Susan Burke March
Articles by Susan Burke March :
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What about ‘Immunity Passports’ for Covid-19? At this point, they’re a ‘no go’
By Jaime Moreno Do you know what is the difference between politics and science? Our understanding is that science requires evidence, coping with uncertainty, weighting efficacy and safety. Whereas politics… -
Our Covid-19 experience: How an expat couple discovers they have the virus and overcome it
Editor’s note: This is the story of Jane and Steve Miner’s experience with Covid-19 in May/June 2020. Some of you will have already followed their journey as documented on Facebook.… -
Why alcohol doesn’t ‘turn to sugar’ and other myths about drinking
Author’s note: All good things must come to an end, at least for now! I’ve enjoyed writing the Food, Nutrition, and Your Health column for CuencaHighLife over the past five-plus… -
FDA’s supplement warning system has deadly limitations
By Ryan Felton In August 2011 a Colorado woman was rushed to an emergency room in cardiac arrest a day after her husband injected her with a mineral salt called… -
Combination of healthy lifestyle traits may substantially reduce Alzheimer’s
Combining more healthy lifestyle behaviors was associated with substantially lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease in a study that included data from nearly 3,000 research participants. Those who adhered to four… -
Flushing may release coronavirus-containing ‘toilet plumes’
By Karin Brulliard and William Wan Add this to our list of worries in these anxious times: coronavirus-containing clouds that waft into the air when a toilet is flushed. Scientists who simulated… -
Taste first! Take this quiz to see how much you know about salt
The World Health Organization, (WHO) based on peer-reviewed research and in concert with health experts throughout the world, writes that an estimated 2.5 million deaths could be prevented yearly if… -
A tale of two pandemics: Covid-19 and obesity
By Marc Sollinger There are a lot of possible explanations for why Japan has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic better than the United States. It’s possible that the Japanese are more used… -
U.S. FDA revokes hydroxychloroquine emergency approval as a Covid-19 treatment
By Lev Facher The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday said it had withdrawn an emergency approval for use of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a Covid-19 treatment. Almost… -
Should we be breathing a sigh of relief about Covid-19? Biology says no
By Erin S. Bromage, Ph.D. It seems many people are breathing some relief, and I’m not sure why. An epidemic curve has a relatively predictable upslope and once the peak… -
Vitamin B12 — facts and fallacies
As always, before starting to work with a new client, I ask them to first send back a fairly comprehensive medical and lifestyle (diet and activity) survey. Alice (not her… -
Five myths about testosterone: No, it didn’t cause the 2008 market crash
By Rebecca M. Jordan-Young and Katrina Karkazis Testosterone has a fascinating double life: A molecule with a precise chemical structure, it also has an outsize cultural presence, winning praise and blame for a… -
Wines of the Languedoc – Minervois, Corbières, and more
By Giovanni Cambizaca Burgundy, Bordeaux, the valleys of the Loire and the Rhone, these are some of the most famous French wine regions, but France’s more obscure vineyards can also…