing doctors in India
Sugar-coating fall with candy apples
A very sweet recipe
A safe place to shoot up
Supervised injection sites in Canada