Perspectives on Living Well.

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Ok, real quick.  For the curious, yes, Espresso is coffee. But, making espresso is a bit more involved than simple coffee brewing that is performed on a daily basis.  Espresso requires attention.  Espresso inspires passion.  Dedicated espresso machines, rather than separate electric kettle cordless appliances are de rigeur for those attempting to make espresso at home.

Have you ever seen a barista making espresso in a coffeehouse?  If you, you may begin to understand where we are coming from. Watching the process can be quite daunting for the uninitiated.  It is loud, owing to a combination of taps, hisses, and whirs. The barista closely monitors every step. Minding multiple settings on a grinder, machine, and steam wand requires absolute concentration. And your reward after all that? A tiny but luscious shot of espresso.

Aficionados know that espresso is dark, robust, and regretfully, served in a rather small cup. And whether it is sipped alone or mixed with steamed milk to make a latte or cappuccino, it’s no ordinary cup of coffee. The taste is a heap sweeter with a hint of bittersweet slowly introducing itself to your taste buds.

Espresso is made from coffee that’s usually roasted somewhere between medium and dark. Near boiling water is pushed through roughly 7 grams of compressed occasional grounds. The finished shot will end up being approximately 1¼ ounces and ready in approximately less than half a minute.

Sitting high on the espresso, is its most noted feature: a frothy crown of bright red crema. This crema is the one thing ahead of taste that hints whether the shot will turn out to be wonderful or detestable. Even before they take the drink to their lips, savvy baristi study this crema quite carefully once they’ve pulled a shot to check for sure visual characteristics that will ultimately influence taste. Crema on a shot pulled properly has tiny speckles and a beautiful golden-red color. And a full, fragrant aroma tips off baristi to a smart shot before even the initial sip.

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It has been a year since Dr. Ronald Herberman, then director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, issued a warning to about 3,000 faculty and staff, listing steps to avoid harmful electromagnetic radiation from cell phones.

Since that time, more evidence is emerging that long-term cell phone use is associated with cancer, but still, no definitive explanation or proof of cause and effect.

"Since I put out that precautionary advisory in July of last year, I believe there is more indication for concern, particularly among children," he recently said.

A study from the World Health Organization (WHO) based on a 10 year investigation called Interphone will be published before the end of the year.  In it, the WHO will show that there will be a significantly higher risk of brain tumors “related to use of mobile phones for a period of 10 years or more.”

Studies that looked at people who had used cell phones 10 years or longer tended to find the strongest risk of tumors. Evidence shows that cell phone users had a 10 to 30 percent higher risk, relative to people with limited contact with cell phones.

Joel Moskowitz, director of the Center for Family and Community Health at the University of California, Berkeley noted that the side of the ahead against which people used their cell phones correlated with the location of tumors.  Skeptics are not convinced and dismiss this claim as "recall bias."

Project Interphone receives some funding from the GSM Association as well as the Mobile Manufacturers Forum, both heavy players in the mobile phone industry.

Critics maintain that the existing research on the link between cell phones and cancer is that the studies are retrospective.  They suggest that in lieu of the current research, a better approach would be to follow young people who are just starting out with cell phones for a generation, then see which ones gets cancer.

Nearly all of the eight "strongest" studies in Moskowitz’s group’s analysis came from the same researcher: oncologist Dr. Lennart Hardell in Sweden.  The lack of diversity is troubling to some critics.

Neuro-oncologist Dr. Marc Chamberlain isn’t concerned. He maintains that the evidence doesn’t support changing cell phone habits and feels that there’s no credible link.

Skeptics continue to assert that the electromagnetic radiation given off by cell phones is too weak to cause direct DNA damage.  In the meantime, experts recommend getting a corded headset and keeping the phone away from your ear.  Bluetooth do not count, as they too expose you to electromagnetic radiation, albeit in smaller doses.

Moskowitz is pushing for cancer organizations and government agencies to come up with ways to minimize dangers from cell phones.  An interim approach might be to get a cell phone with a low specific absorption rate, or SAR.  A lower SAR means lower radio frequency energy gets absorbed by your body.

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