Drinking just a glass of wine a day increases women’s risk of breast cancer, as well as several other types of the disease, a new study concludes. The research, carried out among more than a million UK women, says that alcohol accounts for 5,000 cases of breast cancer every year.
What do we know already?
Many of us enjoy relaxing with a glass of wine at the end of the day. But it’s an unpalatable fact that alcohol can damage your health, especially Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: Tuesday, February 03, 2009
The results of a recent study may lift the spirits of men who drink in moderate amounts. Researchers in Western Australia have found, after analyzing a survey of men, that erectile dysfunction is not linked to one’s drinking habits.
This may come as a surprise to many, since alcohol has been considered a cause of male impotence for centuries. In Australia, locals colloquially refer to impotency as “brewer’s Read the rest of this entry »

Copayments are forever. The debate over healthcare affordability often focuses on monthly premiums, but it’s the relentless, never-ending drain from copayments and other expenses not covered by health insurance that often gets people into trouble. And these days, people are financially stretched to the point where it doesn’t take much to cause hardship: Expenses exceeding just 2.5 percent of family income can do it, according to a
released today Read the rest of this entry »