Cardiology
Alcohol can cause immediate risk of atrial fibrillation
A single glass of wine can quickly—significantly—raise the drinker's risk for atrial fibrillation, according to new research by UC San Francisco.
Aug 31, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Is cutting back your drinking worth a shot?
As one drunk ghost once said to another, it's time to talk about the boos.
Aug 27, 2021
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Addiction
One in four older adults not asked about alcohol use
(HealthDay)—More than one-quarter of older adults who use alcohol are not asked about their drinking by their physician, according to a study published online July 29 in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.
Aug 26, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Drinking and smoking after first trimester may up late stillbirth
(HealthDay)—Combined drinking and smoking after the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for late stillbirth, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in JAMA Network Open.
Aug 23, 2021
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Cardiology
Alcohol use in young adults is associated with early ageing of blood vessels
Drinking alcohol during adolescence to young adulthood is associated with accelerated arterial stiffening, a precursor to cardiovascular disease. That's the finding of a study presented at ESC Congress 2021.
Aug 23, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Heavy drinking may impair men's ability to recognize facial emotions
Alcohol intoxication is linked to impairments in the ability to interpret other people's facial expressions, especially in men, according to a new study. The findings may help explain why alcohol use is often associated with ...
Aug 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study shows uptick in U.S. alcohol beverage sales during COVID-19 pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic months of March 2020 to September 2020, U.S. alcohol retail store sales increased compared to usual trends while food services and drinking places sales decreased markedly during the same period, ...
Aug 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
If you drank alcohol to cope with pandemic stress, you weren't alone, study finds
Early in the pandemic, adults in the United States were drinking more alcohol to cope with the stress of it all, researchers found.
Aug 18, 2021
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Addiction
Multiracial people report high levels of racial discrimination, raising risk for heavy drinking
People of mixed race are experiencing high levels of racial discrimination, and this is linked to their increased risk of heavy drinking, according to a new study in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. Multiracial ...
Aug 13, 2021
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Health
College drinking declined during the pandemic
First-year college students are reporting drinking less alcohol and having fewer episodes of binge drinking four months into the coronavirus pandemic than they were before the pandemic started, according to a study by the ...
Aug 13, 2021
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