Red Wine Lessens the Risk of Prostate Cancer
...s went one step further by evaluating each type of alcoholic beverage independently. Here the news was surpri...rious flavonoids and resveratrolmissing from other alcoholic beverages. These components have antioxidant properties, and some appear to counterbalance androgens...Drink, Binge and the Genetic Link
...hem. Alcoholism is the compulsive consumption of alcoholic beverages. This dependence on alcohol cannot lay claim to a single cause and is believed to vary with social, emotional and hereditary factors. 50% of the total risk for alcoholism is attributed to heritable factors. More than a dozen genes have bee...A Tipple a Day may Be heart Friendly for Women
...lo have revealed that women who regularly enjoy an alcoholic drink or two have a significantly lower risk of ha... in those who primarily drank wine or a variety of alcoholic beverages. Similar, but weaker, associations were found when patterns and volume were analyzed am...Moderate Drinking Lowers Women's Risk of Heart Attack
Women who regularly enjoy an alcoholic drink or twohave a significantly lower risk of hav...d in those whoprimarily drank wine or a variety of alcoholic beverages. Similar, but weaker, associations were found when patterns and volumewere analyzed amon...Moderate Drinking may Lower Risk of Kidney Cancer
...und that women and men who drank an average of one alcoholic beverage a day were about 30 percent less likely to develop renal cell cancer than non-drinkers. This reduced risk they found in people who drank beer, wine or liquor. Jung Eun Lee and other researchers reviewed data from 12 studies that included m...Brooding Could Kill, Warn Psychologists
..., 62, of St. Paul was one of those. Living with an alcoholic father, "a Jekyll and Hyde character," she constan...eties, she turned to alcohol herself and became an alcoholic by early adulthood. Through treatment for her addiction, she says, she has learned to solve proble...Violent Videogames Attract Criticism Again
...ith this problem is no different than working with alcoholic patients. The same denial, the same rationalization, the same inability to give it up," Dr. Thomas Allen of the Osler Medical Center in Towson, Md. Dr. Louis Kraus of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and a psychiatrist at Ru...An Indigenous Treatment Plan Offered by the Labor on Child Welfare
...child abuse in indigenous communities, violent or alcoholic parents would be referred to treatment before thei...amily relationships commission to refer violent or alcoholic parents to treatment before cutting their welfare. Opposition indigenous affairs spokeswoman Jenny ...BMA Scotland Publishes Plan to Tackle Scotland's Drink Problem
...e number of patients discharged from hospital with alcoholic liver disease has more than doubled in the past te.... More than eight out of 10 doctors believe that alcoholic drinks manufacturers should be compelled to clearly label their products with the number of units of...Lily Allens MySpace Alcoholic confession was made Up
...n London, and said, 'Oh, Lily just said she was an alcoholic on the TV, she said. "So they printed it, then said I had written it on my blog - because I do write things on my blog, but it was never there, she added. Allen insisted that the blog is plain lies and her publicists are trying to figure out who ...US Parents Risk Jail When Their Teens Drink at Parties
... of up to 1,000 dollars for each underage guest if alcoholic beverages are served at your house in their presence -- whether they have imbibed or not. "If you expect 60 teenagers, you'd better keep your eyes peeled," said a French mother who recently held a high school graduation party for her kids at her home...Anti-smoking Drug Could Help Treat Alcoholism: Study
...apeutic treatment to reduce alcohol consumption in alcoholic subjects." The study was published in the newest edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.......risk factors such as hepatitis B and C viruses, or alcoholic liver disease makes up the majority of liver cancers in humans. Overall, men are three to five times more likely to develop HCC than women; however, in individuals who are under 50, HCC is seen seven to 10 times more frequently in men. A similar ...