I knew that one of my best friends (I’ll call him S.) had gotten all his teeth pulled and replaced with full dentures this past September after moving away a year ago. Then, I found out that he’d had his tonsils removed soon after that. A couple of days ago, test results revealed the presence […] Read more

A man in China ended up with tapeworm larvae in his brain after eating a hot pot meal that likely contained undercooked pork. According to news reports, the 43-year-old man, identified as Zhu Zhongfa, was suffering from seizures and loss of consciousness. When he went to the doctor after his symptoms persisted for several weeks, […] Read more

You all know that salty foods like potato chips are not exactly high on the list of healthy snacks. The link between salty foods and conditions such as high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease have been well established. Now, current research suggest another reason to pass on passing the salt – high salt diets have […] Read more

It has been an extraordinarily popular, “no glasses/no contacts” solution for decades. But now, a former advisor to the FDA says that LASIK should never have been approved, and the procedure should be taken off the market! Since it was introduced in 1998, more than 20 million Americans have undergone the procedure to correct nearsightedness […] Read more

ABC News anchor 100 percent sure Epstein was killed and leaks recordings that network ignored scandal for 3 years. Amy Robach, the ABC News anchor who leaked a hot mic recording which revealed that her news network ignored the Jeffrey Epstein scandal for three years, has said she’s ‘one hundred percent’ sure that Epstein was […] Read more

A sudden uptick in deaths involving vaping products is sweeping the nation. As of October 29, 2019, 1,888 people who inhale chemical products tailor-made for just that purpose have become ill and sought medical help. On Aug. 21, 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that there were 149 possible cases of […] 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

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

When does life begin?  That question has divided abortion supporters and opponents for decades. But now, some 6,000 biologists that participated in a year-long academic study appear to have provided their own stark answer:  At conception. The author of the new study, Steve Jacobs, a newly-minted PhD at the University of Chicago’s School of Comparative […] Read more