In case you ever get bitten or stung by a spider, snake, or scorpion it would be good to know what to do. How dangerous is it? What precautions can you take? What should you do if you’re bitten or stung? In this episode, Dr. Nedd will cover: Simple ways to tell if a snake...
Aug 26
Episode 331: Heading into Fall – Hearty, Healthy Recipes
Time for another recipes episode – this one focused on dishes for the season we’re heading into. Fall is when the weather starts to cool (even in Florida…maybe), and dishes like soups and stews fit right in. In this episode, Dr. Nedd goes over some seasonal recipes that have all ... Show More
26m 53s
Aug 12
Episode 330: Amazing Health Benefits of Five-Day Fasts
Dr. Eric Berg speaks highly of Intermittent Fasting, but he also covers why a 5-day fast has tremendous health benefits. The best part is that he describes, in detail, exactly what positive effects happen in the body during each of the 5 days. In this episode, Dr. Nedd reviews wh ... Show More
20m 16s
Aug 2007
Venoms and Toxins - Natures Arsenal
This week, mind reading children, scientists find a new gene in the lung cancer cocktail, and satnav or map-nav - what's greener? Plus we become biological weapons inspectors and explore nature's arsenal of venoms, poisons and toxins, including a scorpion's sting that can highlig ... Show More
1 h
Nov 2021
Spooky spiders: silk, sex and squirting venom
We're wandering into the weird world of spiders! We'll be looking at spiders that can fly using little silk parachutes and the grisly and gruesome mating habits of black widow spiders. Plus in the news, as UK cases surge, should Covid precautions move to Plan B; how does raw sewa ... Show More
56m 8s
Mar 2021
Snake Bite Cures: Weasels, Pigeons, Pee
Venomous snakes entranced medieval Europe. And although bites were rare, this didn’t stop 14th century doctors from using everything but the kitchen sink to make snake bite treatments. We’re talking weasels, birds — even the pee of a young man. So was it all for snakes and giggle ... Show More
5m 42s
<p><strong>Contributor: Meghan Hurley, MD</strong></p> <p><strong>Educational Pearls:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Venomous snakes in the United States include species from the family Elapidae and subfamily Crotal ... Show More
<p>Why does treating a venomous snake bite cost as much as a house? Zachary Crockett slithers over to North Carolina to find out.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/spanderson/">Steve Anderson</a>, emergency medicine business ... Show More