A recent study looks at whether there is a link between colon cancer and alcohol, and if so at what level of consumption, and the importance of a family history of the disease. A total of 1,801 cases of colon cancer were diagnosed during follow-up from 1980 onwards.
The present study provides some support for an […]

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A new study at Harvard University suggests that coffee may help men avoid prostate cancer, a disease that kills 1 man in 36.
Researchers found that men who drank 1 to 3 cups of coffee a day had a 30% lower risk of prostate cancer. Those who drank 6 or more cups of coffee per day had a risk factor […]

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A new study at Columbia and Yale universities says differences in the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine may help explain why men are up to twice as likely as women to develop alcoholism,
Dopamine, which plays a number of roles in the brain, provides a feeling of pleasure when it’s released by experiences such as having […]

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According to a South Korean study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association, if you have high blood pressure, binge drinking may dramatically raise your risk of stroke or heart-related death.
Compared to non-drinkers with normal blood pressure, researchers found that the risk of cardiovascular death in men with blood pressure of at least […]

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A recent study at Concordia University evaluates role of drugs on sexual performance.
We can see on movies that sharing a bottle of red wine may seem like the best recipe for a romantic interlude. However, the day by day life is not like movies. According to aConcordia University study, which evaluated the effect of a […]

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According to new research to be presented at the 26th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Rome today (Tuesday 29 June), those mothers who drink alcohol while they are pregnant may be damaging the fertility of their future sons.
A new study in Denmark found that if mothers had drunk […]

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A recent study at Johns Hopkins have concluded that red wine consumption can protect the brain from damage after a stroke.
Scientists suggest that resveratrol increases levels of an enzyme (heme oxygenase), already known to shield nerve cells in the brain from damage, building brain resistance to ischemic stroke. When the stroke hits, the brain is […]

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The Health Professionals Follow-Up Study show a clear association with coffee and exercise in the prevention of prostate cancer.
Data on 50,000 men that participated in the study shows a common diagnosis of prostate cancer since widespread screening began 20 years ago.  Of these 50,000 men 4,975 cases of prostate cancer were diagnosed according to findings […]

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New research at the University of Cambridge, UK, finds any beneficial effect of drinking moderate amounts of alcohol on stroke may be counteracted by cigarette smoking.
The study suggested that the association between alcohol drinking and stroke was significantly different between smokers and non-smokers. In non-smokers, people who consumed moderate amounts of alcohol were 37 percent […]

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Two recent studies have revealed the antioxidant properties of maple syrup as well as the discovery of substantial quantities of abscisic acid.
Findings published in the recent edition of the Journal of Medicinal Food suggest that maple syrup can substantially slow the growth of cancerous cells in the prostate and lungs and to a lesser extent […]

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