Researchers find a strong association between alcohol dependence and chromosome 5q13.2
Excessive drinking is not only the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States, there is also a very strong genetic influence on the risk of developing alcohol dependence (AD). Given its serious public-health ...
Addiction
Jun 15, 2012 |
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When the economy is down, alcohol consumption goes up
Previous studies have found that health outcomes improve during an economic downturn. Job loss means less money available for potentially unhealthy behaviors such as excessive drinking, according to existing literature on ...
Health
Oct 13, 2011 |
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CDC: Add $2 per drink for US excessive drinking
(AP) -- The toll of excessive drinking works out to about $2 per drink, in terms of medical expenses and other costs to society, according to a new federal research.
Health
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Alcohol-dependent individuals have problems transferring new knowledge to new contexts
Chronic and excessive drinking is associated with structural, physiological, and functional changes in multiple regions of the human brain, including the prefrontal cortex, the medial temporal lobe (MTL), as well as structures ...
Addiction
Mar 15, 2012 |
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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
Mar 22, 2012 |
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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
Mar 23, 2012 |
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Tendency to binge drinking runs in the blood
Mice drink more alcohol during the dark cycle compared to daytime. The discovery made by scientists from Portland Alcohol Research Center and The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at University of ...
Addiction
Nov 08, 2012 |
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Women suffer quicker brain damage from alcohol abuse: study
Women alcoholics suffer damage to the part of their brain that controls moods, impulses and sleep three times faster than their male counterparts, a Swedish study showed Wednesday.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Alcohol may trigger serious palpitations in heart patients
The term "holiday heart syndrome" was coined in a 1978 study to describe patients with atrial fibrillation who experienced a common and potentially dangerous form of heart palpitation after excessive drinking, which can be ...
Cardiology
Jun 01, 2012 |
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180,000 deaths worldwide may be associated with sugary soft drinks
Sugar-sweetened sodas, sports drinks and fruit drinks may be associated with about 180,000 deaths around the world each year, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, ...
Health
Mar 19, 2013 |
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