It is truly fascinating to learn how things work. This is especially true in medicine when what we assumed to be the real deal is only part of the whole picture.

Now comes information that posits an explanation about why we are seeing increasing numbers of younger adults being diagnos3ed with colon cancer.

Source:
Gut toxin may be a ‘critical piece of the puzzle’ behind the rise in early-onset colorectal cancer

Reference:
Geographic and age variations in mutational processes in colorectal cancer

Your Calls and Comments:

• What are the guidelines for MMR vaccine for adults and under what circumstances are boosters recommended?
• 80 Year-old man with likely Achilles tendon tear.
• 45 year-old woman experiencing rigid pain in her abdomen and is not feeling well. She had pneumonia a month earlier. She asks what she should do given that she was a few days away from her ultrasound appointment.
• A person asks if combination vaccines overpower the immune system’s response to process them.

Playlist:

1st segment

Intro:  Big Time – Peter Gabriel

Outro: It Don’t Come Easy -Ringo Starr

2nd segment

Intro: Carry On Wayward Son – Kansas

Outro: A Shot in the Dark – Henry Mancini

3rd segment

Intro: A Change Would Do You Good – Sheryl Crow

Outro: Joy – Apollo 100, Tom Parker

4th segment

Intro:  You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet – Bachman – Turner Overdrive

Outro: Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life – Monty Python