News tagged with alcohol consumption

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Minimum alcohol pricing shows 'significant impacts,' says expert

Government plans to impose a minimum price of 40p per unit of alcohol will have "significant impacts" including a 38,900 reduction in hospital admissions, a 1,149 reduction in deaths and a cut in alcohol consumption by 2.4%, ...

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Moderate alcohol consumption before and after heart attack associated with lower mortality

The Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS) is a prospective cohort study of 51,529 US male health professionals. During the follow up of these men between 1986 to 2006, published in the European Heart Journal, 1,818 ...

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Tattoos, piercings, and drinking linked

Tattoos and body piercings have become so popular in western societies that many consider them fashion trends. While people acquire tattoos and piercings for different reasons, prior research has shown that individuals who ...

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Seven minutes of physician counseling can curtail drinking and save lives

Problem drinkers who end up in hospital emergency departments are more likely to curtail their binge drinking and overall alcohol consumption if they receive physician counseling on the spot — even just ...

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Noninvasive stool test for colorectal cancer unaffected by variables

A study presented today by Mayo Clinic researchers at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2012 in Chicago identified two genes that are optimal targets to be analyzed in a new noninvasive test ...

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Study supports association of alcohol and diabetes

Subjects in a cohort in Sweden, some of whom had been exposed to a community intervention program to prevent diabetes, were evaluated 8-10 years after baseline for the presence of diabetes mellitus or impaired glucose metabolism ...

Diabetes created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Even a little drinking may raise breast cancer risk: study

(HealthDay) -- Just one alcoholic drink a day can boost a woman's risk of breast cancer by about 5 percent, according to a new review of existing research.

Cancer created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

GPs should advise drinkers to keep a daily record of their drinking

The new UK alcohol strategy includes a plan to ensure that General Practitioners (GPs) advise heavy drinkers to cut down. There is good evidence that this can reduce how much people drink. The big question is, what should ...

Health created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alcohol in moderation reduces deaths in men who have survived a heart attack

Men who are moderate drinkers and who have survived a first heart attack have a lower risk of death from heart disease or any other cause than non-drinkers, according to the results of a study of nearly 2000 men in the USA.

Cardiology created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Britain targets binge-drinking with minimum alcohol price

The British government will introduce a minimum price per unit of alcohol in England and Wales to tackle their infamous binge-drinking culture, Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Friday.

Health created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Unhealthy behaviors more prevalent in survivors of multiple cancers, study shows

A study published by University of Kentucky researchers shows that survivors of multiple cancers report unhealthier behaviors post-diagnosis than control counterparts.

Cancer created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Evaluating the association of alcohol intake with cognitive functioning

Many observational cohort studies have shown that moderate alcohol use is associated with better cognitive function. However, since such studies are vulnerable to residual confounding by other lifestyle and physiologic factors, ...

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Liver disease deaths jump 25% in England: study

Deaths from liver disease have risen 25 percent in England in less than a decade, mainly due to increased alcohol consumption, a study revealed on Thursday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Young adults drink more in the company of a heavy drinker

Young adults drink more alcohol if they are in the company of peers who drink heavily. NWO researcher Helle Larsen has scientifically confirmed this link for the first time by observing young adults in a research lab converted ...

Health created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Let's raise a glass to, well, what's in the glass: The benefits of alcohol in stroke risk

According to new research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), light-to-moderate alcohol consumption was associated with a lower risk of stroke in women.

Cardiology created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast