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France Declares Open Season on Snails

Share this on WhatsApp Originally published in June 1909 Credit: Scientific American Advertisement “The French Minister of Agriculture, after a careful examination of the subject, has established ‘the legal status of the snail’ by defining snails as animals injurious to vegetation, and therefore legally subject to capture and destruction at all times and seasons. This […]

How Blood Sugar Can Trigger a Deadly Immune Response in the Flu and Possibly COVID-19

Share this on WhatsApp Many of the people dying in the novel coronavirus pandemic appear to be harmed more by their own immune system than by the virus itself. The infection can trigger a cytokine storm—a surge in cell-signaling proteins that prompt inflammation—that hits the lungs, attacking tissues and potentially resulting in organ failure and […]

Why COVID-19 Is a Special Danger to Otolaryngologists

Share this on WhatsApp Even with the United States now leading the world in the number of coronavirus cases, there is still so much regarding the disease we do not know. The virus continues to spread despite lockdown measures with now more than 550,000 confirmed cases in the U.S. Given the lack of widespread testing, […]