Author: Tom Patriot

Doctors turning to antibiotic alternatives to treat acne

Tom Patriot

Physicians are scaling back on prescribing antibiotics for long-term acne treatment in favor of a combinations of therapies, according to Rutgers researchers. The findings, published as Part I and Part II in the journal Dermatologic Clinics, surveyed studies on acute and long-term acne treatments over the past decade to identify trends. “People are more conscious about the global health concern posed by the overuse of antibiotics and that acne is an inflammatory, not infectious, condition,” said Hilary Baldwin, clinical associate professor of dermatology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. “Overuse…

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Emily Ratajkowski Says She’s Her “Own Sugar Daddy” While Wearing the Tiniest Bikini

Tom Patriot

Emily Ratajkowski is a pro when it comes to sharing nearly naked selfies on Instagram. Since launching her own brand, Inamorata, which caters to anyone in need of a seriously skimpy swimwearlook, EmRata has been posting even more bikini photos on Instagram. Her latest, in which she says she’s “finally tanned thanks to @bondisands,” Ratajkowski’s tiny black bikini barely covers anything. Like, at all. Obviously, the model and actress looks just as flawless as ever. View this post on Instagram finally tanned thanks to @bondisands #bondisandsaero A post shared by Emily Ratajkowski (@emrata) on Apr 29, 2019 at 5:37am…

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Do you smell what I smell?

Tom Patriot

Several years ago the internet was captivated by the enigma of “the dress” – specifically, was the dress black and blue, or was it white and gold? No matter what you saw, the viral debate served to highlight that humans differ remarkably in how we each perceive our personal sensory world. While even vision scientists disagree about why people saw the dress so differently, a new study from the Monell Center and collaborating institutions sheds light on understanding the extensive individual differences in how we sense odors. By showing that…

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Pickups and Lyft Help Drive a Profit Jump for General Motors

Tom Patriot

General Motors (NYSE:GM) said on April 30 that its first-quarter net income nearly doubled from a year ago, to $2.1 billion, as strong pricing on trucks and SUVs — and a boost from GM’s investment in Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) — helped offset production disruptions and ongoing weakness in China. Excluding one-time items, GM earned $1.41 per share, well ahead of the $1.10-per-share average estimate from Wall Street analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. But GM’s $34.9 billion in revenue fell slightly short of the consensus analyst estimate, and GM’s share price dropped in early trading after results were released. The…

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