http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Upper aero-digestive tract cancers (UADT), especially those of the oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx, are often referred to as alcohol-related cancers as it has been shown repeatedly that heavy drinkers, in particular, are at increased risk. The combination of heavy alcohol use and cigarette smoking is the key factor in increasing the risk of these cancers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-effects-alcohol-upper-aero-digestive-cancers.html Addiction Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:58:51 EST news231505101 While an apple a day may keep the doctor away, new research published in the Annals of Family Medicine say that hot tea or coffee may keep the methicillin-resistant Staphyloccus aureus, or MRSA, bug away, or at least out of your nose. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-coffee-tea-consumption-mrsa.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:00:01 EST news229923558 UC Irvine researchers have found a new approach to the creation of customized therapies for virulent flu strains that resist current antiviral drugs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-antiviral-resistance-influenza.html Medical research Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:40:41 EST news229696828 Squamous cell cancers of the oral cavity and esophagus are common throughout the world, with over 650,000 cases of oral cancer each year and esophageal cancer representing the sixth most common cause of cancer death in men. Research by University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine investigators has shown that a protein that helps cells stick together is frequently absent or out of place in these cancers, but it's unclear if its loss causes the tumors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-loss-cell-adhesion-protein-esophageal.html Cancer Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:15:31 EST news221836490