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This author has experience both as a chemist and as a teacher of high school chemistry and physics. He is currently employed within the pharmaceutical industry, and holds a Master's degree, unsurprisingly, in chemistry.

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Health & Fitness > Exercise Tips Alternative exercise to sit ups: 1 of 26
Sit ups and crunches don't hold much excitement for the fitness bound. Nor do they offer a complete abdominal workout. Thank goodness for the wealth of other exercises available for your midsection. By no means is this an exhaustive list, but if you try every one of them, you can at least expect to find yourself exhausted. R... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise Tips Is jogging on roads safe?: 4 of 35
Nothing in life is 100% safe, but running on roads is not a very risky prospect. As with all things, there is less risk associated with it when done properly. Statistically speaking, driving on the road is much more dangerous than running on it. (I myself am a runner, as my father has been for 40 years, and have yet to meet ... More..
Health & Fitness > Drug Legislation & Safety Is taking expired pills OK?: 1 of 5
Before taking an expired pill, it is best to understand where those expiration dates come from. Before any drug ever makes it to market, it goes through a lengthy review process involving a government agency. (In the U.S., that would be the FDA. Europe has it's own agency, as do Japan, Korea, and most any country you care to... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Cooking & Meal Planning Recipes for after-school snacks: 1 of 5
These are a number of the after-school snacks I was raised on. In general, they're healthful, with a little bit of sweet. *"Ants on a Log" These are fun, both for the name and because they're finger food. Take celery sticks, spread peanut butter down the middle, and stick raisins (the ants) atop the peanut butter. Celery is ... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues Are there healthy fats?: 12 of 33
Indeed, some fats are not only healthy, but necessary for your body. Surprised? It's no wonder, with all the negative publicity fat gets. The reality of the matter is that the human body uses fats for many basic functions, and to do without them can lead to trouble. Fats are necessary to for your body to absorb vitamins A, D... More..
Health & Fitness > Pharmaceuticals (Other) What are residual solvents in drug products: 1 of 1
All the medicines people take - tablets, capsules, powders, you name it - are made of a variety of different chemicals. There is the "active pharmaceutical ingredient", which is the actual drug molecule, and then there are all the "excipients", the other ingredients that are mixed in to create the desired shape, flavor, appe... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Basics Knowing your sugars and substitutes: 2 of 3
The sweet-tooth is a common human vice. We like sweetness, and it shows in so much of what we eat and drink. (It also shows around the waistline, if we give in to temptation too much.) The traditional sweetener, of course, is sugar. Science would specify a little bit more, since there are many different sugars, but sucrose i... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Cooking & Meal Planning Are foods with monounsaturated fat low in calories?: 2 of 3
Plants and animals have an important use for all fats - to store energy. (Calories are a measure of energy, if you didn't already know.) As such, there is no such thing as a low-calorie fat. Monounsaturated, saturated, polyunsaturated, and even trans-fats are going to be high in calories per gram. It's the "per gram" part th... More..