by EpicentRx | Dec 4, 2023 | Blog
“No one is immune to the EpicentRx Word of the Week.” Immunotherapy plural -ies Definition (noun): : a treatment for diseases like cancer that involves the stimulation of the immune system. i-myu-no-ther·a·pee Immunotherapeutic Definition (adjective): : related to a...
by EpicentRx | Dec 1, 2023 | Blog
Wives’ Tales are unscientific and unsubstantiated pieces of advice akin to superstition. Not all of them are necessarily untrue, however. A case in point is chicken soup for the treatment of colds. Believe it or not, several studies demonstrate that chicken soup...
by EpicentRx | Nov 29, 2023 | Blog
Quiet quitting, lying flat, acting your wage, Bare Minimum Mondays, Work Not Wednesdays—these are all buzzy catchphrases making the rounds on social media that encourage employees to slack off and “phone it in,” which is literally possible because of video call apps...
by EpicentRx | Nov 27, 2023 | Blog
“-Oma is the grandmother of all suffixes.” -Oma plural -omas also -omata Definition (noun suffix): tumor, mass, or growth. (In German Oma is a noun that means grandmother.) Example words: Adenoma, hematoma, fibroma, sarcoma, fibroma, carcinoma, melanoma, lymphoma....
by EpicentRx | Nov 22, 2023 | Blog
“Let’s talk turkey.” “Time to squash a rumor.” “Don’t be a jerky and blame it all on the turkey.” Q: “Does turkey on Thanksgiving really make you sleepy? If so, I don’t want to eat it anymore.” E.B. from Saratoga, California A: Not a phan of tryptophan, eh, E.B.?...
