Confronting pain, strain, crud and bugs. Naturally.
I look out my office window and see 50+ inches on snow on the ground. With no end of winter in sight. It seems almost ridiculous to think of spring right now. I’d be happy if I didn’t have to break out the snow blower this weekend. That’s would seem like a ray of springtime [...]
I’m seeing some local news stories this week announcing an oversupply of H1N1 vaccine, available free in most places, and being distributed to anyone and everyone, not just kids and young adults. In Iowa, there some 60,000 doses available right now and more in the supply chain. The Iowa state epidemiologist has stated that nearly [...]
We’re full swing into fall at my house, and that means big-time schedule frenzy. My high school kids are in every activity possible, and during the week, don’t get home until 9 or 10 at night, then begin homework. They just finished ACTs, my wife is studying for her next professional designation in financial planning, [...]
For the first time scientists have caught on film–in real time–immune cells attacking and gobbing up bacteria. This is pretty cool stuff. Click the photo to go to a video, complete with narration, showing the whole process. (You’ll have to endure a 30-second ad before it starts). The immune cells are in green, the bacteria–e.coli [...]
The experts are warning that the 2009 fall/winter season could be a miserable one from a public health standpoint. The stuff that we experienced last winter and spring may be returning, and more nasty than before.
One way to prepare is to do everything possible to get your immune system in balance, so that your killer cells [...]
When I read stuff about the immune system and immune balance, I always see various names of cells that are all connected in some way to the body’s immune response. The Web site howstuffworks.com is a very good site at explaining, well, how stuff works. Its section on the Immune System has a chapter on [...]
The video below gives some good, common-sense advice on “germ-proofing” your kids. And even more amazing, it’s produced and narrated by microbiology scientists and it’s still interesting and engaging. It’s part of a pretty sizable collection of video instruction at the site called Microbe World, operated by the American Society for Microbiology.
I like its basic approach: [...]
The recent findings of a Duke University research project (NBC News video below) gives hope to kids who suffer from severe allergic reaction to peanuts. What’s this have to do with us?
The general methodology used in the study was very basic: “training” the immune system to not over-react to an allergen when it enters the body. This [...]
This is not your average changing room experience. Beware next time you’re clothes shopping. And remember, regular laughter can positively impact immune health.
Another laugher for your end of the week. Remember, regular laughter may mean better immune health.
(Stay with this one — it takes about a minute for the set-up to be explained.)
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