A new study has found that binge drinking may put teenagers at an increased risk of developing osteoporosis and bone fractures later in life. Published in the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism, the study found long-term disruptions in many genes that are involved in bone formations in rats.
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Scientists have identified new genes and pathways that influence an individual’s typical pattern of brain electrical activity, a trait that may serve as a useful surrogate marker for more genetically complex traits and diseases, such as alcoholism.
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The BBC reports that William Armstrong, the Greater Norfolk coroner, criticized supermarkets for selling alcohol cheaper than bottled water after a Norfolk man died after consuming as little as £10 worth of alcohol.
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Over the holiday weekend, many people were arrested for drunk driving in Chatham County, Georgia, from Garden City to Savannah to Thunderbolt.
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New findings about alcohol’s effects on the brain and potential drug treatments that prevent damage to brain cells has led to three federal grants totaling $3.1 million for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
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A British lemonade brand has sparked a police inquiry in Maine because of its alcohol content. The Associated Press reports that a high school student in Maine consumed half a bottle of Fentimans lemonade before reading about the alcohol content, which was listed on the lable as less than 0.5 percent.
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Toyota Motor announced that it is developing anti-drunk-driving equipment that will lock the ignition of a vehicle if high levels of alcohol are detected in the driver.
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A 34-year-old mother accused of driving drunk and killing a teen on his bicycle is distraught over the boy’s death and has sought alcohol and psychological counseling, according to her lawyer. Caroline Goss of Mattituck, New York, is charged with drunk driving, endangering the welfare of a child, and driving with an open container of [...]
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After being arrested for driving under the influence and causing an accident, former Alexandria police chief David P. Baker pleaded guilty and is expected to serve a five-day sentence in the Arlington County jail. The popular chief was arrested July 25 after his city-issued Ford Explorer collided with another vehicle in Arlington County and he [...]
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A former Massachusetts fire captain, his wife, and their son pleaded guilty to providing alcohol to minors, which led to the death of a young man who had just left their home. David A. Holman, 19, died after the car he was driving flipped over and hit a tree on July 29, 2007. Police learned [...]
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