by John McMillan | Nov 21, 2025 | Health
Dipa Kamdar, Kingston University The pancreas is essential for staying alive and healthy. This small organ sits behind the stomach and has two main jobs. It produces digestive enzymes that break down food and hormones such as insulin and glucagon that control blood...
by John McMillan | Nov 21, 2025 | Health
Bryn Beeder, Miami University For many, holidays are synonymous with quality time and long-standing traditions. Typically laden with delicious foods, it’s not uncommon to eat more during the holidays than you usually would. You likely know that feeling of being too...
by John McMillan | Nov 21, 2025 | Health
Mary J. Scourboutakos, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University It starts with a slight scratchiness at the back of your throat. Then, a sneeze. Then coughing, sniffling and full-on congestion, with or without fever, for a few...
by John McMillan | Nov 14, 2025 | Health
Dipa Kamdar, Kingston University Whether it is sizzling in olive oil or crushed into a curry, garlic has long been a hero in the kitchen. But beyond its strong flavour, garlic has earned a reputation as a natural remedy with a surprising range of potential health...
by John McMillan | Nov 14, 2025 | Health
Kathryn H. Jacobsen, University of Richmond In the wake of a measles outbreak in Canada that has infected thousands of people over the past year, an international health agency revoked the country’s measles-free status on Nov. 10, 2025. The Pan American Health...
by John McMillan | Oct 31, 2025 | Health
Anthony Booker, University of Westminster “Hubble bubble toil and trouble” is a quote from Shakespeare’s Macbeth that conjures images of evil witches making potions in giant cauldrons. But the truth was that women persecuted as witches were probably legitimate healers...
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