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Tuesday: Health

Urology Pearls: Bitten by a dead carpet viper

On that particular sunny day as Amelle was walking with her family in the North Region of Cameroon, she was bitten by a snake. She remembered the snake making a “sizzling” warning sound but couldn’t move fast enough to avoid the swift bite. She was 25 year old, and 7 months pregnant. Her ...

Health Matters: Pickleball injuries becoming epidemic

America is known as a land of sports fanatics. Examine for a moment the attention directed towards sports in this country: from youth sports to the many collegiate athletic events, all the professional competitions, then add in the recent explosion of sports betting, it is a pervasive part of ...

Talk with the Doc: Heart disease awareness and prevention

The following information about heart disease in the United States is from our USA National Institutes of Health, referred to as the NIH. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death for men and women in the USA. The NIH Division of Cardiovascular Sciences supports research to advance our ...

Big pharma vs. idealism

(AP) — Money is pouring into the fledgling psychedelic medicine industry, with dozens of startup companies vying to be among the first to sell mind-expanding drugs for depression, addiction and other mental health conditions. While psychedelics are still illegal under federal law, companies ...

Urology pearls

James Bond, the fictional British secret agent created by Ian Fleming prefers his vodka martini cocktails “Shaken, not stirred.” But in the real world, I prefer my cakes stirred. By the simple process of “stirring,” or mixing a few ingredients, one can reach the heights of baking ...