This week, Cristina takes a hard look at the evidence behind cough medicine and whether it lives up to our ‘hacking’ expectations. Darren looks at what causes mosquito populations to flourish or shrink. Finally, Adam brings us another Amelia Earhart segment because this one just won’t ‘fly away’. (Too soon?) Welcome to another episode of TRC!
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Does Cough Medicine Work?
NY Mag: Your Cough Syrup Probably Isn’t Doing Anything
YouTube: Reactions – Does Cough Medicine Work?
The BMJ: Systematic Review Cough Medication
Cough Medicine’s Effect Is Mainly Placebo
FDA: Most Young Children With Cough Or Cold Don’t Need Medicine
Mosquito Prevalence
Amelia Earhart Distress Signals
Amelia Earhart – Search Results – The Reality Check
The Post-Loss Radio Signals – TIGHAR
Could Betty Have Heard Amelia Earhart on a Harmonic? – TIGHAR
I remember the “Headline” joke from the comic strip Bloom County. Still gives me a chuckle. http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1486739&GSub=151657
Awesome!
Saint John NB
St, John’s Nfld
Thanks David. We got a couple of people pointing out the error. Adam traced it back to an error in an article he was referencing but we still should have caught it.