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More Research Is Killing COVID-19 VictimsW. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | Health and Medicine | March 1, 2020
Waiting for the results of this study before treating patients with IVC is contributing to needless deaths. If such a delay happened to a member of my family, I would label it neglect and murder. And I would win in a court of law.
The Hunt for Red October gets the 4K disc treatment in honour of its 30th anniversaryJim Bray, CFP Automotive Editor | Family | February 29, 2020
Pigeons
“You got suckered, boy. Now we both know what caught you: the patented, pink, plastic, pearly-eyed wobbler.”
New compounds thwart multiple viruses, including coronavirusAmerican Chemical Society | Health and Medicine | February 26, 2020
To keep coronavirus and similar viruses from replicating, researchers designed new inhibitor compounds
What awaits the unwary traveller in today's tropical rainforests walks on two legs with larcenous intent
Sleep: The Third Pillar of HealthW. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | Health and Medicine | February 23, 2020
Atherosclerosis, Cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Arthritis
There on the Knysna estate of George Rex he discovered the first of the 'Streps' growing in rocky outcrops on the south coast of the Cape Colony.
Award-winning Subarus bring Big Brother to some otherwise nice vehiclesJim Bray, CFP Automotive Editor | Automotive | February 21, 2020
Subaru says it's like having an automated co-driver, but to me it's more like a virtual nag, Subaru DriverFocus: Distraction Mitigation System
Local puppy that can’t walk and pigeon that can’t fly are capturing hearts around the woNews on the Net | Family | February 18, 2020
Lundy the chihuahua and Herman the pigeon
What’s the Magic Painkiller in Alcohol?W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | Health and Medicine | February 17, 2020
Glass of Chardonnay with dinner beats all the medical cannabis I’ve tried
Mazda CX-5 adds diesel power to its lineupJim Bray, CFP Automotive Editor | Automotive | February 17, 2020
A wonderful drive!
When the dust finally settled, those witnessing the disaster crept closer, and peering through shattered glass, saw four men, pale as ghosts, clinging to each other
"The difference between a Pansy and a Viola is a question that puzzles many a garden-lover who is not enlightened by the statement that while all Pansies are really Violas, not all Violas are suitable for classification as Pansies"
Share a few extended recordings with dynamic riffs from the 1930s to the 1980s
Israeli startup helps you take only the vitamins you needISRAEL21c | Health and Medicine | February 12, 2020
Nutricco takes away the guesswork with a smart high-tech solution that suggests and supplies supplements based on what you actually ate – or not
Could new Israeli technique spell the end of dialysis?ISRAEL21c | Health and Medicine | February 12, 2020
Study shows it is possible to rejuvenate kidneys and improve their function by using the patient's own stem cells
Coronavirus virtual research collectionAmerican Chemical Society | Health and Medicine | February 12, 2020
Chemistry in Coronavirus Research: A Free to Read Collection from the American Chemical Society
New drug leads could battle brain-eating amoebaeAmerican Chemical Society | Health and Medicine | February 12, 2020
Researchers have designed new drugs that could fight brain-eating amoebae
Prepare for the femtech revolution, coming straight from IsraelISRAEL21c | Health and Medicine | February 12, 2020
Technologies include a fertility gauge, an advanced breast pump, and a gadget that can identify vitamin deficiencies or cancer in menstrual blood.
Why Don’t We Send a Planeload of Medi-C Plus to China?W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | Health and Medicine | February 10, 2020
Discussion of the coronavirus continues in the media. But I have not heard mention of the therapeutic value of intravenous vitamin C
Re-engineered plant compound treats opioid addiction in miceAmerican Chemical Society | Health and Medicine | February 8, 2020
By re-engineering a compound from the leaves of Vinca minor, shown above, researchers reduce morphine-seeking behaviors in mice
“With ruffled feathers and glaring eyes, she squawked: ‘So long, stealing starling!’”
The good news is we do not have to allow our library to burn at our passing, not if we’ve taken the time to leave a bit of ourselves in our writing.
Gifford-Jones: “People Are Dying Needlessly of Coronavirus”W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | Health and Medicine | February 3, 2020
The coronavirus can be dramatically slowed or stopped completely with the immediate widespread use of high doses of vitamin C
Finer particulate matter (PM1) could increase cardiovascular disease riskAmerican Chemical Society | Health and Medicine | February 2, 2020
Air pollution data from a nationwide monitoring campaign in China linked smaller-sized particles (PM1) with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease
Color-changing bandages sense and treat bacterial infectionsAmerican Chemical Society | Health and Medicine | February 2, 2020
A bandage changed color from green to yellow, and from green to red, in the presence of increasing concentrations of drug-sensitive (DS) and drug-resistant (DR) E.coli, respectively.