Many people who get to work with teens and young adults on a regular basis have noticed a surge in e-cigarette use and vaping. These firsthand observations are backed up by several surveys. For example, the 2018 National Youth Tobacco…
Many people who get to work with teens and young adults on a regular basis have noticed a surge in e-cigarette use and vaping. These firsthand observations are backed up by several surveys. For example, the 2018 National Youth Tobacco…
Those of us familiar with the traditional cast iron steam radiator most likely do not have fond memories. Radiators bang and clatter away while you're trying to fall asleep, lurk against the wall just waiting to burn any exposed skin…
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Happy Birthday, Henrietta Lacks! August 1st marks the 100th birthday of Henrietta Lacks, a virtual unknown African-American woman until recently, but a person whose impact on modern medicine is incalculable. Though the origins and commercialization of “HeLa” cells are fraught…