http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Alcoholabuse-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:38 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/minimum-alcohol-price-in-scotland-101703-1.htm Scotland sets minimum price for alcohol. Alcohol will be sold at a minimum price of 50 pence (81 US cents, 63 euro cents) per unit after lawmakers voted 86 to one in favour of the act. The measure could come into effect from next April. "This policy will save lives -- it's as simple as that," Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said. "It is time to turn the tide of alcohol misuse that for too long has been crippling our country," she added. "Minimum pricing will kickstart a change ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/minimum-alcohol-price-in-scotland-101703-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-consumption-tied-to-cognitive-decline-and-dementia-in-elderly-101642-1.htm Studies in the elderly have linked excessive alcohol consumption to the cognitive decline and dementia. A review paper by Kim JW et al published in iPsychiatry Investig/i 2012;9:8-16 on the association between alcohol consumption and cognition in the elderly provides an excellent summary of the potential ways in which alcohol may affect cognitive function and the risk of dementia, both adversely and favorably as alcohol may have both a neuro toxic and neuro protective effect, depending on the dose and drinking pattern....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-consumption-tied-to-cognitive-decline-and-dementia-in-elderly-101642-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/crime-records-more-in-on-premise-alcohol-outlets-than-off-premise-alcohol-outlets-101438-1.htm ulliLocalities infested with higher densities of alcohol outlets are highly likely to have elevated rates of violent crimes. liA new study has compared on-premise with off-premise outlets across different types of crimes.liResults show a stronger relationship between density of outlets and crime for on- than off-premise outlets./ul Prior research has shown that neighborhoods with higher densities of alcohol outlets are more likely to have higher rates of violent crimes. This study ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/crime-records-more-in-on-premise-alcohol-outlets-than-off-premise-alcohol-outlets-101438-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/adaptive-abilities-in-children-with-prenatal-alcohol-exposure-examined-101411-1.htm Previous research has shown that prenatal exposure to alcohol often results in disruption to the brain's cognitive and behavioral domains. A study of these domains in children with heavy prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE), non-exposed children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and children without PAE or ADHD has found that, despite similarities in the relation between EF and adaptive abilities among children with ADHD or PAE, the patterns of abilities in these children were different....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/adaptive-abilities-in-children-with-prenatal-alcohol-exposure-examined-101411-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-links-modest-alcohol-intake-with-less-inflammation-in-patients-with-common-liver-disease-101378-1.htm A well-done study shows modest intake of alcohol is associated with less evidence of inflammation of the liver, a condition that increases cirrhosis risk. NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) is the most common type of liver disease in the developed world, affecting up to one-third of the US population. NAFLD is often associated with obesity and other parameters of the so-called "metabolic syndrome," which is a major risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease. In a well-done ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-links-modest-alcohol-intake-with-less-inflammation-in-patients-with-common-liver-disease-101378-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/youth-exposure-to-alcohol-marketing-ignored-by-most-states-100894-1.htm Reduction in youth exposure to alcohol advertising and marketing is an omitted shot for states to enhance public health, states a new review of state alcohol advertising laws from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The report examines the extent to which states' alcohol advertising laws incorporate eight different best practices to reduce youth exposure to alcohol advertising and marketing, and finds only eleven states ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/youth-exposure-to-alcohol-marketing-ignored-by-most-states-100894-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/california-officials-worried-over-teens-using-hand-sanitizers-as-substitute-for-alcohol-100670-1.htm Health officials in California are worried over a new trend of intoxication that sees teenagers drinking hand sanitizers to induce the effect of intoxication similar to drinking a couple of shots of hard liquor. As many as six California teenagers were hospitalised with alcohol poisoning last month, and two last weekend alone, from drinking hand sanitizer. "This is a rapidly emerging trend," ABC News quoted Cyrus Rangan, medical toxicology consultant for Children's Hospital Los Angeles, as saying in a news conference....