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What’s the skinny on artificial sweeteners like aspartame?
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If everything else is more expensive in Europe, why do we pay more for healthcare?
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Drugs
Does an "ecstasy" overdose raise your body temperature to 108 degrees?
A STAFF REPORT FROM THE STRAIGHT DOPE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
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What’s up with the “cocaine mummies”?
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Cecil Adams
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Drugs
Does Tylenol + alcohol = liver failure? Plus: Is the CN Tower the tallest building?
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Cecil Adams
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Why is there a number code for food coloring?
A STAFF REPORT FROM THE STRAIGHT DOPE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
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Straight Dope Staff
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How come we can’t come up with a way to cure viruses? Plus: what’s this “coelecanth” they talk about in the VW commercial?
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Cecil Adams
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Drugs
Can salt substitute kill you?
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Cecil Adams
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Drugs
Will the quinine in tonic water prevent malaria?
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Cecil Adams
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Drugs
Did the U.S. Civil War create 500,000 morphine addicts?
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Cecil Adams
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Drugs
What does the pharmacist’s symbol "Rx" mean?
A STAFF REPORT FROM THE STRAIGHT DOPE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
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Straight Dope Staff
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Did one 60’s superhero get his power from … smoking?
A STAFF REPORT FROM THE STRAIGHT DOPE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
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Straight Dope Staff
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Drugs
Is laughter good medicine?
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Cecil Adams
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Will poppy-seed bagels cause you to fail a drug test?
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Cecil Adams
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Drugs
Mountain Dew = shrinking ‘nads?
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Cecil Adams
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Drugs
Did aspartame (NutraSweet) cause Gulf War Syndrome?
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Cecil Adams
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Why do you see pairs of shoes hanging by the laces from power lines?
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Cecil Adams
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Drugs
Can Zovirax be put to kinky uses?
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Cecil Adams
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Drugs
Does choline improve memory? I forget
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Cecil Adams
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Drugs
Is the food additive MSG bad for you?
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Cecil Adams
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Why does male sex drive decrease with age? Is there any remedy?
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Cecil Adams
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Drugs
Can you break habits such as smoking, booze, etc., through “aversive therapy”?
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Cecil Adams
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Drugs
Is chocolate an aphrodisiac?
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Cecil Adams
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Drugs
Is it true Coca-Cola once contained cocaine?
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Cecil Adams
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Drugs
How does nitrous oxide work? Is it dangerous?
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Cecil Adams
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Drugs
Does LSD cause birth defects?
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Cecil Adams
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Drugs
Do radiation-nullifying pills actually work?
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Cecil Adams
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Animals
What is it with cats and catnip?
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Cecil Adams
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Drugs
Can concert promoters legally search you for drugs and booze?
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Cecil Adams
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Drugs
What was in MDA, the hot drug of the 1970s?
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Cecil Adams
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