News tagged with alcohol concentration

'Alcohol and diet drinks' may increase intoxication more than 'alcohol and regular drinks'

An individual's breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) following alcohol intake is influenced by several factors, including food. While it is known that food delays the stomach emptying, thus reducing BrAC, only recently has ...

Addiction Feb 05, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Post-injury blood alcohol inversely tied to mortality

(HealthDay)—For patients with traumatic injuries, there is an inverse dose-response association between blood alcohol concentration and in-hospital mortality, according to a study published in the December ...

Health Dec 03, 2012 | not rated yet | 1

Study: Alcohol provides protective effect, reduces mortality substantial

Injured patients were less likely to die in the hospital if they had alcohol in their blood, according to a study from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health—and the more alcohol, the more likely ...

Health Nov 19, 2012 | not rated yet | 1 |

Juveniles build up physical -- but not mental -- tolerance for alcohol in new study

Research into alcohol's effect on juvenile rats shows they have an ability to build up a physical, but not cognitive, tolerance over the short term — a finding that could have implications for adolescent humans, according ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jun 13, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Expert sources: Potent alcoholic beverages look like soda pop, target young drinkers

It works every time? The marketing and rebranding efforts for the fruity flavored malt beverage "Blast by Colt 45," referred to as "binge in a can" by its critics, are "irresponsible" from a health perspective but admittedly ...

Health Apr 28, 2011 | not rated yet | 0