“The Hot Zone”…and the New Ebola Vaccine
Reading Richard Preston’s “The Hot Zone” was one of the most influential books in my young life. It’s about the outbreaks of Ebola in Africa, and in a Virginia lab in 1989. (If you haven’t read it, go pick up a copy at your local library!) It got me curious about viruses, which I later […]
Is it worth taking vitamin C for a cold?
I am sick with a cold just about every month in the winter. In fact, I’m sick right now. You may be able to relate when I say I load up on cold medicine and cough drops when I get sick. There are so many choices when it comes to cough drops, but subconsciously I […]
Just a few of many numbers you need to know.
Did you know… Measles cases in the US are the highest they’ve been since 2016, with successive increases every year. There are 200+ cases of measles in the US per year. (2019) The measles still is a leading cause of childhood deaths in children under five worldwide, killing around 400 kids a day. There are […]
