There’s a red grape you may be hearing more about in the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic in coming years. It’s not new — in fact, it’s one of the oldest wine grapes in the world. It’s saperavi, native to Georgia in the Caucasus Mountains, where archaeologists have unearthed evidence of winemaking dating back 8,000 years. Yet while it is one of the world’s most ancient grapes, saperavi’s story, including how it came to America, reverberates through today’s headlines. Read More...
Drinking coffee may prevent tinnitus, or chronic ringing of the ears, according to new research from Brigham and Women’s hospital in Boston.
Doctors previously thought that people with tinnitus should give up drinking coffee, in fear that caffeine may increase symptoms. But researchers discovered the opposite.
The study, published in the August edition of the American Journal of Medicine, tracked 65,000 women over a period of 18 years and found that those who drank more coffee reduced their odds of developing the condition. Read More...
The number of people who are overweight or obese in Qatar is almost double the global average. Now the tiny Gulf state says it wants to lead efforts to end the global epidemic, by taking drastic action to try and get people to lose weight. And later this year, it's set to become the first country in the world to start screening its adult population for one of the most deadly diseases associated with obesity: diabetes. Read More...