Harm Reduction

The approval of medications is based on scientific studies of their efficacy. But how well a drug works is often measured by what degree you resemble the population used in the studies.

The researchers analyzed the contents of 35 samples from 17 brands of over-the-counter supplements – half targeted for weight loss, a third for “energy/sports.”  What does this study report? 

As we age, our abilities inevitably decline. The activities of daily livings (ADLs) capture those skills we need to remain living an independent life – primarily getting dressed, bathing and toileting, and eating meals.

For a large part, our schools have been closed for just over a year. Initially, the CDC recommended six feet of social distancing to reopen.

Science is an ongoing process where new discoveries change old theories.  For example, when I was in school, we learned that atoms were the building blocks of matter, and atoms could only be broken down into three smaller particles: elec

Mr. Gutierrez was allegedly exposed to COVID-19 by an infected co-worker who was working close by. But he was only made aware of her diagnosis when he was sent home from work several days later.

The images are taken from an article found in this week’s, The Conversation by Jason Qu

“In 1965, two Norwegian social scientists, Johan Galtung and Mari Ruge made a fascinating observation: What counts as "news" depends very much on the frequency with which we pay attention.

Race may once, long ago, been a stand-in for some perceived biological quality, but as the Human Genome project pointed out almost a decade ago, race is not a biological property; it has no genetic code.

The article, Environmental Group Charges EPA With Ignoring Evidence Of Cancer discusses a complaint fi