Imagine you are a hospital or other healthcare administrator and you are in the throes of a natural disaster. If the power goes out, you have to make a decision that is in the best interests of your patients, but you know your backup generators cannot provide enough power to both keep IVs pumping and […] Read more
Yeah, yeah … I know. The one-cause-fits-all-problems people say that the disastrous fires in California are due to global warming. Record heat, record cold, record rain and record drought … they are all due to global warming. It can be said that over the past decade or so, the earth has warmed a bit – […] Read more
Here in the United States, we take for granted government regulations that control many industries. It’s hard to get away from quality standards imposed by official experts and the result is cleaner air, water, and land. Not so in other parts of the world. Case in point: China. The Communist People’s Republic of China (PRC) […] Read more
WeWork, the startup office-sharing company is facing bankruptcy, but that could be the least of the company’s woes. According to Reuters, WeWork has had to close nearly 2500 shared office “phone booths” at some of its 223 sites in the United States and Canada, after it says it discovered elevated levels of deadly cancer causing […] Read more
A 46 year old man may have just given a new meaning to the term “beer gut.” Apparently he started producing beer in his gut after it accidentally became colonized by high levels of brewer’s yeast! The normally healthy 46-year-old began to experience mental fogginess, dizziness and memory loss in 2011 and had to give […] Read more
As I’ve written before, the human body is nothing short of amazing. Good health depends on the strength and disease-free condition of all our tissues with freely-flowing fluids that circulate life-sustaining nutrients and oxygen. Key to understanding human health is the endocrine system, a network of glands that manufacture and secrete hormones that control many […] Read more
Fall is in the air and Halloween is just around the corner. It’s the most pumpkiny time of the year! Gather ’round and let’s take a moment to talk about November 1, Dear Readers. The kids’ trick or treat costumes lie strewn about rooms littered with candy wrappers. On the front porch and perhaps throughout […] Read more
Microchip implants to safeguard family pets is being embraced by many caring and safety-conscious animal owners so the furry friends can be tracked down should they go astray. Did you know that one of the first uses for chipping an animal was to provide positive identification for high-stakes racehorses to prevent a last-minute fraudulent substitution […] Read more
In a time where both Republicans and Democrats cannot seem to find a solution for America’s healthcare woes, maybe they all need to “Be Like Mike.” Six-time NBA champion and Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan, unveiled the first of two medical clinics he has funded in the North Carolina city. The facility will offer care […] Read more
If you don’t mind a good needling, try acupuncture. (Ouch.) Seriously, the science behind this ancient Chinese healing practice is nothing short of amazing. The notion that human health is related to patterns of energy flow (chi or qi, pronounced “chee”) through the body dates as far back as 2,500 years ago. The theory behind […] Read more
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