Treating Fever in Case of COVID-19 Infection
Acetaminophen may be a better fever reducer than ibuprofen for people with COVID-19
In case you were wondering
A series providing answers to common questions from a scientific standpoint
Night Time Breast Milk Helps Babies Sleep
The benefit of breast milk in providing passive immune protection to infants is well known. What may be less known is that the composition of breast milk changes throughout the day, following the 24 hour circadian cycle. I certainly was not aware of this when I had my children. For breastfeeding mothers who are always … Read more
Pancreatic Cancer: A Biomarker Challenge
Frequently, I am asked, “Isn’t there a blood test for pancreatic cancer?” I think this question arises because, as my friends and I are getting older, we have more friends, relatives, and acquaintances who are diagnosed with cancer, and those with pancreatic cancer are the ones that tend to die soonest. Many have heard of … Read more
Prevent the Pain, Get the Shingles Vaccine
As someone who recently had the distinctly unpleasurable experience of shingles, I decided to research the vaccines available for this viral disease. Shingles is caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV), which also causes chicken pox (Figure 1). VZV is a type of herpes virus. Presently, in the US, most children are vaccinated against chicken pox. … Read more