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/california-officials-worried-over-teens-using-hand-sanitizers-as-substitute-for-alcohol-100670-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/exposure-to-tv-alcohol-ads-linked-to-underage-drinking-100663-1.htm A study has found link between between young people's exposure to television alcohol advertising and alcohol abuse. Minors who were familiar with television alcohol advertisements were more likely to have tried alcoholic beverages and binge drink than those who could not recall seeing such ads, according to the study. "Underage drinking remains an important health risk in the U.S.," said lead author Susanne E. Tanski, MD, MPH, FAAP, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/exposure-to-tv-alcohol-ads-linked-to-underage-drinking-100663-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-consumption-breast-cancer-linked-100471-1.htm In a recent research work an association between drinking alcohol and breast cancer has been identified. "Cells have different mechanisms to remove toxic substances, such as ethanol, the chemical name for alcohol, that represent a potential risk to them," explains MarA-a de Lourdes RodrA-guez-Fragoso, professor of pharmacology and toxicology at the Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos in Mexico. "Unfortunately, sometimes these mechanisms produce other toxic substances, including ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-consumption-breast-cancer-linked-100471-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-in-moderation-halves-hepatitis-risk-100348-1.htm People with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFD) who consume alcohol in modest amounts, no more than one or two servings per day, are half as likely to develop hepatitis as non-drinkers with the same condition, a new study has claimed. NALFD is the most common liver disease in the United States, affecting up to one third of American adults. It is characterized by abnormal fat accumulation in the liver. The specific cause or causes is not known, though obesity and diabetes are risk factors....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-in-moderation-halves-hepatitis-risk-100348-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/moderate-alcohol-consumption-tied-to-lower-mortality-risk-100276-1.htm Moderate alcohol consumption before and after heart attack associated with lower risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, shows study. The Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS) is a prospective cohort study of 51,529 US male health professionals. During the follow up of these men between 1986 to 2006, 1,818 men were confirmed with incident non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) - a non-fatal heart attack. Among heart attack survivors, 468 deaths were documented during up to 20 years of follow up....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/moderate-alcohol-consumption-tied-to-lower-mortality-risk-100276-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/short-term-impact-of-alcohol-on-memory-functioning-likely-to-be-risky-100256-1.htm Memory functioning can be disrupted by alcoholism prior to later-stage Korsakoff's syndrome, a neurological disorder generally linked to alcohol abuse, states a new study. The researchers examined associative memory, used in remembering face-name associations, in alcoholics. Alcoholism can disrupt memory functioning well before incurring the profound amnesia of Korsakoff's syndrome. For example, associative memory - used in remembering face-name associations - can be impaired in alcoholics....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/short-term-impact-of-alcohol-on-memory-functioning-likely-to-be-risky-100256-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/key-predictor-of-alcohol-use-in-adolescents-identified-100187-1.htm Peers influence adolescence drinking, shows research. Results will be published in the July 2012 issue of iAlcoholism: Clinical (and) Experimental Research/i and are currently available at Early View. "The key short-term consequences of drinking during adolescence are aggression, motor vehicle accidents, unprotected sex, alcohol poisoning, and vandalism," explained Hanneke A. Teunissen, a doctoral student at Radboud University Nijmegen as well as corresponding author for the study....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/key-predictor-of-alcohol-use-in-adolescents-identified-100187-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/youth-exposure-to-alcohol-ads-on-radio-can-be-assessed-by-online-tool-100067-1.htm The extent of exposure to radio alcohol advertisements among young people ages 12 to 20 can be estimated by a new online tool from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. This A HREF="http:www.camy.org/radiotool"free and user-friendly tool/A is the first service to provide parents, health departments and other key audiences with access to customizable information on youth exposure to radio alcohol advertising. "Despite ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/youth-exposure-to-alcohol-ads-on-radio-can-be-assessed-by-online-tool-100067-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-examines-teen-alcohol-and-illicit-drug-use-and-abuse-99846-1.htm