Coffee Drinkers Rejoice? A large retrospective study published in Circulation of over 200,000 health professionals has found that consumption of 1-5 cups of coffee (caffeinated or decaffeinated) per day decreases… Read more »
Emergence of a New Gene Editing Tool Raises Ethical Concerns A recent article in the NY Times examines some of the ethical quandaries raised by the use of the CRISPR/Cas9… Read more »
Heat or Cold for Post-Exercise Muscle Pain? There is often debate as to whether the application of cold or heat is best for muscle pain after vigorous exercise. A new… Read more »
Disturbing Trend in Mortality Among White Middle-Aged Americans A recent study summarized in the NY Times indicates a disturbing “uptick” in mortality among middle-aged white Americans attributed to increased death… Read more »
Study finds link between dietary supplement use and hospitalization Jonathan Busam, ’17 Dietary supplement use accounts for over 20,000 emergency department visits each year according to a recent study published… Read more »
Breast Ductal Carcinoma in Situ: What to Do? Mammographic screening is used for the early detection of breast cancers. However, controversy continues to rage as to how effective it is… Read more »
Missing Genetic Link in Understanding Obesity Uncovered As the obesity epidemic grows globally, scientists and physicians are scrambling to understand its origins, both genetic and environmental. Obesity is a complex… Read more »
How Much Water Should You Drink? One can find persistent reference in the lay press to the notion that we should all drink a lot of water (8 glasses per… Read more »
