Diabetes mellitus, is most often simply referred to as diabetes and the name is derived from the Ancient Greeks.  The syndrome is due to a metabolic disorder and is usually a combination of both hereditary and environmental factors.  According to the Center for Disease Control, each year in the United States some 1.5 million new cases of diabetes are diagnosed in people 20 years of age and older. What is Diabetes? Diabetes i ...

Caffeine is the most widely consumed drug in the world. Coffee addicts who switch to decaf for health reasons may not be as free from caffeine's clutches as they think. A study conducted by the researchers of University of Florida put forth that decaffeinated coffee is not entirely caffeine-free. Also, it is important to understand that there are a number of significant chemical compounds present in coffee, other than caffeine, which also have st ...