medicine
Batty or Bacterial?
On The Origin of the Western Vampire
The myth of a devilish creature draining the life force (blood) of a community was brought to life...
Varicella-Zoster Strikes Again
I had chicken pox when I was 8 years old. This was before there was a vaccine for varicella zoster, the virus that causes...
Badass Biology: Toxoplasma gondii
Look, we humans are awesome. We own this planet. If we really wanted to, we could spill every barrel of oil we have into...
Bizzare Medical Treatments: Bayer Heroin
Bayer AG, a multibillion dollar, German pharmaceutical company is regarded as one of the leaders in its sector, producing mild painkillers such as Bayer...
Body snatchers: grave robbing for medicine
NOTE: This post is not related in any way to the 1956 sci-fi film that depicts an extraterrestrial invasion where the invaders “steal” human...
Ultraviolet radiation: what you can’t see can still hurt you
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine showed me an article on MSN about a man whose face was obviously more wrinkled on...