Experts throughout the world are urging doctors to lead the war against the abuse of alcohol, according to a recent article in US News. A recent statement from the United Nations Summit in NYC says there is an obvious lack of international action to try to correct the seriousness of the problem we are all [...]
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Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause severe difficulties for the developing baby. Multiple motor, behavioral and cognitive problems can surface during the child’s early years that continue into adulthood.
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Youngsters who binge drink are risking their mental health later in life says a new study conducted by researchers at the Loyola University Health System. Past studies have shown that excessive drinking can cause cognitive impairment in adolescents because the brains of young adults are still developing. Lead researcher, Toni Pak, PhD, states that teens [...]
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A specific gene variant may play a role in one’s ability to regulate alcohol consumption and help explain why some individuals are more susceptible to alcoholism or excessive drinking than others, according to a new British study.
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Whether or not an individual has had long-term exposure to alcohol may be apparent in their appearance, or in new fingernail and hair tests. According to this Medical News Today report, two new tests have been launched by the United States Drug Testing Laboratories (USDTL) that will monitor long-term alcohol exposure. The tests use fingernail [...]
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A new study has found that victims of severe traumatic elder abuse are more likely to be female, suffer from a mental disorder, and abuse drugs or alcohol. Lead author Lee Friedman, assistant professor of environmental and occupational health sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago, said that although previous studies have shown that [...]
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Is there a relationship between alcohol consumption and coronary artery disease? One research team set out to answer this question and their processes were reported in this recent Science Daily release.
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Scientists for years have studied the human brain and body to better understand why some individuals are more prone to alcoholism while others are not. A Science Daily release examined the work of researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine who have discovered a gene variant that could offer [...]
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For many an individual, practice makes perfect. When that practice involves a bottle of alcohol, the individual does not get better with time. A recent Medical News Today article highlighted that aging will lower the body’s tolerance for alcohol, leading to problems for the individual who has preferred alcoholic beverages too much for too long.
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