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Alcohol abuse a problem for one in every three Americans

According to the latest study on alcohol abuse, as many as one in three Americans abuse or become dependent on alcohol over the course of their lives, and most of them never receive treatment for the problem.

3 Jul 2007

Patients with an alcohol-use disorder are more likely to require mechanical ventilation

More than 300,000 patients receive mechanical ventilation during intensive care per year in the United States, even though the hospital mortality rate for ventilated patients can approach 50 percent.

26 Jun 2007

High rate of misdiagnosis in patients in an acute vegetative state

New studies underline the importance of extreme caution in any decision to limit the life chances of patients during the acute phase of a vegetative state.

20 Jun 2007

Brits and their 'booze culture' costing 20 billion pounds each year

In a new report on alcohol consumption in Britain the drinking culture there is being blamed for health, crime and disorder problems which cost the nation as much as 20 billion pounds each year.

5 Jun 2007

Both drinking patterns and neighborhood characteristics affect intimate partner violence

While heavy drinking has consistently been linked to an increased risk of intimate partner violence (IPV), a new study has found that both drinking patterns and neighborhood characteristics can contribute in different ways to mutual IPV among married/cohabiting adults in the general population.

28 May 2007

Moderate alcohol consumption lowers women's risk of heart attack

Women who regularly enjoy an alcoholic drink or two have a significantly lower risk of having a non-fatal heart attack than women who are life-time abstainers, epidemiologists at the University at Buffalo have shown.

24 May 2007

Overconsumption syndrome exists with alcohol to!

While many people are aware of the potential health hazards posed by oversized food servings, a Purdue University expert says consumers face the same risks at the neighborhood bar as they do at a buffet bar.

25 Apr 2007

Effect of alcohol and aspirin consumption in traumatic brain injury patients

An estimated 1.5 million people in the United States incur a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every year and 60,000 people die annually from these injuries.

17 Apr 2007

First measurement of a cellular heartbeat

Researchers have made a breakthrough by detecting the electrical equivalent of a living cell's last gasp. The work takes them a step closer to both seeing the 'heartbeat' of a living cell and a new way to test drugs.

12 Apr 2007

Study explains exactly how exposure to lead during brain development produces learning deficits

A study of young adult rats by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health provides evidence that explains exactly how exposure to lead during brain development produces learning deficits.

3 Apr 2007

18% of young women sexually victimized

Sexual victimization can mean several things -- verbal coercion to have sex with an intimate partner, rape by a stranger, a woman fondled in a bar or forced intercourse when a woman is too intoxicated to consent or object.

13 Mar 2007

Investigational drug tolvaptan treats hyponatremia

Results of the two largest studies on hyponatremia, SALT-1 and SALT-2, presented Nov. 14 at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions in Chicago, found that the investigational drug tolvaptan treated hyponatremia -- water intoxication -- faster and more effectively than available treatments.

14 Nov 2006