Cannibal sandwiches and the health risks
What is a cannibal sandwich? A cannibal sandwich is by definition, raw ground beef typically served on rye bread or crackers with onions. Occasionally, a raw egg will be mixed with the meat. It is a t...
17 Feb 20189min
Bedbugs 101: An interview with Sarah Zukoff, PhD
In this radio interview from March 2015, my guest reminds us all that bedbugs are "still out there" despite the recent lack of media attention. Assistant professor of entomology at the Kansas State Un...
14 Feb 201812min
The parasite best known as 'Crypto'
In this episode in the series, Parasites 101, I talk to Parasitology teacher and author of the book, Parasites: Tales of Humanity's Most Unwelcome Guests, Rosemary Drisdelle about the protozoa Cryptos...
14 Feb 20187min
Troubling statements about vaccines: Gloria Copeland and Milwaukee's Patricia McManus
In recent weeks, two high profile individuals-- a televangelist and the newly appointed Health commissioner of Milwaukee, WI--made very troubling anti-vaccine statements that garnered critiques by hea...
13 Feb 20189min
Food allergies: An interview with Scott Riccio
According to Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE), a food allergy is a serious and potentially life-threatening medical condition affecting up to 15 million Americans. One in every 13 children has...
12 Feb 201810min
Lupus: An interview with Amy Yalden
The Lupus Foundation of America says lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body. Their research estimates that at least 1.5 million Americans have lupus. The actual num...
12 Feb 20189min
Lone star ticks do not transmit the Lyme bacteria: Entomologist
Lyme disease was first described in the US in 1975-- it's a vector borne illness caused the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted to humans primarily by the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapul...
9 Feb 201831min
Travel health: Philippines
The CDC Yellow Book says the number of people traveling internationally has continued to grow substantially in the past decade. According to the World Tourism Organization, there were 1.2 billion worl...
8 Feb 201822min
