Unfortunately, some media outlets and government officials in the United States are promoting false notions about measles. They suggest that people hold “measles parties” so that children are more likely to be exposed and get infected. These foolhardy and wrong-headed ideas lay children open to a deadly virus. Then there is Robert F....
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We’re going to discus the vagus nerve and no, vagus has nothing to do with Elvis Presley, showgirls or gambling. It’s part of our complex nervous system! Image credit: “Structural divisions of the nervous system” by Chiara Mazzasette is licensed under CC BY 4.0 / Your nervous system has two parts: the central nervous...
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In 2015, I interviewed Danielle Ripley-Burgess. Danielle is a three time colorectal cancer (CRC) survivor. Her first diagnosis occurred in 2001 at the age of 17. That diagnosis: stage III colorectal cancer—required surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.[1] Her most recent cancer diagnosis occurred in April of 2023. [2] Eventually, Danielle learned...
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An outbreak of H7N9 avian (bird) flu was reported March 17 in Mississippi, USA. This variety of bird influenza has not been seen in the US since 2017. [1] According to the World Health Organization (WHO), humans who have gotten this virus in the past have become severely ill. Since 2013, 1568 people have been infected in China, with 616 of them dying of...
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A miracle of biochemical interactions, working in a synchronicity that amazes—this is the human body. The human body consists of over 30,000,000,000,000 (30 trillion) cells. Biochemical cycles—directed by proteins built through RNA transcribed/decoded from DNA—run our bodies so that we can eat, drink, run, walk, think and make merry. It happens every...
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