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Are There Differences In Mortality Among Wine Consumers And Other Alcoholic Beverages?
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Wine consumers, especially in comparison with spirits drinkers, have been shown to have higher levels of education and income, to consume a healthier diet, be more physically active, and have other characteristics that are associated with better health outcomes...
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Binge Drinking As Contagious As The Common Cold
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Do couples influence each other's drinking habits? Over a 28 day time frame, researchers were able to predict one partner's binge drinking based the other partner's binge drinking. The research studied 208 nonmarried, heterosexual dating couples in their early 20's...
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10 Votes
Gestational Alcohol Exposure Revealed By Analysis Of Fetal Meconium
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In recent years, medical professionals have begun to measure fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEEs) in meconium as a direct and reliable marker of gestational alcohol exposure during the second and third trimesters...
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11 Votes
Teen Smoking And Drinking Drops, Marijuana Consumption Rises, USA
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Cigarette and alcohol consumption among 8th, 10th and 12th graders (14, 16 and 18 year olds) are lower than they have ever been since certain records began in 1975, but marijuana and non-medical prescription medication usage has increased, says a new report - "Monitoring the Future" (MTF) - issued by The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)...
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17 Votes
Human Alcohol Consumption Patterns Mimicked By New Strain Of Lab Mice
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A line of laboratory mice developed by a researcher from the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) drinks more alcohol than other animal models and consumes it in a fashion similar to humans: choosing alcohol over other options and binge drinking...
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9 Votes
Scripps Research Study Underlines Potential Of Anti-Stress Peptide To Block Alcohol Dependence
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New research by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has underlined the power of an endogenous anti-stress peptide in the brain to prevent and even reverse some of the cellular effects of acute alcohol and alcohol dependence in animal models. The work could lead to the development of novel drugs to treat alcoholism...
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19 Votes
Binge Drinking By Freshman Women Tied To Sexual Assault Risk, According To New Research
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Many young women who steer clear of alcohol while they're in high school may change their ways once they go off to college. And those who take up binge drinking may be at relatively high risk of sexual assault, according to a University at Buffalo-led study in the January issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. The college years are famously associated with drinking...
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Chocolate Consumption Halved By Taking A Short Walk
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A 15-minute walk can cut snacking on chocolate at work by half, according to research by the University of Exeter. The study showed that, even in stressful situations, workers eat only half as much chocolate as they normally would after this short burst of physical activity...
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