In the turmoil of the vaccine against the HPV, the editor of PasseportSanté.net, Christian Lamontagne, suggests that this virus and other sexually transmitted infections could be slowed down by better hygiene “applied at the bottom of the belt” â € ¦ Some believe, on the contrary, that too much hygiene could irritate the erogenous zones and make them more vulnerable.

• Digressions at the bottom of the belt

After 15 years of raising awareness about the importance of breast self-examination to screen for cancer, the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) announces that it no longer recommends this practice! It would not save lives, according to the CCS. An oncologist was outraged by this decision. She advises women to “override the recommendation”.

• Self-examination of the breasts: more harmful than useful
• Breast self-examination: an oncologist is indignant
• Our fact sheet on breast cancer

Reunite the universal energy and its own vital energy to heal? Reiki, a mystical approach of Japanese origin, may help to feel pain less and even facilitate rehabilitation after a stroke. Despite studies on the subject, skepticism remains …

• Our sheet on Reiki

According to a group of experts from the National Institute of Public Health (INSPQ), the Quebec government should extend the fluoridation of drinking water since it is “beneficial and fair” to prevent dental caries. But this possibility raises fears among many.

• Water fluoridation: beneficial and fair, according to the INSPQ
• Water fluoridation: beneficial or ineffective?

Consumers who don’t want genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on their plate have to put pressure on the food industry themselves. This is the advice the Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food has given to those who disagree with his decision not to make labeling of products containing GMOs mandatory in the country.

• GMOs: no mandatory labeling in Canada

In February 2006, a woman died as a result of cervical manipulations performed by a chiropractor. Mandated to shed light on the events, coroner and physician Paul G. Dionne recommended that the public now be informed of the risks and complications, both mild and serious, of cervical manipulation. To this end, he asked the Ordre des chiropraticiens du Québec (OCQ) to see to the implementation of a consent system that the patient would sign, knowingly.

• Cervical manipulations: caution
• Do you trust your practitioner?
• Our fact sheet on chiropractic