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Cranberry Juice for UTIs

23 May 2017

Despite the common belief that cranberry juice or pills can prevent, or even cure, a urinary tract infection, science has determined that it actually had no effect. Some people believe that...

An Accidental Opportunity

20 Mar 2017

William Beaumont was an army doctor stationed at Fort Mackinac in Michigan in 1822 when an accident occurred that allowed him to make the first systematic study of the process of digestion. Alexis...

Citrus greening

20 Mar 2017

You have probably never heard of the Asian citrus psyllid. But this insect, no bigger than the head of a pin, could be the reason that within a couple of years you will not be drinking orange juice...

"Thatcher, Thatcher, Milk Snatcher”

20 Mar 2017

The British press dubbed the future Prime Minister “Thatcher, Thatcher, milk snatcher” for sponsoring legislation to eliminate the free milk program for students over the age of seven.  The program...

You shouldn't pop blisters

21 Feb 2017

Blisters are an emergency response designed to provide a protective environment rich in immune cells for new skin cells to grow. Generally, they tend to grow when the upper layers of the epidermis ...

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