11 May, 2009 – 20:04 | 7 Comments

In an about-face to their stance during the Clinton Administration, leaders of the nation’s healthcare industry have promised to cut prices in response to the Obama Administration’s vow to resolve the healthcare crisis and make health care available to every…

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Coffee Today Keeps Dementia Away
23 January, 2009 – 18:44 | 9 Comments

The January issue of ‘The Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease’ features a study of long-term coffee drinking and its effect on age-related dementia.  The findings suggest drinking coffee today keeps dementia away.

Caffeine Not a Breast Cancer Risk for Most Women
15 October, 2008 – 6:17 | No Comment

Caffeine is thought to be the most widely consumed drug in the world, its presence felt in foods and beverages such as coffee, tea, and chocolate and in many medications, too.  The drug is generally thought to increase the risk…

Java’s Jolt of Caffeine Universally Felt
28 August, 2008 – 5:34 | No Comment

Those of us who can’t open our eyes in the morning before downing a nice, steaming cup of coffee eagerly anticipate that java jolt that gets our hearts pumping, our blood flowing, and clears the cobwebs out of our sleepy…

Caffeine, Carbs Quickly Refuel Muscles Spent During Exercise
2 July, 2008 – 6:16 | One Comment

Repeated studies have shown that consuming caffeine and carbohydrates before and during workouts improves performance in many cases.  Researchers from Australia have just published a report in the Journal of Applied Physiology that says these substances quickly replenish the fuel…

Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma Still an Issue
6 June, 2008 – 21:30 | 11 Comments

It was in the late 1970’s that legislators and businesses really started to eliminate the use of asbestos, which can lead to the deadly mesothelioma cancer. But products already made for distribution were never taken from the factory lines and…

Alcohol May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
14 April, 2008 – 8:19 | 2 Comments

A woman’s history of drinking is directly linked to her chances of developing the most common form of breast cancer and it doesn’t matter what form of alcoholic beverage she prefers, either.  The largest study ever conducted that matches alcoholic…

Caffeine Linked To Miscarriages
22 January, 2008 – 10:13 | No Comment

miscarriage caffeineA study released Monday provides convincing evidence that caffeine consumption by pregnant women can significantly increase the risk of miscarriage. The study, which was conducted in California, was published on the web site of the American Journal of Obstetrics and…