Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming, It still plays a very important role treating all types of bacterial infections. Unfortunately, some humans have had allergic reactions to penicillin, some severe, even life-threatening. Today, amoxycillin, which is a derivative of penicillin, is the antibiotic of choice as it is better tolerated. Amoxycillin […]
Benjamin Franklin, statesman and inventor, came up with the idea of daylight savings time. But it wasn’t officially adopted into law in the U.S. until 1918. A standard time was set, daylight savings created and time zones established. Changes have been made to the law many times, but the idea remains the same. Most of […]
Before you say “yuck”, think of this – almost one-third of the world’s human population include insects in their diets. Protein as well as Omega 3 found in insects are almost equal in amount to those in fish and meat. Many factors in the world today are putting a strain on the supply of meat […]
