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Differences in Couples' Drinking and Smoking Habits Threaten Long-Term Marriage

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Excessive drinking or smoking by a husband or wife can strain a marriage. However, is it substance use specifically that causes problems within a relationship, or is it the difference in the amount of drinking ...


Survey Reveals Binge Drinking Among Older Adults

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the largest surveys of substance use has found a remarkable amount of binge-drinking among older Americans. The findings, published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, were reported by researchers at Duk ...


Testing trauma cases for blood alcohol levels can identify high-risk patients

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heavy drinking often leads to trauma, and can also complicate subsequent assessment and patient care. New findings show that testing for blood alcohol levels can identify high-risk patients, even if they previously denied ...


Drinking wine may increase survival among non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pre-diagnostic wine consumption may reduce the risk of death and relapse among non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients, according to an epidemiology study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 100th Annual Meeting ...


Study helps identify college drinkers who might continue excessive drinking as adults

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

College students who are problem drinkers using alcohol to cope with personal problems and boost self-confidence are more likely to continue excessive drinking into adulthood, a recent study suggests.


When it comes to drinking, college men not looking for a 'girl gone wild'

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

College women may be drinking to excess to impress their male counterparts on campuses across the country, but a new study suggests most college men are not looking for a woman to match them drink for drink.