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This Fall, Don't Fall Nov. 08, 2023
In 2021, according to the latest data from the CDC, 100 older adults (age 65-plus) died from falls e... Read More
Fly Benight Jul. 12, 2023
Humans aren't the only animals aware of mortality. Elephants are known to grieve their dead. Crows c... Read More
Colorful Reflector in Cat's Eye Enhances Night Vision Jun. 01, 2023
Q: I recently adopted a handsome orange male tabby cat named Henry. At night, his eyes are luminesce... Read More
More Bacteria on Human Beard Than Dog Fur Mar. 30, 2023
Q: I grew up with dogs, but my husband wasn't as fortunate. We now have a dog — and a toddler ... Read More
Big Bacteria News Aug. 24, 2022
Most bacteria are tiny. You could fit thousands of them on the period at the end of this sentence. B... Read More
How to Make Sun Tea So It Is Bacteria-free and Safe To Drink Jun. 27, 2022
A quick Instagram search for #suntea turns up more than 36,000 results confirming that the summer mo... Read More
How to Clean a Washing Machine Jan. 24, 2022
If you assume the inside of your washer is the cleanest place in your home because you put detergent... Read More
Not All Sanitizers Are Created Equally Feb. 09, 2021
DR. WALLACE: My family and I have been using an enormous amount of hand sanitizer during this horrib... Read More
Hands Off the Cheese, Please! Oct. 06, 2020
Call me picky, but I prefer my greens to be those of the garden variety, not something growing on my... Read More
Fleas Transmit Plague Bacteria Aug. 13, 2020
Q: I caught the end of a news report about pets and the plague. I thought the plague was eradicated ... Read More
Healthy Ponds May. 20, 2020
Question: How much water should I circulate in my water garden? I read conflicting reports saying to... Read More
COVID-19: Pearl Harbor -- or War of the Worlds? Apr. 09, 2020
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams warned that this week of mounting death from the novel coronavirus... Read More
Are Airlines Finally Cleaning Up Their Act? Mar. 13, 2020
The idea of commercial airlines being vessels for the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 remin... Read More
March 11, 2020 Mar. 11, 2020
Dear Annie: My wife and I are in our early 40s and have been married for six years. Two years after ... Read More
Good for Your Gut Feb. 21, 2020
Here's another reason to eat your fruits and vegetables the Mediterranean way. In a recent study, re... Read More
Colorful Reflector in Cat's Eye Enhances Night Vision Nov. 07, 2019
Q: I recently adopted a handsome orange male tabby cat named Henry. At night, his eyes are luminesce... Read More
Washing Dishes By Hand Versus Using the Dishwasher: Which Is More Effective? Oct. 10, 2019
It's an interesting question and one that comes up every time I write about how to use and maintain ... Read More
The Irony of Overprotection Feb. 07, 2019
A British researcher knighted for his 30 years of work on childhood leukemia has come up with what s... Read More
Feds Cover up Hospital Infections Apr. 19, 2017
Going into a hospital? It's getting riskier because of drug-resistant infections — the kind al... Read More
Up With Germs! Nov. 19, 2015
It's time for a microbes' rights movement. Too long have we reviled the misunderstood microbe as an ... Read More
