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Death Among the Homeless

...h include bad childhood experiences and the use of alcohol or drugs. Most of the homeless people studied had severe psychiatric problems. Ten percent of them had been institutionalized as children. Others suffered dramatic experiences, such as the death of a parent. Fourteen percent of the participants had a...

How to Improve Life Expectancy

...20 risk factors. Some of those include unsafe sex, alcohol use, unsafe water, //sanitation and hygiene, indoor smoke, childhood sexual abuse, and vitamin deficiencies. They found 47 percent of premature deaths and 39 percent of total diseases around the world in 2000 resulted from a combination of risk fact...

Valium hits 40 years old, anxiety-free

...previous treatments such as barbiturates, opiates, alcohol and herbs.Unlike earlier drugs, Valium did not slow breathing, so patients couldn't use it to commit suicide. But it was overused, Sternbach said; some patients became addicted, so a doctor's visit was required for refills. Still, benzodiazepines re...

Fitness Level Predicts Stroke

... adjusting for other risk factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, diabetes, cholesterol levels and blood pressure levels the association between cardio fitness level and stroke still existed. In fact, researchers say low cardiorespiratory fitness was as comparable a risk factor for stroke as high blood...

Alcohol is no tonic for sleep

Although alcohol can initially help someone fall asleep, it can als... falling asleep faster is the only real benefit of alcohol for sleep. The more prevalent, disruptive effects include more frequent awakenings, worse sleep qual...

Alcohol and Sun Don’t Mi

New research suggests you may want to leave the alcohol at home next time you head to the beach. It may co...ime in the sun than nondrinkers. Investigators say alcohol use may blunt the immediate sensation of sunburn, which prevents subtle behavioral changes that coul...

Girls Hit Tanning Booths More Than Boys

...reas, dieters and teens who reported recent use of alcohol and tobacco. Information for the study was collected from a 1996 survey of more than 6,900 teenagers. The study appears in the September issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. "Repeated exposure to UV rays, such as those absor...

Senate assures ban on smoking

...nor has not taken a firm position on either Sunday alcohol sales or the sales tax holiday. Because it is a sp...s. In 1990, the Massachusetts Legislature relaxed alcohol rules to allow Sunday sales between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day and in cities and towns within 1...

Link Between Alcohol and Decrease in Brain Size

...to study if a link existed between low to moderate alcohol consumption and a decrease in brain size of middle-aged adults. As alcohol consumption increased, the MRI identified increases in the spaces that do not contain brain tissue -...

Preventing Colorectal Cancer

...as smoking does. Patients who consume red meat and alcohol also have a slightly higher risk of developing the...uce the risk of colon cancer. Stop smoking, reduce alcohol and red meat consumption, take a multivitamin, exercise regularly, and consume vitamin D, calcium an...

Alcoholism Influenced By Both Genetics & Family Environment

...76 of the children had fathers without any type of alcohol dependence or abuse. However, the rest of the chil...rder. Thus researchers found those children with alcohol disorders in the family were significantly more likely to exhibit alcoholism than those offspring of...

Alcohol Dependence Gene Identified

...rs aren’t sure how the gene predisposes someone to alcohol dependence, but note the gene is related to a rece...to move between nerve cells. Other studies suggest alcohol abuse and dependence might be related to an overactive central nervous system. Alcohol may calm this...

Low Testosterone Levels the Cause Of Depression In Men

...re adjusted to factor in other conditions, such as alcohol abuse and prostate cancer, that could have raised the risk for depression in the men. In a recent study of 278 men with no signs of depression at the beginning of the research found about a four-times higher rate of subsequent depression in men wit...

Link Between Alcohol Consumption And Cardiovascular Disease

A new study shows alcohol consumption may benefit the cardiovascular system ...iors ages 70 to 79 who consumed moderate levels of alcohol (one to seven drinks per week), consumed high levels of alcohol (more than eight drinks per week), a...

Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy Not Safe

... the recent study shows that even small amounts of alcohol during pregnancy can have a significant impact on child development. The exposure to alcohol is also found to causes growth delays in children. These deficits were specific to alcohol exposure...

Beer Found To Be Effective In Fighting Cardiovascular Disease

... a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease death as alcohol intake increased.Compared to participants who rare...r researchers say doctor recommendations regarding alcohol use must be made on an individual basis in light of major clinical and public health problems associ...

Managing Patients With Psoriasis

...imes higher in men who drank more than 50 grams of alcohol daily, the equivalent of four or five drinks. Even those who consumed 10 to 15 grams a day, about one drink, had a 30-percent increase in risk. When investigators analyzed the type of beverages, the intake of two or more 12-ounce beers daily increas...

Alcohol Found To Increase The Risk of Gout

...imes higher in men who drank more than 50 grams of alcohol daily, the equivalent of four or five drinks. Even those who consumed 10 to 15 grams a day, about one drink, had a 30-percent increase in risk. When investigators analyzed the type of beverages, the intake of two or more 12-ounce beers daily increas...

Acute Pancreatitis On The Rise Due To Alcohol Consumption

Researchers say increasing alcohol consumption may be partly to blame for patients su...eatitis. Acute pancreatitis is mainly caused // by alcohol abuse and gall stones. It produces a sudden attack of severe upper abdominal pain, often accompanied...

The Use Of Antioxidants To Diminish Effects of Alcohol During Pregnancy Questioned

... pregnancy. In a study conducted high amounts of alcohol were used in order to mimic the blood alcohol level of chronic alcoholics. It was found that virtually all children born with full-blown fetal alc...

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