Author: Becca

Book Review: Dying on the Vine: How Phylloxera Transformed Wine by George Gale

http://www.ucpress.edu/img/ covers/isbn13/9780520265486.jpg Dying on the Vine: How Phylloxera Transformed Wine, by George Gale, is a highly educational and well-written book covering the phylloxera crisis starting in the late 1800s and how the world continues to struggle with the pest even…

Moderate Alcohol Consumption Lowers Risk of Oral Cancer in Postmenopausal Women

It has been well documented that alcohol consumption is a strong risk factor for oral cancer, as well as other upper alimentary tract cancers, especially if it is combined with smoking.  Alcoholic beverages are chronic irritants to the throat, specifically…