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Babies, Botulism and Honey

25 May 2022

The young mother was surprised by the doctor鈥檚 question. 鈥淲hat does your little girl eat for breakfast?鈥 鈥淥nly hot oatmeal with milk,鈥 she answered. 鈥淒oes she put any sugar on it?鈥 the doctor...

You Asked: Is it true that infants should not be given honey?

3 Jan 2019

Problems can arise if infants under a year old, or patients who are immune-compromised, ingest honey that contains spores of聽Clostridium botulinum聽bacteria. These spores are ubiquitous in soil and...

What is saltpeter used for and is it true it reduces certain 鈥渃arnal urges?鈥

20 Mar 2017

The second part of the question is easy to answer.聽 鈥淪altpetre,鈥 (the term refers either to potassium or sodium nitrate) has no effect on carnal urges.聽 The story that this chemical was put into...

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