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Weight reduction by 5% may help in treating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

... in body weight and lifestyle behaviors (exercise, alcohol consumption, and smoking) with changes in serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and the association between maintaining lifestyle modifications and persistently normal ALT levels. In a study to be published in the next issue of the Journal of Hepato...

Unsafe Injections and Unclean Hand hygiene major cause of hospital infections in India

...like glove use and reuse, hand rub formulation and alcohol absorption which could effectively control the spread of hospital infection. Samlee Plianbangchang, regional director of WHO Regional Office for Southeast Asia said, "Healthcare-associated infection is a crucial problem, especially in the light of e...

Age of first alcoholic drink determined by tendency to cheat

... like lie, steal or skip school is what encourages alcohol consumption even at a very early age of 12, 13 or ...o the existing assumption that a family history of alcohol dependency predisposes to the drinking habit. The investigation was based on data from nine sites, a...

Alcohol Drinking Affects Risk Of Colorectal Tumours

Drinking beer and alcohol increases the risk of colorectal tumours, while dr...w York, was meant to examine the impact of regular alcohol consumption on the detection of significant colorectal neoplasia in a screening population. In the ...

Detrimental Effect Of Chronic Alcoholism On Male Fertility

...orders have been reported in men who are long-term alcohol users,// with the prevalence ranging from 8% to 58...and drug abuse who consumed a minimum of 180 mL of alcohol per day (brandy and whisky, both 40%¨C50% alcohol content) for a minimum of 5 days per week for ?Y1 ...

Smoking And Its Relation To Neurocognitive Deficits In Alcoholism

...problems/ alcoholism were measured by the lifetime alcohol problems score, DSM-IV diagnosis, and monthly drinking rate. Smoking was measured in pack-years. Neurocognitive function was measured with IQ, and cognitive proficiency (fast, accurate performance). Both alcoholism and smoking were negatively correl...

UV- Light Tanning As A Type Of Substance-Related Disorder

...ed from questionnaires originally used to identify alcohol or drug abuse. The study is published in the Augu...lty, Eye-opener) Questionnaire, used to screen for alcohol abuse or dependence, and the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of M...

Multi targeted approach required for suicide prevention in adolescents

...Substance-related disorders include drug abuse and alcohol dependency/abuse. Disruptive disorders include conduct disorder, attention deficit disorder, oppositional disorder and identity disorder. The study has been conducted in subjects ranging from ages 13 – 29 years. Studies that met the criteria for th...

Women More Prone To Risk of Colorectal Cancer from Tobacco

... of Gastroenterology. It is known that smoking and alcohol use are well-established risk factors for colorect...tic and environmental factors, such as smoking and alcohol use, is critical for colorectal cancer risk stratification, and will help us design effective screen...

Heavy alcoholism has adverse affects on sex life in healthy males

That alcohol is the culprit in many of the illnesses affecting ...erally known. It has now emerged that addiction to alcohol can adversely affect sex life and the sperm quality in healthy men as well. // A new study by Indi...

HRT And Alcohol Combine Increases Risk Of Breast Cancer

...h scientists at the Karolinska Institutet say that alcohol is contraindicated in women on HRT since it increa...o have to take hormones, what they can do is avoid alcohol so it will not have a multiplier effect on the risk for cancer. The Karolinska study tracked data o...

Persons With Fatty Liver More Prone For Hypertension

...ociation between liver enzymes, //hypertension and alcohol consumption. It has now been concluded from the st...n established between the GGT enzyme, a marker for alcohol consumption and hypertension. Chronic liver disease, in which GGT levels can be increased, often is ...

Time magazine has recognized efforts of two Indian doctors towards reducing infant mortality rate

...illage) and have pioneered a mass movement against alcohol in the district. They have been honored by the Maharashtra Government in for its work among the tribal community and received th...

Servings of fruits can help reduce the risk of stroke

... smoking, hyperlipidaemia (high fat in the blood), alcohol abuse, obesity and certain diseases or conditions. In the US, about 750,000 people suffer a stroke per year and about 160,000 die from that stroke. Strokes are ranked as the third largest killer, only after heart disease and cancer. Source: Neurolo...

Simple Eye Movement Test For Early Detection Of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

...sts that can be used as diagnostic tools for fetal alcohol syndrome and all of the other behavioural disorders classified under the broader term fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is tremendously valuable," says Dr. Reynolds, who is part of a $1.25-million Queen...

British company developing ‘Safer Cigarettes

...ainly caused by cigarette smoking and smoking with alcohol ten folds increases the risk of cancer occurrence. In order to reduce the risk of cigarette carcinogens, British American Tobacco company is in the process of testing //their new range of “safer cigarette” which they feel will reduce the carcinogen e...

Foetal alcohol syndrome: has an answer as a test now!

...eaded yet common disorder of infants is the foetal alcohol syndrome caused due to consumption of alcohol by pregnant ladies. Canadian researchers found a technique for accurately // diagnosing Foetal Alco...

Coffee In Pregnancy May Be Risky: Study

...ption and potentially confounding factors, such as alcohol consumption and smoking, at about 16 weeks' gestation. Of the women surveyed, 55.4 percent reported drinking no coffee during pregnancy, while 31.4 percent consumed one-half to three cups daily. Thirteen percent of the women drank more than three cu...

One Third Of All Cancers Preventable!

... 21 % of all cancers. Surprisingly, consumption of alcohol and inadequate intake of fruits and vegetables sta...ubjective. Amongst the described causes, smoking, alcohol and obesity were important in high-income countries while smoking; alcohol and low intake of fruits ...

Adult Kids Of Alcoholic Mothers Face Health Risk

... aggression and delinquency, increased the risk of alcohol disorders in young adults. "The good news is tha...o need to intervene at a very early age to prevent alcohol problems later on," Alati said. However the study found that birth outcomes, infant and early chil...

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