It didn't take long to guess what might be going on: We're educating a whole lot of people about the differences between health scares and health threats -- and doing it well.

Ever since the first cells evolved about 3.8 billion years ago, they have had to contend with other life forms intent on killing them. Today, wherever cells exist, viruses exist. It is likely this relationship goes back to time immemorial. Meet the eukaryotes that suck.

With the recent discovery of polymyxin-resistant infection here in the U.S., there's a renewed pledge among drug developers and the government to incentivize research for developing new antibiotics, previously a seemingly abandoned effort.

Ketamine is an anesthetic that can prevent persistent post-surgical pain in patients who have undergone major surgery. That's a welcome alternative, given the significant opiate addiction crisis plaguing our nation.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio really hates salt. But, we suspect it goes deeper than this. He may be a "condiment bigot." Possibly even a mustard hater, or an anti-mustite.

Naturopaths have been and continue to push for federal reimbursements for their treatments and they often consider themselves as professional equivalents of actual physicians who have studied actual medicine. The "profession" should be considered what it is - a hobby.

Urine tests that can signal dehydration in young adults or children may not be so accurate in the over-65 group. The possible reasons are numerous — ranging from impaired kidney function to medications that affect urine color.

Poo offers a wide spectrum of opportunities for assessing animal health, according to guest writer Katherine Whitehouse-Tedd, who is a visiting fellow for Animal & Equine Science at Nottingham Trent University.

In hopes of tackling Thailand's obesity problem (Thai food is especially yummy and greasy), some creative minds have designed a plate that literally sucks the excess fat and calories from a meal.

The tobacco industry just got buzzed with a high-and-tight fastball, a knockdown pitch if you will. And if it chooses to stand up and go to court to fight the legal charges being hurled by the family of Tony Gwynn, the late Hall-of-Fame major leaguer, don't be surprised if one tobacco maker goes down swinging -- even if it has science on its side.