Making Sense of Oral Hygiene

I remember hearing quite a few shaky claims from friends growing up about how cavities could be avoided by “brushing real good” the night before a trip to the dentist.  It never worked for me.
Needless to say, some of the information floating around about oral hygiene could use a fact check. I thought I’d run [...]

Clearing up eye care myths

Eyesight is something most people only worry about if its bothering them; however, there are several misleading conceptions about what is or is not harmful to the eyes.  We asked Dr. Theodore Wills, Assistant Professor of General Ophthalmology at MU, to clear some of them up:

Is the indulgence worth the risk?

Last semester during my Biochemistry class the professor kept bringing up the serious risks taken pregnant women drink alcohol. On more than one occasion she would bring up the topic and then lecture/preach about it in a very passionate fashion. It was obvious that she was trying to reach out and inform all of the young women in her class about this serious problem. This made me wonder if women really understand the dangerous side effects of drinking alcohol during pregnancy.