Why Does Airplane Food Taste So Bad?

Image by Wikipedia People universally complain about how bad airplane food is... However, the reason may surprise you in that it's not the airline's fault, but your body's. Based on research performed in 2010 at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany where they have a replica airplane cabin and can simulate different altitudes, cabin pressure, cabin external wall temperature, relative humidity, noise level, vibration, light, air circulation, etc... food scientists discovered that…

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Music in the Operating Room - Good or Bad?

Image courtesy of Stuart Miles at  FreeDigitalPhotos.net Does music in the operating room help or hurt how an operation goes? One research suggests that it helps. Another suggests that it doesn't. So what's true? I think both are true and depends on the individual... As a surgeon, I personally do not play music in the OR. However, throughout my surgical training and career, I've been in both types of environments and ultimately, I think the answer depends on the surgeon whet…

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Is Suppressing a Sneeze Bad For You?

Image courtesy of stockimages at  FreeDigitalPhotos.net Also known medically as the "closed-airway sneeze," it may be socially preferable, but healthwise may be harmful if not dangerous. With a sneeze, tremendous air pressure is created in the lungs which ideally should be released out the mouth... but if internalized to prevent release out the mouth, can cause immense pressure to buildup internally which may cause significant damage ranging from minor to severe requiring hosp…

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Can Smelling Farts and Bad Breath Reduce Risk of Cancer and Other Illnesses

Initially, I thought this was a hoax... But upon further investigation, did have support in the scientific literature, though actual human health benefits may be stretching the conclusions a bit far. The idea that smelling farts or bad breath may have human health benefits is based on a research paper called " The synthesis and functional evaluation of a mitochondria-targeted hydrogen sulfide donor, (10-oxo-10-(4-(3-thioxo-3H-1,2-dithiol-5-yl)phenoxy)decyl)triphenylphosphonium bromide (…

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Whooping Cough Without the Whoop - The Bad Lingering Cough

Although I have been practicing medicine since 2000, the first time I diagnosed whooping cough was in 2011 and ever since, I have been diagnosing more and more cases each year thereafter. However, what makes these cases a little unusual is that for ALL cases of whooping cough I have diagnosed, there was no characteristic whoop for which it is named after. Rather, the common characteristics for all patients I have diagnosed include: • "Mystery" cough that has been going on f…

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What are Hot Dogs Made of? Pathological Analysis...

Ever since the publication of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair in 1906 about the US meat industry, there has been a negative connotation on what hot dogs are actually made of. Urban legend will report anything and everything can potentially be found in a hot dog including rats, human extremities, feces, etc. So this begs the question of what really is found inside a hot dog when looked under the microscope to bring light of truth upon this murky question. in 2008, Ohio pathologists took…

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