News tagged with effects of alcohol
Study redefines roles of alcohol, smoking in risk for pancreatitis
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Although alcohol consumption is known to be associated with chronic pancreatitis, new evidence indicates that a threshold of five or more drinks per day is required to significantly raise risk; however, most patients with ...
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Older adults more impaired by social drinking
Mar 05, 2009 |
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Older adults may be more affected by a couple of glasses of wine than their younger counterparts are -- yet they are less likely to be aware of it, a new study suggests.
Discovery may provide new treatments for alcohol dependence
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have discovered a new brain mechanism involved in alcohol addiction involving the stomach hormone ghrelin. When ghrelin's actions in the brain are ...
Report finds extensive use of illicit alcohol
Nov 19, 2008 |
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The consumption of illicit or noncommercial alcohol is widespread in many countries worldwide and contributes significantly to the global burden of disease, according to a new report released today by the International Center ...
One drug may help people both lay down the drink and put out the cigarette
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 02, 2009 |
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A popular smoking cessation drug dramatically reduced the amount a heavy drinker will consume, a new Yale School of Medicine study has found. Heavy-drinking smokers in a laboratory setting were much less likely to drink after ...
Alcohol adverts attract the young
Feb 06, 2009 |
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Alcohol advertising and marketing may lead to underage drinking. A large systematic review of more than 13,000 people, published in the open access journal BMC Public Health, suggests that exposure to ads and product placem ...
Flies like us: They can act like addicts, too
Dec 10, 2009 |
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When given the chance to consume alcohol at will, fruit flies behave in ways that look an awful lot like human alcoholism. That's according to a study published online on December 10th in Current Biology that is one of the ...
Drinkers not only zone out -- but also are unaware that they do
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 05, 2009 |
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A new study out of the University of Pittsburgh suggests that a moderate dose of alcohol increases a person's mind wandering, while at the same time reducing the likelihood of noticing that one's mind has wandered.
Is cannabis the answer to Booze Britain's problems?
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Substituting cannabis in place of more harmful drugs may be a winning strategy in the fight against substance misuse. Research published in BioMed Central' open access Harm Reduction Journal features a poll of 350 cannab ...
Heavy drinkers exercise to burn off alcohol: British study
Nov 26, 2009 |
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More than a quarter of drinkers in England who exercise regularly do so in an attempt to make up for bingeing on alcohol, according to a survey published Thursday.
When 'just say no' isn't enough: Try science
Dec 03, 2008 |
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Teens are fascinated by their brains, the way they work, change, and even "freeze" sometimes. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) recommends that parents, teachers and caregivers use that fascination ...
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