Are birthday parties hazardous to your health? Paul Dawson, et. al. published a study in the Journal of Food Research on 5/22/17 entitled “Bacterial Transfer Associated with Blowing Out Candles on a Birthday Cake”. They compared the total number of number of bacteria and the number of different kinds Read more…
The other night I heard a report on the evening news on what listeners were led to believe were the results of a study in the British Medical Journal, concluding that antibiotic courses should be stopped early in order to decrease the emergence of drug resistant pathogens. This sounded Read more…
The Herd of Elephants in the Room I think people are generally unaware of the herd of elephants present in the room during a visit with your doctor. These elephants have to disappear, at least into the background, if we are ever to find a solution to affordable, quality healthcare. Read more…