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COVID Consequences Oct. 12, 2022
The pandemic made lots of things worse, including resistance to antimicrobial medicines, which rose ... Read More
Suits Me to a Tea Oct. 05, 2022
Green tea generally gets all of the love from health aficionados. It has been associated with improv... Read More
Music to My Fears Sep. 28, 2022
Some 50 years ago, someone noticed that music seemed to dull pain during dental operations. Dentists... Read More
Pill Posture Sep. 21, 2022
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University report that standing or sitting tall helps accelerate absorp... Read More
Holey Microbes! Sep. 14, 2022
A used kitchen sponge wallowing in the sink may be the germiest thing you touch on a daily basis, fa... Read More
Latest Buzz Sep. 07, 2022
You probably missed it, but Aug. 20 was World Mosquito Day in recognition (if not honor) of the inse... Read More
A Weighty Response Aug. 31, 2022
Studies suggest flu shots are less effective in people with obesity, perhaps due to an altered immun... 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
For Men Only Aug. 17, 2022
Doctors are increasingly using the repurposed drug tadalafil to prevent heart complications in peopl... Read More
Monkeypox by Another Name Aug. 10, 2022
There's a push by scientists in Africa and elsewhere to rename the virus that causes monkeypox becau... Read More
Saturday Night Griever Aug. 03, 2022
You can be the safest driver on the road, but chances are you're not alone on the road, thus the rea... Read More
Ring in the Baby Jul. 27, 2022
A small study found that the Oura Ring, which contains sensors to monitor body temperature, appears ... Read More
Sunshine in a Tomato Jul. 20, 2022
Remember the Flavr Savr tomato in the 1980s, the first commercially grown, genetically engineered fo... Read More
It's a Violent Life (and Death) Jul. 13, 2022
We wax poetic for pre-pandemic times. Then, numbers are tabulated. In 2019, approximately 67,000 peo... Read More
Stiff Arteries Jul. 06, 2022
High blood pressure is a well-known risk factor for developing Type 2 diabetes, an affliction that a... Read More
Wildfires and Cancer Jun. 29, 2022
Researchers tracked more than 2 million Canadians over a period of 20 years to determine how proximi... Read More
Head to Head Jun. 22, 2022
Body of Knowledge The Guinness World Record for most toilet seats broken by someone's head in one mi... Read More
Aspirin and Heart Disease Jun. 15, 2022
Many adults take a low-dose aspirin daily, believing that it can help prevent a heart attack or stro... Read More
Hypertension During Pregnancy Jun. 08, 2022
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, during pregnancy is a growing problem, one that affects twice ... Read More
What Is Killing Our Children? Jun. 01, 2022
Historically, motor vehicle accidents have been the leading cause of death and injury among children... Read More
