Honey Help With Cough Better than Cough Syrup?

Could it be? Honey, a sweet sugary substance can now help with cough and even with sleep. Well, a couple days ago, a research team at Penn State College of Medicine has found an interesting discovery. Honey may just work the same or better than over-the-counter medicine. They have been testing several children to see what the outcome might be. The results show that buckwheat honey might be the best in relieving symptoms rather than any other cough syrups. Knowing this can be very helpful especially for parents with kids under the age of six. Recent studies have shown that cold and cough medicines are not safe unless the child is above six years old. Due to the lack of effectiveness and side effects, doctors recommend to stay away from over-the-counter medications. Dr. Ian Paul, the lead researcher has warned not to give honey to infants of one year of age or younger because of the harmful risks such as infantile botulism. Honey not only helps with cough, children can now sleep soundly without getting up by their coughs. A food we all have can now serve as a safe and easier way to treat annoying and itchy coughs. There is only one question that has not been solved. Do all kinds of honey work just as effectively?

In my opinion, this discovery must be a big helper. Firstly, with a lot of the cough syrups recalled, it is a safer and more effective way to treat cough. Parents don't have to cautious so if there child/children took cough syrup because honey can't really hurt you. In addition, who doesn't like something sweet as medicine rather than the sour flavors they have nowadays. Now we can sleep peacefully without waking up just from a dry cough. I believe this is useful especially now during the winter.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20071205/hl_hsn/honeybeatsmedsatsoothingkidscough;

I'm A White Tree Frog!!

Also known as the Smiling Tree Frog or Dumpy Tree Frog due to the nature of its appearance, this frog is a very hardy creature and a favorite pet of amateur frog owners, although some pet owners complain that they are not active enough. These frogs love to eat, which can make them quite fat, hence their "dumpy" appearance. Unlike many frogs, these frogs do well with other frogs of their species and are fairly friendly. They like a warm and moderately humid habitat and eat larger insects like crickets, cockroaches, locusts, moths and beetles.

Extra Extra

The episode of Mythbusters I watched was called, "Hammer Bridge,Buried Alive, and Cola". However, I did my extra credit on Buried Alive. Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman were the main characters during this thrilling episode. The myth to "Buried Alive" was a woman fell into a coma and the Doctor had told her husband that she was dead, but he never believed him. Every night he dreamed his wife was scratching to escape. Days later when they opened the casket they found scratches on the inside of the coffin. In here they are trying to test how long a human being could survive in a coffin six feet underground. And Jamie is the one who is going in. Poor Jamie! This is very risky task that can kill someone in less than a couple of hours. Adam and Jamie went Casket shopping and decided buying a steel casket so the pressure of the dirt wouldn't cave in. to make sure nothing happened to Jamie the crew provided several things to keep him safe. For example, they had an emergency oxygen air pump, a nitrogen camera installed inside the casket, and meters to measure Jamie's blood oxygen level. In case he didn't have enough oxygen there was back up and Adam could also see what was going on through the camera. Before placing Jamie's casket into the chamber about to be filled with dirt, they double checked to make sure everything was a go. The episode used science because they had to measure Jamie's pulse, his blood oxygen level, and the carbon dioxide building up. If they hadn't used all this Jamie could have been dying inside without anyone even knowing. You need a science background to be working in a special effects career for several different reasons. You had to know what your working with in order to use the device. Science is something we see every day.

The Omega Meme

I’ve tagged students for the Omega Meme!

The rules are as follows:

Each player answers the six questions posted on this blog.

The rules of the game are posted at the beginning before those answers are listed.

At the end of the post, the player then tags 8 people and posts their blog names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.


Then follow the instructions about adding a page element at omegascience.blogspot.com.


1. My favorite TV show is.......(explain why)
My favorite TV show is "Without A Trace" I love the suspense and mystery. You just want to know what happens next. My favorite genre to read is mystery.

2. My favorite meal is...... (explain the meal in detail)
My favorite meal is spaghetti. Stringy strands of saucy goodness. I just want to eat more.

3. My favorite nonschool activity is...... (explain why but do not give specific names that can identify you)
I'm on the computer most of the time. Either checking e-mail or playing games. I also like to read interesting books by my favorite authors.

4. Someone I look up to is....... (explain why)
I look up to my mother. She's is my role model. She is there when I need her the most.

5. My goal for the future is.....
Right now I'm not too sure. I just hope to get into a good college a have an awesome life.

6. In the first hour after school I usually do...... (explain why but do not give specific events or names that can identify you)
In the first hour after school I eat a snack I start my homework so i could finish ASAP. Or watch a tv show.

You may not tag someone who has already been tagged.

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