All the News That's Fit: Colonoscopy queries, fast fingernails and honey's hardiness

June 11, 2024 Rising rates of colorectal cancer in younger people have prompted calls for screening at an earlier age. A new study looked at the question of when someone is old enough to no longer require follow-up colonoscopies, when the procedure no longer makes long-term health sense.

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Honey is famously resistant to spoiling. It is low in water, high in sugar, with a pH between 3.5-4, which makes it a difficult medium for bacteria to grow in. Honey also contains small amounts of hydrogen peroxide, which inhibits microbial growth. Archaeologists have unearthed thousands-year-old pots of honey from ancient Egyptian tombs that was still edible. When a radiologist married one of his patients, everyone wondered what he saw in her.

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