Most cases of alcohol and drug abuse have their initial onset during teenage years, a survey of a nationally representative sample of U.S. teenagers has suggested. The report is published in the April issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, a JAMA Network publication. Alcohol and drugs use patterns in adolescence are increasingly seen as indicators of later substance abuse, the authors write in their study background. Joel Swendsen, Ph.D., of the University of Bordeaux, France, and colleagues ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-examines-teen-alcohol-and-illicit-drug-use-and-abuse-99846-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-link-between-drinking-and-diabetes-99523-1.htm Excessive intake of alcohol raises the risk of diabetes in men, claims a new study. For the study, subjects in a cohort in Sweden, some of whom had been exposed to a community intervention program to prevent diabetes, were evaluated 8-10 years after baseline for the presence of diabetes mellitus or impaired glucose metabolism ("pre-diabetes") in relation to a baseline report of alcohol consumption. Approximately 2,000 men and 3,000 women had a normal glucose tolerance test at baseline, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-link-between-drinking-and-diabetes-99523-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/drinking-alcohol-in-moderation-lowers-death-risk-in-men-who-have-survived-a-heart-attack-99406-1.htm Moderate drinking in men who have survived a first heart attack lowers risk of death from heart disease or any other cause than no alcohol consumption at all, a study of nearly 2000 men in the USA showed. The latest findings from the US Health Professionals Follow-up Study, a prospective study of 51,529 US male health professionals, are published online today (Wednesday) in the iEuropean Heart Journal/i [1] and they show that, having survived a first heart attack, men who drank approximately ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/drinking-alcohol-in-moderation-lowers-death-risk-in-men-who-have-survived-a-heart-attack-99406-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/long-working-hours-make-women-turn-to-alcohol-98875-1.htm A new study conducted by researchers from New Zealand suggest that long working hours may be linked to increased use of alcohol among nurses. Researchers from University of Otago and University of Queensland surveyed more than 4,400 nurses and midwives in New Zealand and Australia and found that nearly 14 percent of those surveyed indulged in drinking more than the recommended limit of two glasses of alcohol in a day. The study has been published in the International Journal of Nursing Studies....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/long-working-hours-make-women-turn-to-alcohol-98875-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/tweens-on-the-fence-on-cigarettes-and-alcohol-98825-1.htm Absolutely confused as regards cigarettes and alcohol, kids in tweenage are perhaps swayed by external factors influencing their opinions toward substance abuse, new study avers. So, the study indicates that when it comes to prevention of substance use in our tween population, turning our kids on to thought control may just be the answer to getting them to say no. The research was co-led by professors Roisin O'Connor of Concordia University and Craig Colder of State University of New York at Buffalo....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/tweens-on-the-fence-on-cigarettes-and-alcohol-98825-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-consumption-reduces-stroke-risk-in-women-98586-1.htm Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption is linked to reduced stroke risk in women, claims study. Monik Jimenez ScD from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) examined data from 83,578 female participants in the Nurses' Health Study. They looked at data of women who had no evidence of cardiovascular disease or cancer at baseline and followed them for up to 26 years. Participants provided information on diet, including self-reported alcohol consumption, lifestyle factors and stroke events....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-consumption-reduces-stroke-risk-in-women-98586-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/association-between-alcohol-consumption-and-the-risk-of-colorectal-cancer-modified-by-obesity-97980-1.htm Greater alcohol intake may increase the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) among obese subjects, but not among non-obese subjects, says a new study from Newfoundland/Labrador. This is not a particularly large study, and only 45-60% of subjects who were recruited by telephone ended up providing data. Further, it is a case-control comparison, rather than a cohort analysis, making bias in the results more likely. In this study, there was no relation of alcohol with the risk of CRC when considering the entire population....