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 […]
Can Eye Color Predict Pain Tolerance?
A new study presented at the American Pain Society 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting found that a person’s eye color may help predict how their body responds to pain. “There may be certain phenotypes that predict or indicate a person’s response to pain stimuli or drug treatment for pain,” said Dr. Inna Belfer, who presented the findings at the […]
Can Beer Help Prevent Multiple Sclerosis?
A group of Swedish researchers recently published findings that suggest alcohol may help lower a person’s risk of developing multiple sclerosis. According to researchers, the two new studies suggest that moderate alcohol consumption may help lessen inflammatory effects inside the body. Since MS is an inflammatory condition, researchers sought to uncover the effects of alcohol […]
Five Orthopedic Procedures Doctors and Patients Should Question
A recent article published by Kaiser Health News and The Chicago Tribune attempted to determine which procedures physicians felt were the most unnecessary in hopes of freeing patients from additional expenses. In their article the authors reference the “Choosing Wisely” campaign, a brainchild of the American Board of Internal Medicine that attempts to pinpoint five […]
50 Years of Fighting Big Tobacco Saves 8 Million Lives
2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the first surgeon general’s report on the detrimental health effects of smoking. After the initial report was released, government programs, nongovernmental organizations and public entities began to spread awareness about the dangers of smoking, beginning the so-called “tobacco-controlled” age. While smoking rates didn’t dramatically drop off during the beginning […]
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