Public Health

Just Correlation: Sleep Apnea And Cancer Risk

Sleep apnea is a condition where people experience partial or complete obstruction of their airways during sleep and stop breathing several times a night. It can can manifest as loud snoring, gasping, choking and daytime sleepiness and is believed to affec ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 5 2022 - 9:19am

64% Of Women Report Premenstrual Syndrome- That Makes It A Public Health Issue

In 460 BC, Hippocrates described the earliest documented premenstrual syndrome, but it wasn't until 1931 that Dr. Robert Frank gave it a modern look with his paper on "premenstrual tension." In 1953 it was re-branded "premenstrual syndr ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 6 2022 - 10:57am

Disease Spillover Risk Was Oversimplified During The COVID-19 Pandemic- And It's A Chronic Problem In Science Journalism

SAR, R0, these are all terms that became part of the pop culture lexicon during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, because they were used in simplistic fashion they were more helpful for those engaged in wedge politics than the public. Part of the probl ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Sep 16 2022 - 9:53am

Holistic approach to cure Ailments

In today's world, with the advent of Science and Technology, we have unraveled a myriad of mysteries that were hidden from the human eye for centuries. Typically, a reductionist approach is taken by scientists to understand the processes as a whole. A ...

Blog Post - Anirudha Lakshmin... - Sep 29 2022 - 8:41am

Atrial Fibrillation: Skip Drugs And Go Right To Cryoablation?

A new study says early intervention with cryoballoon catheter ablation (cryoablation) can halt disease progression and reduce risk of serious health impacts of atrial fibrillation(AF). ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 15 2022 - 10:13am

Top 20 Worst Foods I Intend To Enjoy In 2013

Don't have room in your stomach for 36 eggs but you really want those equivalent calories in one delicious treat?  Head to The Cheesecake Factory with me and get their  French Toast Napoleon, which is basically bread dunked in cream and powdered sugar ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Nov 18 2022 - 2:00pm

The Calorie Is Broken- And That's Why Dieting Doesn't Always Work

Bo Nash is 38. He lives in Arlington, Texas, where he’s a technology director for a textbook publisher. He has a wife and child. And he’s 5’10” and 245 lbs – which means he is classed as obese. In an effort to lose weight, Nash uses an app to record the ca ...

Article - Mosaic Science - Nov 18 2022 - 2:19pm

Could High Quality Masks Solve China's COVID Problems? Idea For A Randomized Control Trial Of Masks In Households To Find Out

This is a suggestion for a way to resolve questions such as: How effective are the best FFP3 / N99 masks at breaking transmission of COVID? However effective is eye protection when combined with the best masks? How effective is ventilation with HEPA filte ...

Article - Robert Walker - Dec 29 2022 - 6:24am

EU COST Action Hopes To Replace Impossible Standards With Risk-Based Meat Inspection

Vegetables have had a lot of foodborne outbreak scandals, but two times since the 1980s they have also impacted meat in a big way.  Mad Cow disease in 1986 and Listeria in 2019 killed people. Mad Cow disease was due to poor quality control and a lack of co ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jan 4 2023 - 11:12am

Marijuana Causes 1800% Surge In Emergency Room Visits

Legal marijuana has meant a boost for government accountants, and ended the need for fake "medical" marijuana claims, but it is often still dangerous in both the short and long term. ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 16 2023 - 2:48pm