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Can shining a red light on your face really improve acne, wrinkles, inflammation, or wound healing, or is red light therapy just an expensive skincare scam involving a slightly alarming mask? How could ordinary visible light affect cells beneath your skin, and should you trust th ...  Show more

#007 Rebroadcast Melissa finally explains to Jam how microwaves work after making him wait for an entire week. What the heck is going on inside microwaves? How does it do it's thing and make our food tasty? Is it magic? Support this podcast on Patreon Buy Podcast Merch and Appare ...  Show more

Ouch! If you’ve ever stubbed your toe, gotten a paper cut or fallen off your bike, you know that getting hurt is no fun. Sometimes we can take medicine to help feel better, like ibuprofen. But how does that medicine know where to go in our bodies to stop the pain? In this episode ...  Show more

Ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and aspirin — there are many over-the-counter pain medications available, but are they all the same? And how much should you really take? In this episode, a doctor and pharmacists cover your drug options, including side effects, dosage and what to reach ...  Show more

This podcast reviews the pharmaceutical class of medications called NSAIDS or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Medications in this class include ibuprophen, naproxen, aspirin, and ketoralac. Simple explaination of the drug action is presented to make understanding, recall of ...  Show more

In this podcast episode I discuss the pharmacology of NSAIDs and the potential collateral damage that can result from these medications. We’ll cover: Side effects Mechanism of Action Important Drug Interactions Pharmacokinetics between ibuprofen and naproxen Boxed Warnings Hope y ...  Show more