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/association-between-alcohol-consumption-and-the-risk-of-colorectal-cancer-modified-by-obesity-97980-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-and-a-change-of-heart-97979-1.htm Previous reports have touched on the fact that beyond the personal tragedy of chronic alcoholism there is a biological heartbreak as well. Scientists know severe alcoholism stresses the heart and that mitochondria, the cellular energy factories, are especially vulnerable to dysfunction. But they don't know the precise mechanism. Now new experiments led by a team at the Wadsworth Center of the New York State Department of Health in Albany, and Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-and-a-change-of-heart-97979-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-many-young-people-dont-know-what-constitutes-sensible-alcohol-consumption-97916-1.htm Young people do not possess the knowledge or skills to stick to government guidelines for safe alcohol consumption, says study. Led by Richard de Visser, PhD, of the University of Sussex, researchers examined young people's knowledge of, and use of, government guidelines for safe alcohol consumption. A total of 309 secondary school students and 125 university students in England completed a survey regarding knowledge and beliefs. The university students also reported their alcohol ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-many-young-people-dont-know-what-constitutes-sensible-alcohol-consumption-97916-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/high-risk-of-developing-alcohol-abuse-problems-in-national-guardsmen-97790-1.htm New research has indicated that soldiers in the National Guard are at significant risk of developing alcohol-related problems during and after deployment even if they have no history of alcohol abuse. The study is published in IDrug and Alcohol Dependence/I journal. Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and colleagues at three other institutions found that the soldiers at greatest risk of developing alcohol-related problems also experienced depression and/or PTSD during or after deployment....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/high-risk-of-developing-alcohol-abuse-problems-in-national-guardsmen-97790-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-alcohol-in-movies-and-child-boozing-97776-1.htm Alcohol in movies influences teenage binge drinking habit, says study. Major exposure to scenes of alcohol consumption in movies is a bigger risk for teen drinking than having parents who drink or if booze is easily available at home, it says. Unprecedented in its scope, the probe entailed a confidential telephone survey of more than 6,500 randomly-selected Americans aged 10 to 14 years, who were then interviewed three more times over the next two years. The youngsters were surveyed ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-alcohol-in-movies-and-child-boozing-97776-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-outlet-densities-linked-to-intimate-partner-violence-related-visits-97688-1.htm An association between alcohol outlet densities and Intimate partner violence (IPV)-related emergency department visits has been established in a recent study. Findings showed that bars are positively related to IPV-related ED visits, while there is no relationship between restaurant density and IPV-related ED visits./ul Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been linked to heavy drinking, substance use by one or both partners, and living in a neighborhood characterized by poverty and social disadvantage....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-outlet-densities-linked-to-intimate-partner-violence-related-visits-97688-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/after-school-program-can-help-reduce-alcohol-use-among-adolescents-97265-1.htm Substance prevention program held after school can minimize alcohol use among young adolescents, reveals study. Results suggest that if prevention researchers build programs with developmentally relevant content, and provide this content in an engaging, confidential and non-judgmental way, it can help middle school-aged children avoid alcohol. The article is published online in the journal IPrevention Science. /I"There are many mandatory school-based programs aimed at preventing youth ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/after-school-program-can-help-reduce-alcohol-use-among-adolescents-97265-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-abuse-blamed-by-ukraine-for-winter-death-toll-97180-1.htm Alcohol abuse has been blamed by Ukraine as the main cause of deaths caused by a spell of abnormally cold weather that has claimed at least 135 lives over the last 10 days. "The main reason for the deaths is alcohol abuse," said Grygoriy Marchenko, the head of rescue forces at the Ukrainian emergencies ministry. He told reporters that the most dead were recorded in the heavily industrial and densely-populated Donetsk region in the east of the country. "The government has done all it could for people to find help," he added....