Health & Fitness Lectures and Online Courses

The Black Death: Is The Plague Still A Threat?

The infamous Black Death would appear and disappear over the span of about three centuries. So what are the chances that the plague will come back now? […]

The Black Death: Symptoms and Diagnosis of The Plague

In the late 1800’s, multiple outbreaks of the plague popped up in China and India. What resulted was not just the horrors of disease, but also a modern understanding of what the plague is, and how it spreads. […]

Europe on the Brink of the Black Death: The Plague Begins

The plague that raged through Europe in the 14th century changed just about every single thing about medieval society, and indeed, in large measure, the Black Death produced the modern world we live in today. […]

image of pre-teen girl who appears sad or concerned possibly about bedwetting issue

Bedwetting in Older Kids

[A]bout 3% of 12 year olds still wet the bed, at least sometimes…[K]ids don’t wet the bed because they want to wet, and don’t stop wetting the bed because they want to stop. Don’t create a bigger problem by blaming or by implying that kids can solve this problem by trying harder. […]

baby with surprised expression; breath holding in babies and toddlers is often a result of shock or sudden discomfort

Breathe Easy: Breath-Holding Spells in Toddlers

Near the top of a list of super-scary things for parents to see are breath holding spells. Your kiddo, typically a toddler, bonks his head or gets really mad about something. Then he stops breathing, turns white, and collapses on the floor. And looks dead. Really. Dead. It’s quite dramatic. […]

close up of a teething baby with a finger in his or her mouth

Babies and Teething: Beware Trendy Teething “Treatments”

A mom had purchased a handmade “homeopathic magnetic hematite healing bracelet” from an artisan at a local craft show. Her 9 month old daughter wore it on her wrist, reportedly to help with teething symptoms, and occasionally chewed on it… She was found on routine screening to have a blood lead level about 10 times the safe upper limit of safety. […]

Health & Fitness

The Black Death: Is The Plague Still A Threat?

The Black Death: Symptoms and Diagnosis of The Plague

Europe on the Brink of the Black Death: The Plague Begins

Bedwetting in Older Kids

Breathe Easy: Breath-Holding Spells in Toddlers

Babies and Teething: Beware Trendy Teething “Treatments”

Fight the Fearmongers: MTHFR Gene Variants Are Nothing to Worry About

Healthcare and the Free Market: Does Competition Work?

Chemicals in Our Foods: How Much is Safe?

Protecting Kids from Concussions