That’s how Dr. Olivier Joannes-Boyau, head of the intensive care unit at University Hospital in the southwestern city of Bordeaux, describes the resurgence of Covid-19 in France. After young French people took advantage of the lifting of lockdown and summer months to socialize freely, Covid-19 hospitalizations have risen in large cities like Paris, Bordeaux and… Read More »
Fen-phen was shown to cause heart valve problems in up to one-third of people who used it, in addition to a potentially fatal lung condition called primary pulmonary hypertension PPH. Rimonabant Acomplia, a second medication, works via a specific blockade of the endocannabinoid system. This has driven phen users underground, to a network of online… Read More »
Ribeye for breakfast, pork chops for lunch, roast for dinner: It sounds like a meat-loving foodie’s dream, right? Take my word for it. Meanwhile, the average American woman in her 20s eats almost grams per day of just grains, not even including other carb-heavy foods. Why did I do this? In the fall of ,… Read More »
New research in pigs finds that sugar intake alters the reward-processing circuitry of the brain in a similar way to addictive drugs. Whenever we learn something new or experience something pleasurable, our brain’s reward system becomes activated. With the help of natural brain chemicals, several brain areas communicate with each other to help us learn… Read More »