Frank Bures

Minneapolis

Writer and Editor at Freelance

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Health and Humor: National Mental Health Awareness Month

1 week ago | winonapost.com | Frank Bures

by Dr. Frank Bures, columnistBetter late than never, I’ve heard. I had meant to highlight National Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM) earlier. But every month we still need remind ourselves of a problem that has had much social stigma in the past. Fortunately, there is not as much now. Long ago people who tried to kill themselves and failed were often jailed, as if they committed a crime.
Mental Health: Turning awareness into action

2 weeks ago | chippewa.com | Frank Bures

Better late than never, I’ve heard. I had meant to highlight National Mental Health Awareness Month earlier. But here we are with at least some of May left to remind us of a problem that has had much social stigma in the past. Fortunately, there is not as much now. Long ago people who tried to kill themselves and failed were often jailed, as if they committed a crime.
The many ways vaccines are made - Healthful Hints

3 weeks ago | winonadailynews.com | Frank Bures

A biology professor recently brought a bill introduced in the Minnesota Legislature to my attention. This bill attempts to criminalize a certain vaccine technology, the newer messenger RNA (mRNA) method which was used to create some of the Covid vaccines. The MN bill has gained national attention.
Health and Humor: Ways vaccines are made

3 weeks ago | winonapost.com | Frank Bures

by Dr. Frank Bures, columnistA biology professor recently brought a bill introduced in the Minnesota Legislature to my attention. This bill attempts to criminalize a certain vaccine technology, the newer messenger RNA (mRNA) method, which was used to create some of the COVID vaccines. The Minnesota bill has gained national attention.
MMR one of safest vaccines and it saves babies - Healthful Hints

3 weeks ago | winonadailynews.com | Frank Bures

Lately, we have been getting lots of news about the recent recurrence and continuing spread of red measles (rubeola) in the U.S. Unfortunately, there is also news of decreasing children’s immunization for it with the MMR vaccine (one of the safest vaccines ever made). What diseases do the other two letters stand for? M is for mumps, which doesn’t produce a skin rash. R is for rubella or German measles, which does produce a rash in almost everyone infected.
Health and Humor: What is rubella, German measles?

4 weeks ago | winonapost.com | Frank Bures

by Dr. Frank Bures, columnistLately, we have been getting lots of news about the recent recurrence and continuing spread of red measles (rubeola) in the U.S. Unfortunately, there is also news of decreasing children’s immunization for it with the MMR vaccine (which has a proven safety record). What diseases do the other two letters in MMR stand for? M is for mumps, which doesn’t produce a skin rash. R is for rubella or German measles, which does produce a rash in almost everyone infected.
Measles likely to become endemic - Healthful Hints

1 month ago | lacrossetribune.com | Frank Bures

A new analysis was published in a study in the April 24 Journal of the AMA. It used computer models to quantify the trend of "red" measles (rubeola) cases in the next two decades, assuming the vaccination rate stays the same. As of Tuesday, the Texas Department of Health said the number of reported measles cases has risen to 663. Because cases are often underreported, that number is likely higher. And new cases are popping up in other states, like Montana, and countries.
Understanding the common viral skin diseases and herpes - Healthful Hints

1 month ago | chippewa.com | Frank Bures

Cold sores and shingles are two very common viral skin diseases. They carry no special social stigma and imply no moral corruptness in the way they are acquired. But there is misunderstanding for many folks when they are told they have a herpes (HER-peas) virus infection. They feel “creepy” all over, which really is not necessary. Herpes has unfortunately been equated with genital herpes simplex viral infection, which most commonly comes from sexual activity.
Healthful Hints: Microplastics in human brains: Unraveling the problem

1 month ago | winonadailynews.com | Frank Bures

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Department researchers published an article in Nature Medicine in late February describing increased amount of microplastics found in human brains over the past decade. The topic of micro- and nanoplastics (MNP) is vast because the plastics are EVEYWHERE, literally, in and around us. Are they medically important? Yes, but just how problematic we have yet to unravel. Microplastics are particles that measure 5 millimeters or smaller.
Perfectly Frank: Microplastics in brains

1 month ago | winonapost.com | Frank Bures

by Dr. Frank Bures, columnistA new article from researchers at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Department was just published in late February in the journal Nature Medicine. It described the amount of microplastics found in human brains and how their concentration has increased over the last decade. The topic of micro- and nanoplastics (MNP) is a vast one because they are everywhere, literally, in and around us. Are they medically important?