Because more and more young people mix alcohol with energy drinks, researchers from University of Florida studied this phenomenon to see how popular it is and whether it’s dangerous or not.
After surveying 800 students returning from clubs between 10 pm and 3am, the researchers found that those who left the club later were the ones that mixed alcohol with energy drinks. Also they had the more alcohol in their blood and were more likely to drive a car within the hour
“There’s a very common misconception that if you drink caffeine …

Scientists from Pennsylvania Medical University advise that people who light a cigarette as soon as they wake up have a 30% higher risk of lung cancer than people that do not smoke in the first part of the day.
In addition to the above statement, by measuring the cotinine levels from lungs (cotinine is  a metabolite of nicotine), researchers proved that people who smoke menthol cigarettes may retain cotinine in the blood for a longer period because menthol can compete with cotinine enzymatic metabolism.
As a conclusion: Stop Smoking and Stay Healthy!

Researchers already discovered that smoking increases the risk of tuberculosis, but a recent study from Hong Kong shows that the people who are exposed to someone else’s tobacco smoke are exposed to the same risk.
During the study, 15,486 non smoking women between the ages of 65 and 74 years were monitored. All of them lived with their husband and one in four women was living with a smoker. At the end of the monitoring period 117 women developed active tuberculosis.
Results show that the women who lived with a smoker had …

Researchers found that women who drink milk daily during pregnancy have a lower risk to give birth to children who will develop multiple sclerosis later in life.  The risk is lower in children born to mothers who consume 3-4 glasses of milk per day compared to those born to mothers who only drink a few glasses a month.
The study involved 35,794 nurses whose mothers provided information about their diet during pregnancy. During the study 199 women developed multiple sclerosis. The risk of multiple sclerosis was 56% lower for women whose …