Are Hot Liquids Good For Colds?

By Albert on January 1, 2011 2:28 PM

It is the wintertime here in Maryland and thus it is cold and flu season. There has been a cold circulating around my office the past couple of weeks and it seems like everyone has come down with a seriously stuffy nose. When that happens, its nearly impossible to avoid catching it yourself. No surprise - I got a sore throat and a stuffy nose, complete with a headache from the congestion. Yay!

One of my co-workers said that drinking hot tea is good for colds because the heat from the liquid kills bacteria.

I’m not sure if I believe that… does anyone know for sure if that is true or false? Either way, I like to drink hot tea with honey and lemon when I have a sore throat. It feels much better afterwards. :-)

And to reduce the running nose and congestion, I bought some antihistamine medicine yesterday. They are very helpful, but end up drying me out too much.

Bender

By Albert on July 13, 2010 7:09 PM

I've been watching Futurama lately, and there is no doubt, Bender is a bad bot!

Baby's First Bacteria

By Albert on June 22, 2010 1:48 PM

US News is running a very interesting story about how a baby encounters its first bacteria, either through a C-section or a vaginal birth. Turns out that they two different birthing methods result in vastly different bacteria cultures on the babies skin, continuing throughout their life!