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There are areas of life where the very discussion of certain things brings about almost immediate shock and universal silence. Two decades ago it was opposition to the war on …

This year’s flu season has been a particularly severe one. Hospitalization rates have been the highest in nearly a decade. The flu vaccine doesn’t seem to have helped at all, …

Bitcoin has been the talk of the town for the past few months and in financial communities, debates have become increasingly heated over the viability of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. …

It’s still early in the flu season, but influenza is hitting hard early. More than 7,000 cases have been confirmed in the United States, which is more than double that …

The coercive and authoritative nature of our schooling system crushes individual expression, creates anger and resentment towards learning and working, destroys the natural curiosity of children, and correlates with an …

Infectious diseases like Ebola, West Nile virus and Zika make headlines every year. While none of these have reached pandemic levels of incidence, a global pandemic is still a risk …

An increasing number of women deliver their babies by Cesarean section (C-section). While C-sections have always been used to deliver babies in the event of delivery complications that threaten the …

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting men. By age 80, 80% of men will carry prostate cancer cells in their prostates, and over 28,000 men die …

Mononucleosis, often called the kissing disease, is a viral illness most often caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. The virus is transferred through saliva, such as through kissing, coughing, sneezing, or …

Antibiotic resistance is becoming a crisis in the United States, especially in hospitals. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), about 1.7 million patients acquire healthcare-associated infections, and many …