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Safety first? Increased auto fuel efficiency may or may not save the environment. It's certainly not going to save lives.	Jul 30, 2007	727
The mosquito and the damage done: even 45 years later, the bad policy sparked by Rachel Carson's bad science continues to claim millions of lives.	Jul 2, 2007	671
Fishy advice: don't let Health Canada scare you. The benefits of eating fish far outweigh possible risks from mercury levels.	Jun 18, 2007	715
A bum rap: factor abusive parents out of the equation, and arguments against spanking lose all force.	Jun 4, 2007	682
Bulletproofing Canada: gun control won't prevent school shootings. But having guns might help individuals mitigate them.	May 21, 2007	739
Buckle up? Unfortunately, seatbelts on school buses won't prevent the rare, tragic fatality. They would cause other problems.	May 7, 2007	734
That uncertain feeling: the UN and the media say the debate about climate change is over. The science says otherwise.	Apr 23, 2007	746
Putting the 'die' in dieting: not only do diets not work, they may be unhealthier for you than a few extra pounds.	Apr 9, 2007	731
Pesky organic pesticides: dogma aside, organic food isn't safer for us, and it isn't better for the environment.	Mar 26, 2007	736
Organic orthodoxy: the idea that organic food is tastier or healthier is no more than an article of faith.	Mar 12, 2007	699
Toxic stories: the Globe faithfully delivers Environmental Defence's scary headlines and bad science.	Feb 26, 2007	652
Make that call: it's the fearmongering, not the cellphone, that should be prudently avoided.	Feb 12, 2007	650
Better to be careful: the safety value of bicycle helmets seems a no-brainer, but guess again.	Jan 29, 2007	694
But parents would have to stay home: raising the legal drinking age does little positive good, when compared to teaching youth how to drink at home.	Jan 15, 2007	691
Balancing risks: the increased risk of cancer from abortion is very low, but it's still riskier than second-hand smoke.	Dec 18, 2006	716
The puritans have seized the clocks: the benefits of daylight savings time are fictitious, but that doesn't stop DST proponents and regulators.	Dec 4, 2006	724
Taking the best shot: chivalry might demand protecting the vulnerable, but epidemiology might protect the healthy and mobile.	Nov 20, 2006	728
As simple as ABC: Uganda fights AIDS with abstinence and monogamy, and the western sexual revolutionaries hate it.	Nov 6, 2006	665
The gentle giant and the little guy: an anti-Wal-Mart campaign by North American poverty advocacy groups may damage a real friend of the poor.	Oct 23, 2006	697
Death by bacon: news reports on links between bacon and hot dogs and cancer are anything but well done.	Sep 25, 2006	701
Will the boomers rock on? Some say the Woodstock generation will reverse a trend of living longer. Get real, man.	Sep 11, 2006	730
Again with the benzene? Remember the pointless Perrier scare? Some lawyers and consumer groups hope you don't.	Aug 28, 2006	830
Big fat trouble: Ottawa's trans fat rules could cost us--big. Maybe it had better look at the facts, first.	Aug 14, 2006	788