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-abuse-blamed-by-ukraine-for-winter-death-toll-97180-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/effect-of-alcohol-on-heart-health-debated-96968-1.htm The long-held belief that drinking a glass of red wine a day can help protect against heart disease cannot be assumed for all drinkers, say researchers. A meta-analysis done by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) provides new insight into the relationship between alcohol consumption and heart disease. "It's complicated," said Dr. Juergen Rehm, director of social and epidemiological research at CAMH. "While a cardioprotective association between alcohol use and ischaemic ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/effect-of-alcohol-on-heart-health-debated-96968-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/moderate-alcohol-consumption-boosts-miscarriage-risk-96844-1.htm Two glasses of alcohol a week raises miscarriage risk by 66 percent, reveals study. Despite some studies showing that light drinking during pregnancy is fine, the new research, which included over 90,000 women, offer the strongest evidence yet that playing it safe might be the best strategy for women who are gestating. "You should never give a recommendation based on a single study," said lead author Anne-Marie Nybo Anderson, an epidemiologist at the University of Copenhagen. "But ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/moderate-alcohol-consumption-boosts-miscarriage-risk-96844-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-alcohol-consumption-and-colon-cancer-risk-96830-1.htm A recent study finds an association between high levels of alcohol consumption and risk of colon cancer among people with a family history of such cancer. A total of 1,801 cases of colon cancer were diagnosed during follow-up from 1980 onwards. The authors results found that subjects with a family history, whose average alcohol intake was 30 or more grams per day (about 2 typical drinks by US standards or 4 UK units) had an increase in their risk of colon cancer. Those at greatest risk ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-alcohol-consumption-and-colon-cancer-risk-96830-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Even-Small-Amounts-Of-Alcohol-Doubles-Life-Span-96387-1.htm A study has found found that even very small amounts of ethanol, the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, can more than double the life span of a tiny worm known as Caenorhabditis elegans. The worms normally live for about 15 days and can survive with nothing to eat for roughly 10 to 12 days. But it survive 20 to 40 days when treated with tiny amounts of ethanol. "This finding floored us - it's shocking," said Steven Clarke, a UCLA professor of chemistry and biochemistry and the senior author of the study....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Even-Small-Amounts-Of-Alcohol-Doubles-Life-Span-96387-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Compares-Rates-of-Alcohol-Use-and-Other-Disorders-Between-the-United-States-and-SKorea-96264-1.htm In the United States and South Korea a recent study compares the rates of alcohol use disorders (AUDs), nicotine dependence. Study results show that AUDs are substantially more common among Americans than South Koreans. Hazardous alcohol use and depression are among the 10 leading causes of disability and premature death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Many low- to middle-income countries have begun to see a steady increase in alcohol use and have entered the early stages of a tobacco epidemic....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Compares-Rates-of-Alcohol-Use-and-Other-Disorders-Between-the-United-States-and-SKorea-96264-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Alcohol-Consumption-Increases-Risk-of-Fetal-Alcohol-Syndrome-Especially-During-First-Trimester-96247-1.htm Expectant mothers should avoid drinking as they can increase the risk of fetal alcohol syndrome. A recent study has also found that the risk of fetal alcohol syndrome was highest if a pregnant woman consumed alcohol during the second half of her first trimester of pregnancy. "The take-home message is that there's not a low threshold level below which drinking alcohol doesn't raise the risk of fetal alcohol syndrome, said study author Dr. Christina Chambers of the University of California, San Diego....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Alcohol-Consumption-Increases-Risk-of-Fetal-Alcohol-Syndrome-Especially-During-First-Trimester-96247-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Nurse-delivered-Brief-Alcohol-Interventions-Benefit-Hospitalized-Patients-96207-1.htm Hospitalized patients find nurse-delivered alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) acceptable during the hospital stay, shows study. The U.S. Joint Commission recently approved new hospital accreditation measures related to alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for all hospitalized patients. Yet little is known about the effectiveness of brief interventions (BIs) or inpatient acceptability of SBIRT when performed by healthcare professionals other than physicians....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Nurse-delivered-Brief-Alcohol-Interventions-Benefit-Hospitalized-Patients-96207-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Why-is-Alcohol-Addictive-96008-1.htm Drinking alcohol releases endorphins in areas of the brain that produce feelings of pleasure and reward, according to a study led by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco. The finding marks the first time that endorphin release in the nucleus accumbens and orbitofrontal cortex in response to alcohol consumption has been directly observed in humans. Endorphins are small proteins with opiate-like effects that are produced naturally in the brain....