Not Much Change? 1918 Pandemic vs 2020 Pandemic Part 2 of 2 To put things in perspective, here are some facts about the 1918 Spanish flu and other modern day pandemics from the Center for Disease Control’s website: It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of...
Not Much Change? 1918 Pandemic vs 2020 Pandemic Part 1 of 2 (Note: the following is excerpted from a Sept. 28, 1918 article in the Journal of the American Medical Association – JAMA) The Prevailing Pandemic of Influenza “During the past two weeks, there has...
Coronavirus Has Mutated Into At Least 30 Different Strains A new study from China analyzed the strains from 11 randomly chosen coronavirus patients, and detected 30 different mutations, 19 of which were previously undiscovered. Some of these mutations could lead to...
Wine, Women, and Danger In a 2016 Washington Post article based on U.S. federal health data, it was reported that “women in America are drinking far more, and far more frequently, than their mothers or grandmothers did, and alcohol consumption is killing them in...
New Black Box Warning on Allergy Medication Montelukast (Singulair) On March 4, 2020 the FDA decided to add a new black box warning on the popular allergy medication Montelukast (Singulair). This is the most prominent warning it can impose on a medication. The...
Reproductive Milestones Are Under Assault Part 4 of 4 – How To Reduce Risk Eating organic food and reducing chemical exposure can reduce your body’s burden of hormone-altering chemicals. Here are some steps to take: Eat organic, especially when eating fatty foods, as...
Reproductive Milestones Are Under Assault Part 3 of 4 – Pregnancy Hormones One of the most sensitive and critical windows of vulnerability at which the chemicals in our environment have more potent consequences is in the womb during pregnancy. The first study to look...
Reproductive Milestones Are Under Assault Part 2 of 4 – Causes Some study authors are considering the abundance of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in our environment as an explanation for the newest worldwide trend towards an earlier onset of puberty, menarche,...
Covid-19 Info from Johns Hopkins Hospital Part 2 The virus is very fragile and decays on its own, depending on the temperature, humidity and type of material where it lies. While the virus is glued to a porous surface, it is very inert and will disintegrate in 3...
Covid-19 Info from Johns Hopkins Hospital Part 1 The virus is not a living organism, but a protein molecule covered by a thin outer layer of fat. When absorbed by the mucosal cells of the eyes, nose, or mouth, it changes their genetic code and converts them into...
