Year: 2022

Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite and responsible for the infection toxoplasmosis. A study1 published in May 2022 found that the prevalence of eye infections caused by the parasite is common in Australian adults. The parasite is known to cause infection globally in a wide variety of birds, mammals and humans. A parasite is a living…

Admit it: When was the last time you dusted off your spiralizer? While some gadgets exist simply to hog valuable kitchen cabinet real estate, other everyday staples are worth every penny of a serious investment. At the top of that list of must-haves is a standout set of steak knives. A dull knife is both…

Young children who grow up with a dog or in a large family may have some protection later in life from a common inflammatory bowel disease known as Crohn’s disease, according to a recent study. The study seems to add to others that have explored the ‘hygiene hypothesis’ which suggests that the lack of exposure…

Iodine was known by many medical doctors in the 19th Century as an empirical remedy, a natural “heroic remedy,” a present from the science of medicine to humanity. Nobel Laureate Albert Szent Györgyi, the physician who discovered Vitamin C in 1928, commented: “When I was a medical student, iodine was a universal medicine. Nobody knew what……

This article was previously published December 17, 2016, and has been updated with new information. Consumption of olive oil has increased more than 10-fold in the U.S. over the past 35 years, from 29 metric tons (MT) in 1980 to 327 MT in 2015.1 The popularity of the Mediterranean diet made olive oil a $16…

Maybe you’re a hobbyist photographer who only likes to break out the camera on vacations and other photo-friendly adventures. Or, maybe you’re a working photographer who’s constantly running from shoot to shoot, desperate for a new travel camera bag for stashing lenses, flashes, film, and what not. No matter your level or whether your device…