Health Touches

Neurologist Oliver Sacks cites a case of a man who was struck by lightening and who suddenly had a desire to listen to and play classical music on the piano. The man was in his forties and had never played a musical instrument nor had he previously had any interest in classical music. […]

One of the most venerable diseases a person can get is gout. Gout has a rich history in literature owing to the fact that for centuries, the only people who could afford to get it were wealthy. The lives of the rich and famous were more likely to get recorded in both history […]

There’s a prescription drug for almost anything that ails you. High blood pressure, sore toe, asthma, diabetes, stomach ulcers, insomnia, strep throat, urinary incontinence, poison ivy are examples of conditions or problems that can be treated with a prescription drug. If you are like a lot of middle-aged to older people, you may […]

The virus is a slippery little critter. It’s smaller than bacteria; you have to have an electron microscope just to see it. Not only is it extremely tiny, it is not the least bit susceptible to antibiotics that kill bacteria. It is for this reason that doctors don’t want to use antibiotics […]