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Higher Percentage of Drinkers Across American Ethnic Groups
July 21, 2010 – 9:00 pm

Greater proportions of white, African American, and Hispanic drinkers have emerged since the early 1990s, a new study finds. Researchers at the University of Texas’s Department of Public Health and affiliates discovered that the number …

Research Examines Impact of Alcohol on Fetus Semen Count Later in Life
July 7, 2010 – 4:00 am

Research throughout the medical industry has shown for years that drinking while pregnant can put the unborn child at risk. While much of this research has centered on developmental issues in relation to alcohol intake, …

Substantial Increase in Death Rates from Alcohol-Related Diseases in the U.K.
May 27, 2010 – 4:00 am

 A new study has found that there has been a substantial increase in death rates from alcohol-related diseases in socioeconomically deprived areas of England and Wales. Researchers at the University of Sheffield published the findings …

Study Examines Role Chromosome 11 Plays in Alcohol Dependency
April 8, 2010 – 12:25 pm

Alcohol dependency is an element of life worth researching to empower professionals to identify risk factors and proper prevention tools. Recent research by the Indiana University School of Medicine and the National Institute on Alcohol …

Alcoholics: Are You Too Good for AA?
February 7, 2010 – 9:17 am

Maybe you know you have a problem with alcohol. Or, maybe you haven’t had the guts to admit it yet. But you are slowly becoming aware that things are deteriorating around you at a fairly …

Study Identifies Hormone as Culprit in Alcohol Overindulgence
January 19, 2010 – 12:13 pm

Is it possible that overeating and indulging in the intoxication of alcohol could be blamed on a hormone? According to a recent study published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the hormone …

Patterns of Alcohol Consumption for those with Alcohol Use Disorder
January 16, 2010 – 8:48 am

Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) can look different for different people. The behaviors and risks associated can vary greatly, and it can be hard to understand how to intervene and educate regarding such a varied condition.
A …

Heavy Drinking at the Holidays Can Be Dangerous
December 31, 2009 – 12:26 pm

‘Tis the season for drinking. Much like the free reign we give ourselves at the buffet table, too many of us consume too much champagne, eggnog or spiced wine at this time of year.
In a …

Exercise Does Not Offset Affects of Binge Drinking
December 18, 2009 – 8:00 am

Few people may recognize an association between binge drinking and regular exercise, but it turns out that one helps to compensate for the other. A recent news report on a site for Bulgaria shares the …

Drunken Fruit Flies Provide Insight into Alcohol Tolerance
November 15, 2009 – 8:43 am

Fruit flies are more than just the pesky bugs that appear in later summer and seem to want to swarm your kitchen. Now, researchers at North Carolina State and Boston universities are using these pests …