News tagged with binge drink


When teen dating turns abusive and violent

(HealthDay)—When teens start dating, parents' worries grow—and experts say that dating violence should be on their list of concerns.

Pediatrics created May 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research shows weekend binge drinking could leave lasting liver damage

Long after a hangover, a night of bad decisions might take a bigger toll on the body than previously understood. Described in the current issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, a study at the University of Missouri has revealed a ...

Health created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds women who drink alcohol before pregnancy less likely to take multivitamins

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego Department of Pediatrics and Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, a research affiliate of UC San Diego School of Medicine, have found a link between multivitamin use ...

Health created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Controlling alcohol habits as students find 'release' may avoid later addiction

(Medical Xpress)—Current college culture allows for an environment where risks of addiction and alcohol dependency increase while mental health decreases.

Addiction created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Binge drinking in college can lead to heart disease later in life

Frequent binge drinking in college can cause more than a hangover. Regularly consuming multiple drinks in a short window of time can cause immediate changes in circulation that increase an otherwise healthy ...

Cardiology created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lack of alternatives drives teenagers to drink, study warns

(Medical Xpress)—A focus on alcohol-related entertainment in the North East normalises binge drinking among young people, a new study has found. Tim Townshend, of the School of Architecture, Planning & Lan ...

Health created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Negative fathering plus barroom drinking are a dangerous mix, lead to aggression

Alcohol-related aggression is estimated to be involved in half of all assaults globally. In addition, alcohol-related aggression is most likely to occur among young males and usually at a bar or other licensed venue. While ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blindness more than a pain in the neck

(Medical Xpress)—Surveys regularly reveal that, when asked about their greatest fear, people nominate blindness as one of the two things they dread most (cancer being the other).

Health created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children of deployed parents at higher risk for alcohol, drug use

In 2010, almost 2 million American children had at least one parent in active military duty. A new University of Iowa study suggests that deployment of a parent puts these children at an increased risk for drinking alcohol ...

Addiction created Mar 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Big improvements in preconception health trends among women of reproductive age reported

A woman's health status before pregnancy is critical for the health and wellbeing of the fetus and mother-to-be. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has set Healthy People 2020 national ...

Health created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

College enrollment does not lead to problem drinking in adulthood

(Medical Xpress)—Despite the high levels of binge drinking that take place on college campuses, college enrollment does not lead to substance abuse problems later in adulthood, and it may actually prevent adult substance ...

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NIH develops improved mouse model of alcoholic liver disease

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists may be better able to study how heavy drinking damages the liver using a new mouse model of alcohol drinking and disease developed by researchers from the National Institute ...

Medical research created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study says fewer Wyoming students drinking and smoking

Reports from a new survey show Wyoming continues to see overall significant declines in junior high and high school students saying they use alcohol and tobacco.

Health created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drug, alcohol abuse more likely among high school dropouts

(HealthDay News) —The link between poor academic performance and substance abuse just got stronger, with a new U.S. government report showing ties between the two.

Health created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Society to blame for binge drinking

Peer pressure has long been blamed for binge drinking among teenagers, yet new research from Flinders University reveals it may not be the root of the problem.

Addiction created Feb 18, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0