The New Gold Rush

The New Gold Rush

  “There’s gold in them thar hills”—California 1848 “There’s gold in them thar pills”—Denmark and Minneapolis, present day. In 1848 gold was discovered in California and craziness erupted as thousands rushed west to find their fortune. In 2021 the FDA approved...
EpicentRx Word of the Week: Lysis

EpicentRx Word of the Week: Lysis

“It is definitely nice-is to learn a word like lysis.” Lysis noun pl. Lyses l-eye-sis Definition: the process of cell destruction, breakdown, or disintegration the gradual ending of symptoms as opposed to a crisis Related forms: -lytic noun combining form :...
We Call Bull

We Call Bull

This headline and the accompanying picture from the Guardian caught our attention and made us laugh. US driver pulled over with huge African bull riding shotgun in car. Converted vehicle stopped in Nebraska with gigantic-horned Watusi bovine called Howdy Doody as...
Eve 2.0 and Neglected Parasitic Diseases in the U.S.

Eve 2.0 and Neglected Parasitic Diseases in the U.S.

File this under “only in Australia”. According to an article from the NY Post, a surgical team extracted a 3-inch-long, bright red, wriggling, parasitic roundworm known as Ophidascaris robertsi, normally found in carpet pythons, from the brain of a 64-year-old...