Is moderate drinking good for you? Does consistent imbibing of a glass a day prevent Alzheimer’s? Heart disease and stroke? Or is drinking booze more akin to radiation, where there is not yet a clear “safe” dose? Recent research has begun moving against the consensus of decades. Booze on the Brain For example, take a recent study in […]
Drug of Choice (8/13/14)
An Old Miracle? Simple stuff does work. One of the cheapest drugs in the world is perhaps the most single effective agent in helping populations stay alive. The way it works this magic is now recognized as completely different from past theories. The drug is aspirin. Cardiovascular Risk For decades people throughout the world […]
Aspirin and cancer (3/28/12)
Does Aspirin Prevent Tumors? Should you take aspirin to prevent cancer? The Lancet, one of the world’s most prestigious medical publications, has just published a series of articles on aspirin and the prevention of cancer. The one getting the most international attention is a “meta-analysis” by Professor Martin Rothwell of Oxford and his team, looking […]