"Tis the season to be wary, what with vampires and ghouls roaming around the neighborhood. But what may be more scary is coffee.
Vampires are living longer, which makes it necessary for them to undergo the same preventive screening measures that apply to the population as a whole.
Women can be smart -- but if you want a date, not too smart. A recently published study revealed that, in theory, men like women who are smarter than them. But the reality is that when it comes to feminine companionship, men prefer to dumb it down.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is advocating an increase in the minimum age nationwide to 21 for all tobacco products. Is this warranted? Will it have a lasting public health benefit? What do you think?
In this space we've covered numerous research articles about dieting and weight loss especially those that evaluate the effects of low fat or low carbohydrate diets (most recently here and here). Although it might seem that the topic has been thoroughly covered, there are apparently still unanswered questions.
Drug pricing advocates say they have almost 550,000 signatures and will qualify for the November, 2016 Presidential ballot.
The World Health Organization (WHO) published its first global estimates of the occurrence of oral herpes and much to everyone's dismay, most people have herpes.
The world s largest clinical trial on aspirin was recently held in the United Kingdom, looking to determine whether taking daily aspirin will stop cancer, or delay its recurrence. Evidence suggests a reduction in colorectal polyps and cancer with aspirin use, depending on the dose and duration of therapy.
This Halloween, beware: Real-life vampires may dress up in their favorite costumes.
About 32 million Americans are currently taking statins many who are 65 years of age or older. This segment of the population is also the most vulnerable to influenza virus infections and subsequent hospitalizations. Two new studies in the Journal of Infectious Diseases indicate that statins can potentially interfere with the efficacy of flu vaccines.
