If you know me, you’ll know I like to start out with a little bit of an explanation before we get down to the nitty gritty, and certainly the thymus gland, which is not greatly known, does deserve a bit of a lead in, so here goes. The origin of the word ‘thymus’ comes from…
The discovery of penicillin in 1928 and its use from the early 1940s was hailed as one of the greatest medical discoveries of all time. Sadly in just 70 years, we have abused this great jewel of medicine to the point where many of the common infections no longer respond to a round of antibiotics…