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Light Exposure at Night Can Destroy Your Thyroid

Exposure to light at night is a recent phenomenon that increased dramatically after the invention of electric lighting. Human bodies have not entirely adjusted to this change, and still run on a 24-hour cycle, or circadian rhythm, which includes regular cycles of light and dark. When you’re exposed to light at night — a time… Read More: Light Exposure at Night Can Destroy Your Thyroid »

From escape mutations to wild strains: Here’s everything you need to know about Covid variants

This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19. isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. Source: NIAID-RML Even as the number of global Covid-19 infections drops across the world, leading U.S. health officials are warning of a coming… Read More: From escape mutations to wild strains: Here’s everything you need… »

The Remarkable Rise of Pharma’s Reputation in the Pandemic

The reputation of the pharmaceutical industry gained a “whopping” 30 points between January 2020 and February 2021, based on the latest Harris Poll in their research into industries’ reputations. The study was written up by Beth Snyder Bulik in FiercePharma. Beth writes that, “a whopping two-thirds of Americans now offer a thumbs-up on pharma” as… Read More: The Remarkable Rise of Pharma’s Reputation in the Pandemic »

CBD Goes Mainstream: CBD Industry Growth Report 2021

You may hear CBD[1] is described as “cannabis oil but without THC,” and that is close but not entirely accurate. The remarkable mainstream recognition of CBD (cannabidiol) has surprised many people.  CBD is a cannabinoid compound that occurs naturally in marijuana. CBD is currently available in a wide variety of healthy foods and wellness on… Read More: CBD Goes Mainstream: CBD Industry Growth Report 2021 »