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Nine Out Of Ten Should Increase Their Consumption Of Fruit And Vegetables In The Eight Nordic And Baltic Countries
The NORBAGREEN 2002 Study examined the consumption frequency of vegetables, fruit and berries, bread and fish in eight Nordic and Baltic countries. These foods are recommended to be monitored internationally as dietary indicators for health. The consumption frequency of these foods was about two... view more (2003-11-19)

'Binge drinkers': Folk devils of the binge economy
An extraordinary amount of media attention focuses on alcohol consumption and its impact on public order and health. But as Professor Dick Hobbs shows in ESRC's new report Seven Deadly Sins, while 'binge drinking' youths dominate the headlines, it is older drinkers that are most likely to succumb... view more (2005-06-17)

Brief physician interventions have impact on problem drinking
Five minutes of straight talk between doctors and problem drinkers could help reduce the toll of alcohol-related injuries, violence and accidents.   view more (2007-04-18)

Eating fish associated with slower cognitive decline
Consuming fish at least once a week was associated with a 10 percent per year slower rate of cognitive decline in elderly people, according to a new study posted online today from Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The study will be published in the December print edition of... view more (2005-10-11)

Study links receptor to stress-induced alcohol relapse
Relapse to uncontrolled drinking after periods of sobriety is a defining characteristic of alcoholism and is often triggered by stress. A new study in rats reports that a specific receptor for a stress-response transmitter may play an important role in stress-induced relapse.   view more (2006-10-03)

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)

Numbers, sequences pose problems for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome children
Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) have particular difficulty understanding numbers and sequences, a University of Alberta study shows.   view more (2006-12-21)

Daily alcohol use causes changes in sexual behavior, new study reveals
A team of researchers at Penn Sate has used an animal model to reveal, for the first time, a physiological basis for the effect of alcohol on male sexual behavior, including increased sexual arousal and decreased sexual inhibition.   view more (2008-01-03)

Alcohol consumption can cause too much cell death, fetal abnormalities
The initial signs of fetal alcohol syndrome are slight but classic: facial malformations such as a flat and high upper lip, small eye openings and a short nose.   view more (2008-08-26)

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)

Red wine may lower lung cancer risk
Moderate consumption of red wine may decrease the risk of lung cancer in men, according to a report in the October issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention¸ a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.    view more (2008-10-07)

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)

Work stress leads to heart disease and diabetes
Stress at work is an important risk factor for the development of heart disease and diabetes, finds a study published online by the BMJ today.   view more (2006-01-20)

Energy Drinks Linked to Risk-Taking Behaviors Among College Students
Over the last decade, energy drinks -- such as Red Bull, Monster and Rockstar -- have become nearly ubiquitous on college campuses. The global market for these types of drinks currently exceeds $3 billion a year and new products are introduced annually.   view more (2008-07-25)

Drinking during pregnancy linked to offspring's risk of alcohol disorders in early adulthood
Individuals whose mothers drink three or more glasses of alcohol at any one occasion in early pregnancy have an increased risk of developing alcohol disorders by 21 years of age.   view more (2006-09-05)

Frontline NHS staff should be trained to tackle alcohol misuse
Large amounts of money and resources would be saved if all frontline NHS staff had basic knowledge about the social and physical ill effects of alcohol misuse, say doctors in this week's BMJ.   view more (2006-09-08)

Hot flashes: Studies explore the role of genes, obesity and alcohol
Many women in the menopausal transition experience hot flashes: unpredictable, sometimes disruptive, periods of intense heat in the upper torso, neck and face.   view more (2007-04-25)

Iowa State researchers explore turning fuel ethanol into beverage alcohol
Fuel ethanol could be cheaply and quickly converted into the purer, cleaner alcohol that goes into alcoholic drinks, cough medicines, mouth washes and other products requiring food-grade alcohol, say Iowa State University researchers.   view more (2006-08-28)

Adolescent rats help prove that early alcohol exposure alcohol can quickly lead to heavy drinking
No one can become alcohol dependent (AD) without repeatedly drinking alcohol, but not everyone who does so will become AD. Certain characteristics - adolescence, novelty seeking, reaction to stress, and response to first alcohol exposure - are believed to influence the vulnerability of developing... view more (2008-05-05)

Does the desire to consume alcohol and tobacco come from our genetic makeup?
Alcohol and smoking can be harmful, if not deadly. While the desire for these substances can be due to environmental cues, genomic factors also play an important role.   view more (2007-08-13)

Early childhood behavior predicts adolescent alcohol and drug use
Children's behavior as early as age 3 can predict whether they will use alcohol and illicit drugs in adolescence, according to a study published in the July/August issue of the journal Child Development.   view more (2006-07-13)

FATTY FISH CONSUMPTION COULD REDUCE PROSTATE CANCER RISK
Consumption of fatty fish such as salmon, herring, and mackerel could reduce the risk of prostate cancer, report the authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Essential fatty acids - especially omega-3 fatty acids contained in large amounts in fatty fish - have previously... view more (2001-05-31)

Study shows parental alcoholism creates risk factors for substance abuse in emerging adults
The impacts of parental alcoholism in children are well known, particularly the alcohol consumption habits of children of alcoholics (COA's).   view more (2006-01-24)

Alcohol-based Disinfectant Hand Gels Could Increase Infection In Hospitals (p 1489)
Authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggest that recently introduced disinfectant gels for hand hygiene are significantly less effective than rinses and could contribute to an increase in hospital-based infection. Hand hygiene among health-care workers is a major... view more (2002-04-24)
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