A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discovered that excessive drinking was the cause of one in 10 deaths among working-age adults. Binge and excessive drinking tendencies may be more frequent in college, but individuals who continue those habits into the early stages of their professional career may be contributing to their […]
Pro Teams Should Be Banned From Hiring Their Own Doctors
Art Caplan of the Division of Medical Ethics at the NYU Langone Medical Center recently penned an article claiming that sports teams shouldn’t be allowed to hire their own medical personnel. In his article, Caplan notes that the current system is flawed, as it doesn’t look out for the athlete’s best interests. Caplan claims that […]
Drinking Alcohol Linked to Increased Cancer Risk
A pint of beer may lower your inhibitions, but it also raises your risk of developing cancer, according to the 2014 World Cancer Report. The report, issued by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), concluded that no amount of alcohol is safe when it comes to cancer risk (although it […]
New Pill ID Tool Helps Identify Drugs
The hardworking people at Medscape have created a wonderful tool to help individuals identify prescription drugs. The creation is simply known as the “Pill Identifier,” and it allows users to determine which pill they have in front of them by narrowing it down based on the pill’s characteristics. Similar to the game 20 questions, the tool […]
United States Named Fattest Country in the World
A study published in the medical journal Lancet found that the United States is the fattest nation in the world, and it’s not even close. According to the study, 87 million of the world’s 671 million obese individuals live in the United States, meaning that a country with 5 percent of the world’s population boasts […]
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