Category Archives: Health

Is Alcohol Next?  FDA Proposes Color Image Health Warnings on Tobacco Use

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

“As a cancer doctor and researcher, I am well aware of the staggering toll inflicted on the public health by tobacco products, which cause cancer, heart disease, stroke, emphysema and other medical problems,” said Acting Food & Drug Administration Commissioner … Continue reading →

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New Study:  To Live a Long Life, Drink a Little

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

Alcohol and health remain controversial.  But studies have repeatedly suggested that moderate alcohol consumption – the government defines that as two drinks a day for men, one for women – reduces mortality more than abstaining from alcohol completely.  Of course, … Continue reading →

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CDC Links Opioid Abuse and Binge Drinking

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Don’t blame doctors for over-prescribing opioids, or pharmacists who knowing dispensed far too many.  Blame alcohol.

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Ron Rubin Winery Offers Automatic Defibrillators to 450 Other Wineries

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Founder Ron Rubin‘s life was saved due to the availability of an automated external defibrillator (AED), and he wants to ensure that AEDs are placed where they can save people’s lives, specifically in

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Conn. Craft Brewers Want to Pool for Health Insurance

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Connecticut Brewers Guild launched a video and petition urging state lawmakers to pass legislation that will give more craft

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Resveratrol Lowers High Blood Pressure: Study

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

In this study, researchers from the King’s BHF Centre of Excellence gave a dose of resveratrol to mice with induced high

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