Beverages and more

"Very high doses" of a substance found in red wine "offsets the bad effects of a high-calorie diet in mice and significantly extends their lifespan."

I strongly support that. We are getting closer and closer to the world envisioned by Woody Allen:

Doctor: Has he asked for anything special?

Nurse: Yes, this morning for breakfast. He requested something called... wheat germ, organic honey, and tiger's milk.

Doctor (laughs): Oh yes, those were the charmed substances that some years ago were felt to contain life-preserving properties.

Nurse: You mean there was no deep fat? No steak or cream pies or hot fudge?

Doctor: Those were thought to be unhealthy -- precisely the opposite of what we now know to be true.

In other health news, men apprehensive about condom use might not be able to get hard enough to use one, according to a British study.

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