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Why-is-Alcohol-Addictive-96008-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Quiver-in-Tremor-Patients-Eased-by-Alcohol-in-Perfume-95641-1.htm An element in perfume notably assuages symptoms of tremor - an illness affecting one in 25 people over the age of 40, states a new study. Tremor is a brain disorder that triggers exaggerated shaking and occurs during movement, but not at rest. It usually involves the arms and hands, though the head, face and feet can also be affected. Octanol, a colourless fluid that is used to make artificial flavours as well as scents, is a form of alcohol. Scientists begun investigating its use for ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Quiver-in-Tremor-Patients-Eased-by-Alcohol-in-Perfume-95641-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/No-Positive-Effect-Seen-After-Abstaining-from-Alcohol-for-a-Month-95636-1.htm While taking a month long abstinence from alcohol may make you feel better about your health, leading health experts in Britain said that it is a pointless exercise as it has no positive effect on your liver. People often make a resolution to give up alcohol or enroll into a month long detox problem in order to minimize the effects of alcohol on the liver, especially after the excesses of the festive season. However experts at the British Liver Trust said that such a step would only provide a psychological ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/No-Positive-Effect-Seen-After-Abstaining-from-Alcohol-for-a-Month-95636-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Alcohol-Problem-Among-Elderly-People-95327-1.htm One in five elderly people binge on alcohol beyond recommended levels, shows study. According to the study, one in five men and ten per cent of women over 65 were found to drink too much. The experts said that impending arrival into old age of the "baby boomer" generation, who have tended to drink more heavily than previous generations, is expected to dramatically increase the problem, the Telegraph reported. While a lot of attention is given to the drinking problems among young ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Alcohol-Problem-Among-Elderly-People-95327-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Tooth-Pain-Eased-by-Adding-Sugar-Alcohol-to-Dental-Anesthesia-95303-1.htm Doctors have found that mixing dental anesthesia with mannitol, a simple sugar alcohol, greatly helps in numbing the dental-drilling pain. Mannitol apparently helps to open the membrane that protects nerve fibres under the tooth, allowing the anaesthesia to seep in. It helped reduce the pain of 40 subjects who were otherwise unfortunate enough to need three dental appointments to fix their teeth. Best of all, mannitol, which is nearly identical to the sweetener sorbitol, is a safe and natural ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Tooth-Pain-Eased-by-Adding-Sugar-Alcohol-to-Dental-Anesthesia-95303-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Alcohol-Increases-Aggression-In-Those-Who-Dont-Give-A-Thought-to-Consequences-95078-1.htm Not all drunks become aggressive. Those who do are usually those who rarely give a thought to the consequences of their actions, it has been found. "People who focus on the here and now, without thinking about the impact on the future, are more aggressive than others when they are sober, but the effect is magnified greatly when they're drunk," said Brad Bushman, lead author of the study and professor of communication and psychology at Ohio State University. "If you carefully consider the consequences ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Alcohol-Increases-Aggression-In-Those-Who-Dont-Give-A-Thought-to-Consequences-95078-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Gestational-Alcohol-Exposure-may-be-Revealed-by-Analysis-of-Fetal-Meconium-95011-1.htm Research has indicated that neonatal meconium can be used to examine gestational alcohol exposure during the second and third trimesters. liA new study has examined fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEEs) and ethylglucuronide (EtG) in meconium samples from public hospitals in seven Italian cities to test for prenatal exposure to alcohol. liResults indicate that fetal alcohol exposure is underestimated or misreported in Italy. /ul In recent years, medical professionals have begun to measure ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Gestational-Alcohol-Exposure-may-be-Revealed-by-Analysis-of-Fetal-Meconium-95011-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Texting-Can-Help-Reduce-Alcohol-Consumption-In-Young-Adults-94905-1.htm Texting may help young adults to reduce intake of alcohol consumption, finds a new study. Text messaging (TM) can be used to both assess drinking and deliver brief alcohol interventions to young adults discharged from the ED. Each day numerous young adults in the U.S. visit hospital emergency departments (EDs) for alcohol-related problems. This study examined the use of text messaging (TM), both to collect drinking data from young adults after ED discharge