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Why Are Some People Mosquito Magnets And Others Unbothered? Metabolism, Body Odor, Mindset?

It’s rare to attend an outdoor party in warm weather without hearing people complain about mosquitoes. They swat away, sit in campfire smoke, cover up with blankets and eventually just give up and go indoors. On the other end of the spectrum, there are plenty of people who don’t seem bothered by mosquitoes in the slightest. As a medical entomologist who’s worked with mosquitoes for more than 40 years, I’m often asked why some people seem to be mosquito magnets while others are oblivious to these blood-feeding pests buzzing all around them. Most mosquito species, along with a host of other arthropods – including ticks, fleas, bedbugs, blackflies, horseflies and biting midges – require the protein in blood to develop a batch of eggs. Only the female mosquito feeds on blood. Males feed on...

How Do You Embrace A Growth Mindset?

Have you ever faced a challenge in your business that you couldn't break from or move forward? Or maybe you're in a challenging situation, circumstance or condition at this very moment. Every challenging condition you go through has a silver lining, even if you can't see it right away. The secret to seeing the value of every struggle is shifting your mindset about the situation. As human beings, our minds constantly watch the events that happen in our lives. Our mindset determines how we perceive these events and how we react to them. A fixed mindset involves self-imposed limitations. People with a fixed mindset believe their character, intelligence, and creative abilities are static and they can't be changed in a meaningful manner. So, if you don't believe in yourself, who will? In co...

There Are Laws, Incentives And Mindset Changes In Place That Could Reduce The Medical Errors That Keep Killing Patients

Michael J. Saks, Arizona State University Dr. Christopher Duntsch was a spine surgeon so reckless, incompetent or impaired that he’s now in a Texas prison. Better known as “Dr. Death,” Duntsch severed nerves, vocal cords and arteries that should not have been touched. He left patient after patient maimed, paralyzed or dead. Moreover, his story exposes the inability or reluctance of the medical community to stop him. Eventually, the Texas Medical Board did revoke his license. But three fellow surgeons, certain that Duntsch would simply move to another state and resume his career of carnage, implored the Dallas County district attorney to prosecute him. In 2017, a jury took just four hours to convict. Although sentenced to life in prison, Duntsch is up for parole in 2045, when he will be 7...