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New ways to predict violent behavior?
In the future, diagnosing severe personality disorders, evaluating the childhood environment, assessing alcohol consumption and the analysis of the MAOA genotype may provide more accurate means for assessing risk among violent offenders, according to the Finnish research carried out jointly at the University of Helsinki and the Helsinki University... view more... (2009-09-25)
Alcohol-induced flushing is a risk factor for esophageal cancer from alcohol consumption
There is growing evidence, say researchers in this week's PLoS Medicine, that people who experience facial flushing after drinking alcohol are at much higher risk of esophageal cancer from alcohol consumption than those who do not. view more (2009-03-23)
Research offers hope for alcoholics
Scientists at Melbourne's Howard Florey Institute have discovered a system in the brain that stops an alcoholic's craving for alcohol, as well as prevent relapse once they have recovered from alcohol addiction. view more (2006-12-13)
Research offers hope for alcoholics
Scientists at Melbourne's Howard Florey Institute have discovered a system in the brain that stops an alcoholic's craving for alcohol, as well as prevent relapse once they have recovered from alcohol addiction. view more (2006-12-13)
Site for alcohol's action in the brain discovered
lcohol's inebriating effects are familiar to everyone. But the molecular details of alcohol's impact on brain activity remain a mystery. view more (2009-06-29)
Tanked-up teens: Cheap alcohol strongly linked to harmful underage drinking in the UK
Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health studied the drinking habits of 9833 15-16 year olds in the North West of England, finding that excessively low cost alcohol products and illicit purchase are strongly related to harmful underage drinking. view more (2009-10-09)
Smoking seems to increase brain damage in alcoholics
It is already well-known that the brains of long-term alcoholics atrophy and shrink, the study authors say, but the new findings are the first evidence that cigarette smoking might contribute to that atrophy, particularly in grey matter of the parietal and temporal lobes. view more (2005-09-29)
Concern over alcohol use among UK South Asians
Alcohol use in South Asians in the UK is under-recognised, and alcohol related harm is disproportionately high, warn researchers in an editorial published on bmj.com today. view more (2009-10-21)
One in four patients has been drinking before arrival at accident and emergency
One in four patients has been drinking before arrival at accident and emergency, reveals a study in Emergency Medicine Journal. Alcohol was implicated in almost all cases of self-harm, almost half of collapses, half of all assaults, and half of admissions to hospital, the findings show. A survey was carried out of all new attenders aged 10 and... view more... (2001-06-29)
Extended wakefulness, combined with alcohol, severely impairs driving performance
The combination of extended wakefulness and low-dose alcohol has significant adverse effects on a person's ability to drive, and elevates the risk of getting into a vehicular accident. view more (2007-10-01)
Shoulder tapping -- U of M study finds young men more willing to purchase alcohol for underage youth
Nearly 20 percent of young males are willing to purchase alcohol for underage youth when approached outside of an alcohol establishment, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. view more (2007-06-26)
Moderate alcohol consumption in middle age can lower cardiac risk
Previous studies have pointed out the benefits of moderate alcohol consumption as a factor in lowering cardiovascular risk. In a study conducted by the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina and published in the March 2008 issue of The American Journal of Medicine, researchers found that middle-aged non-drinkers... view more... (2008-03-10)
Alcoholics' deficits in smell are linked to frontal lobe dysfunction
Prior research has shown that chronic alcoholism is associated with numerous olfactory deficits in odor judgment, odor identification, odor sensitivity, and the ability to qualitatively discriminate between odors. New findings indicate that olfactory deficits among alcoholics are associated with prefrontal cognitive dysfunction, specifically,... view more... (2006-07-25)
Spiritual beliefs, practices may help smokers quit
Unlike many traditional alcohol and drug dependence treatment programs, mainstream smoking cessation programs generally exclude spiritual practice and beliefs from the treatment process. view more (2007-05-08)
Risks And Benefits Of Alcohol Consumption Vary With Age As Well As Sex
The health benefits of alcohol only occur in middle aged and older people, finds a study in this week`s BMJ. For men aged up to 35 and women aged up to 55 even light drinkers have a higher risk of death than those who do not drink at all. Researchers analysed the drinking habits of men and women in England and Wales for age bands 16-24, 25-34,... view more... (2002-07-24)
Skin color clue to nicotine dependence
Higher concentrations of melanin -- the color pigment in skin and hair -- may be placing darker pigmented smokers at increased susceptibility to nicotine dependence and tobacco-related carcinogens than lighter skinned smokers, according to scientists. view more (2009-05-11)
Students with a dense family history of alcoholism are most at risk of alcohol-use disorders
While many university students tend to "mature out" of heavy-drinking behavior by the time they become young adults, some go on to develop alcohol-use disorders (AUDs). view more (2008-06-02)
The more alcoholic relatives a person has, the more they need to drink to feel alcohol's effects
Alcoholism is genetically influenced, and a low level of response (LR) to alcohol is one of several known risk factors. An individual with a low LR to alcohol, for example, generally needs more drinks to achieve a desired "buzz" from alcohol very early in his or her drinking career. view more (2006-07-25)
Seven out of every ten drug addict men admit they consume drugs to increase their sexual pleasure
A study carried out at the University of Granada has analysed the connection between drug consumption and sexual performance by means of a survey of 120 drug addict characters. The work has revealed that, paradoxically, most of the men who consume drugs to lose their sexual inhibition use cocaine, a narcotic substance which incapacitates at sexual... view more... (2009-03-05)
Continued rapid rise of alcohol consumption in Sweden
Alcohol consumption continues to rise, according to a new study performed by the Center for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs (SoRAD) at Stockholm University. The Swedish government commissioned SoRAD to monitor the consumption of alcohol in Sweden on a month-to-month basis. The monitoring started in 2000. The latest mapping indicates... view more... (2003-04-28)
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