Chamomile Tea May Not Be Safe During Pregnancy
For the same reason aspirin should be avoided in pregnancy, chamomile has such powerful anti-inflammatory...
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Friday Favorites: Can Velvet Beans or Fava Beans Help Treat Parkinson’s Disease?
Since Parkinson’s is caused by a dopamine deficiency in the brain, what if we ate foods rich in the dopamine precursor levodopa?
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Making Our Arteries Less Sticky
Mushrooms appear to have an anti-inflammatory effect on human arterial lining cells in vitro, which...
Blocking the First Step of Heart Disease
By preventing the buildup of cholesterol in our bloodstream, we can prevent atherosclerosis in our...
Arterial Acne
Atherosclerotic plaques in coronary arteries may be more aptly described as pimples, initiated by the...
Zero Tolerance to Acceptable Risk
The fish and poultry industries propose moving from a zero tolerance policy on certain dangerous...
Unsafe at Any Feed
In a national survey, fewer than half of the participants realized meat contaminated with fecal...
Not So Delusional Parasitosis
Delusional parasitosis is a form of psychosis characterized by the false belief that one is...
Maggot Meat Spray
Given their inherent resistance to food-poisoning bacteria, maggots can be used to create an antibacterial...
Viral Meat Spray
Bacteria-eating viruses (bacteriophages) have been approved as meat additives to reduce the risk of Listeria...
Tongue Worm in Human Eye
A case report (and video) of the worm-like, bloodsucking parasite Linguatula serrata, found in organ...
Don’t Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
A profile of the study “Dirty Money: An Investigation into the Hygiene Status of Some...
Hand Washing Compliance of Retail Deli Workers
How often do retail deli workers wash their hands, at both independent and chain stores?...
