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Minestrone Meets Malaria, And Wins
While chicken soup has often been considered as effective as penicillin to treat many illnesses, or at least bad colds, a new study looks at different kinds of soups (yes, soups) to battle a more serious infection—malaria.
FDA Approves Device For Ear Tube Surgery Without Anesthesia
With ear infections being the most common reason for a child to visit a doctor, ear tube surgery is the most common surgery performed in children.
Should You Let The Sun Shine In All The Dark Places?
With many parts of the country having fewer than ten hours of daylight per 24 hours, many of which are filled with rain, snow, sleet, or even just gray skies, the notion of getting some sun on a sandy beach becomes ever more enticing.
Tireless Teen Takes Ticks To Task
Fewer than 40% of those bitten by a tick transmitting Lyme disease will have a bullseye rash, and ticks are incredibly small (about the size of a sesame seed), so are easily missed.
Gender Differences In Math Ability Just Don’t Add Up
Is the act of creating yet another barrier around the less represented gender the best way to close the gap?
How Can We Eat Less If Our Food Tastes Too Good To Put Down?
Why wouldn’t we want our food to taste not just palatable, but hyper-palatable?
Rare Form Of Tick-Borne Illness Led To Senator’s Death
Former U. S. Senator Kay Hagan passed away due to a rare tick-borne illness.
Bill Maher Supports Vaccine-Autism Connection
On the November 1, 2019 episode of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” he had a conversation with pediatrician Jay Gordon, MD, known for providing troves of high-profile families with personal belief exemptions and medical exemptions to postpone or forego vac…
Keep Your Mouth Shut, But Should You Tape It?
Wouldn’t it be nice if the millions of folks with sleep disorders could be fixed by a simple intervention?
Flu Season Is Just Beginning, Which Is Why It’s Not Too Late To Get Your Shot
While it’s early to predict whether or not this season will be a tough one or not, we do have some information on last year’s season, as it just came to a close.
