My Articles

April 17, 2019 – Hurdle But No Hurl: Vaxart Starts Phase Ib Norovirus Vaccine Trials
April 16, 2019 – The Elegance of Virology: How Acyclovir Slows Down Herpes.
April 12, 2019 – Will An Antiviral Vaginal Gel Help Prevent Herpes? Maybe. Maybe Not.
April 8, 2019 – CBD and THC - The Only Difference Is One Chemical Bond
April 1, 2019 – An 'Interview' With Dr. Andrew Kolodny
March 29, 2019 – Does Your Wine Smell Like a Wet Dog? Polluted Corks, Microbiology Are to Blame
March 26, 2019 – Synergy's 'Herpes Cure' Will Leave You Cold (Sore)
March 25, 2019 – Sen. Gillibrand's Anti-Opioid Mentality Will Hurt Women
March 24, 2019 – The Herbal Supplements Booby Prize? Six Drugs, No Herbs.
March 20, 2019 – ACSH Presents: An 'Interview' With Michael Balter
March 19, 2019 – The 62-Mile High Club - Herpes From Outer Space
March 16, 2019 – Homeopathy Supplement Peddler's Despicable Anti-Vaccine Goldmine
March 13, 2019 – Oral And IV Tylenol Work *Equally* Well For Hip Replacement Pain - But Do They Work At All?
March 11, 2019 – No, Dog Saliva Isn't All That Clean
March 7, 2019 – My Response To The Times Article About Opioid 'Good News Bad News'
March 5, 2019 – Do You Get The Stomach Bug While Others Dodge It? It Could Be Your Blood
February 28, 2019 – Using Gold Nanoparticles to Keep Frozen Food Safe: A Simple Color Test
February 26, 2019 – Johnson & Johnson's Shameless Exploitation of the Opioid Crisis
February 22, 2019 – A Special Place in Hell: Hucksters Peddle Useless Alzheimer's Supplements
February 20, 2019 – Heroin Pills Are Now A Reality - Is Andrew Kolodny Finally Happy?
February 15, 2019 – Save The Planet *And* Your Anus Too! Bamboo Toilet Paper And Other Atrocities
February 12, 2019 – A Cure for HPV, Using Light. Bravo!
February 11, 2019 – New York Times Editorial on Cosmetic Safety Misses the Mark
February 6, 2019 – Woeful In Wisconsin - WISN's Opioid Story Is Jawbreakingly Idiotic
January 29, 2019 – Reader's Digest 'Advice' On Drugs Is Biased And Ignorant
January 23, 2019 – An Opioid Study So Bad That It Disproves Itself?
January 22, 2019 – Better Recycling Through Chemistry, a Super-Camera & Pretty Colors.
January 17, 2019 – Will Coffee Help With Your Asthma?
January 14, 2019 – Super-Homeopathy Will End The Opioid Crisis. But Beware.
January 14, 2019 – CNN: Opioid Overdoses Kill More People Than... Food?
December 28, 2018 – Sen. Ron Wyden Smears Opioid Task Force. Why?
December 19, 2018 – Hep C Drugs Treat Both Yellow Fever and Chikungunya And It Makes Sense. More Or Less.
December 12, 2018 – Dear PROP/CDC, Here's What Happens When You Over-Restrict Pills: More Deaths. Nice Going.
December 11, 2018 – Why Andy Warhol Peed on His Paintings (and Worse) - A Perverted Chemistry Lesson
December 6, 2018 – Copperpenis Owls and Other Boogeymen - The Cause Of All Diseases
December 6, 2018 – Do Opioid Scripts for Tooth Extraction Really Cause Abuse, or Just Useless Numbers?
December 5, 2018 – Organic Chemistry Can Defeat Any Fentanyl Agreement
November 27, 2018 – Winter Is Coming. So Is Norovirus. Any Hope Out There?
November 21, 2018 – A Little State Debunks A Big Lie: The DEA's Opioid Scam.
November 16, 2018 – Simian Herpes Is Nothing To Monkey Around With
November 14, 2018 – Nickel: Lab Fires, Scary Toxicity, Eczema, And Cancer. But Not Really A Coin.
November 12, 2018 – What's the Blood-Brain Barrier & How Do You Cross It?
November 6, 2018 – There's Gold In Them Thar Mold
November 5, 2018 – Who Is Telling The Truth About Prescription Opioid Deaths? DEA? CDC? Neither?
October 30, 2018 – Sierra Club's Ignorance of Chemistry Reaches New Heights
October 23, 2018 – Opioid Policies Based On Morphine Milligram Equivalents Are Automatically Flawed
October 18, 2018 – Sea Salt: Possibly The World's Dumbest Product
October 17, 2018 – Dirty Sheets: In Case You Need Another Reason To Stay Out Of The Hospital
October 16, 2018 – Why Some Drugs Make Other Drugs Last Longer (Or Shorter)
October 15, 2018 – Dietary Supplements Work (When You Add a Real Drug to Them)