as well as provide immediate feedback ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Texting-Can-Help-Reduce-Alcohol-Consumption-In-Young-Adults-94905-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Link-Between-Loud-Music-and-Higher-Alcohol-Consumption-94809-1.htm Loud music makes people drink more alcohol and at a faster rate, reveals study. It has claimed that alcohol tastes sweeter when loud music is playing and the noise could make it difficult for drinkers to judge how much they are consuming. Dr Lorenzo Stafford, a psychologist from the University of Portsmouth, conducted the first experimental study to find out how music can alter the taste of alcohol. "Since humans have an innate preference for sweetness, these findings offer a plausible ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Link-Between-Loud-Music-and-Higher-Alcohol-Consumption-94809-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Cigarette-Alcohol-Use-Down-Among-US-Teens-94803-1.htm US teenagers cigarette and alcohol use falls since the mid-1970s, but the use of marijuana remains steady, shows survey. Some 18.7 percent of grade 12 high school students, typically aged 17 or 18, reported smoking cigarettes in the latest Monitoring the Future, well down from a peak of 36.5 percent in 1997. Among eighth-grade pupils, the proportion of smokers was 6.1 percent, down from 21 percent in 1996, the classroom survey of 46,773 students from 400 schools indicated. "That ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Cigarette-Alcohol-Use-Down-Among-US-Teens-94803-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Mums-Turning-to-Alcohol-to-Cope-With-Child-Rearing-Pressures-94718-1.htm A British charity organization has warned that more and more mothers are turning to alcohol in order to cope with the pressures of raising children and warned that such a step could be putting thousands of children at the risk of suffering from depression and anxiety. In the report titled "Bottling It Up: The Next Generation", Turning Point estimated that more than 2.6 million children were living with parents who were suffering from a drinking problem. According to the organization, more than ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Mums-Turning-to-Alcohol-to-Cope-With-Child-Rearing-Pressures-94718-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Alcohol-Use-can-Spur-People-Towards-Risky-Sexual-Behavior-94673-1.htm New research has pointed out that the tendency to engage in risky sex increases with alcohol consumption and is pronounced if a person drinks a lot. Infact, when people begin to consume alcohol and the quantity increases,the tendency to have unprotected sex also rose. Consumption of alcohol affects decision-making negatively. Research has also shown that for every increase in blood alcohol level of 0.1 mg/ml, there was a 5% increase in the desire to have unprotected sex. "Alcohol use is an independent ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Alcohol-Use-can-Spur-People-Towards-Risky-Sexual-Behavior-94673-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Anti-Stress-Peptide-In-Brain-Could-Reverse-Alcohol-Dependence-94626-1.htm Scientists have underlined the potential of an endogenous anti-stress peptide in the brain can help prevent and even reverse some of the cellular effects of acute alcohol and alcohol dependence in animal models. The work by scientists at the Scripps Research Institute could lead to the development of novel drugs to treat alcoholism. Specifically, the study led by Scripps Research Associate Professor Marisa Roberto examined the interaction between two competing agents-one a stress peptide ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Anti-Stress-Peptide-In-Brain-Could-Reverse-Alcohol-Dependence-94626-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/The-Genetic-Reason-Behind-Dependence-on-Alcohol-and-Other-Substances-93699-1.htm Genes do play a crucial part in the development of alcohol dependence (AD), and scientists have always been interested in discovering the culprit gene. Prior evidence had established that the endogenous cannabinoid system is implicated in AD, with cannabinoid receptor 1 (CNR1) appearing to be the main candidate. New findings confirm the association between CNR1 and dependence on alcohol and other substances. Results will be published in the February 2012 issue of iAlcoholism: Clinical ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/The-Genetic-Reason-Behind-Dependence-on-Alcohol-and-Other-Substances-93699-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Serotonin-System-in-Brain-Damaged-More-Readily-by-Alcohol-in-Women-Than-in-Men-93649-1.htm New research indicates that a significant decrease in the function of the serotonin system in women's brains can be seen after only four years of problem drinking. This is the system that regulates such functions as impulse control and mood. It takes 12 years before a corresponding decrease is seen in men. This is the conclusion of multidisciplinary research carried out at the Department of Psychology and the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The research group ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Serotonin-System-in-Brain-Damaged-More-Readily-by-Alcohol-in-Women-Than-in-Men-93649-1.htm