http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Alcohol-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:45:52 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/kids-of-smoking-parents-prone-to-cardiovascular-risks-101639-1.htm Children who are exposed to passive smoking from their parents are more likely to develop serious cardiovascular health problems later in life, finds a study. The Menzies Research Institute in Tasmania collected data from a Finnish and Australian study following children first examined 20 years ago who are now aged in their mid-30s. It found that those exposed to passive smoke as youngsters have less elasticity in their arteries, an indicator of poor cardiovascular health. Study author ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/kids-of-smoking-parents-prone-to-cardiovascular-risks-101639-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/daily-dose-of-vitamin-c-by-smoking-women-may-help-newborns-101634-1.htm Daily intake of vitamin C may improve the lung function of the babies born to women who are unable to quit smoking during pregnancy. This is the conclusion of a new study at Oregon Health and Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital. "Smoking during pregnancy is known to adversely affect the lung development of the developing baby, causing lifelong decreased lung function and an increased risk of asthma," said Cindy McEvoy, M.D., M.C.R., neonatologist and associate professor ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/daily-dose-of-vitamin-c-by-smoking-women-may-help-newborns-101634-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/genetic-marker-associated-with-smoking-quantity-identified-101628-1.htm In people of African ancestry, a genetic marker helps predict the smoking quantity, say researchers. The study's findings may help guide future public health decisions related to smoking, because the more people smoke, the higher their risk of lung cancer. The genetic variant, called rs2036527, appears to function as a marker of smoking quantity in African Americans, predicting the number of cigarettes smoked per day. It is on the same nicotine receptor gene, located on Chromosome 15, as ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/genetic-marker-associated-with-smoking-quantity-identified-101628-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/french-creator-new-glass-will-revolutionize-wine-101531-1.htm The experience of drinking wine may be revolutionized by a French glassmaker with a new design. The tulip-shaped glass, with a wide flat base and a vertical "chimney", will prevent the alcohol from overpowering the aroma of wine when the glass is swirled, according to Baccarat, a maker of luxury crystal glassware. The design prevents the usual large-scale swirling movement which oxidises the wine and burns off the delicate aromas, and retains the subtlety in the vintages, the firm said. "This is revolutionary....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/french-creator-new-glass-will-revolutionize-wine-101531-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/smoking-ban-extended-to-cafes-stadiums-in-bulgaria-101450-1.htm Changes to Bulgaria's health bill to ban smoking in stadiums and all enclosed public spaces such as cafes and restaurants as of June 1 have been approved by lawmakers. The small Balkan country, home to Europe's second-heaviest smokers after Greece, had already banned smoking in all government buildings, public transport, trains, cinemas, schools and kindergartens in 2005. The new changes approved Thursday would extend the ban to all enclosed public spaces including bars, cafes and restaurants....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/smoking-ban-extended-to-cafes-stadiums-in-bulgaria-101450-1.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/thought-guided-robot-arm-helps-paralysed-woman-drink-coffee-101416-1.htm A paralyzed woman has been helped by scientists to lift a drink to her lips with a thought-controlled robotic arm. On April 12 last year, 58-year-old Cathy Hutchinson made history by using only her thoughts to get a robotic arm to grasp a flask of coffee on a table, lift it and hold it to her lips for a sip, the researchers said. Fourteen years earlier, a stroke had left her paralysed and unable to speak, making her completely dependent on a caregiver. "This was the first time in nearly ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/thought-guided-robot-arm-helps-paralysed-woman-drink-coffee-101416-1.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/smoking-marijuana-does-help-relieve-pain-in-ms-101325-1.htm The belief that smoking marijuana can help relieve painful symptoms of multiple sclerosis has received scientific backing after a clinical trial found that such a practice does indeed ease up the painful cramps associated with the disease. The researchers conducted the study on a group of 30 MS patients who suffered from stiffness and involuntary muscle spasms, also known as spasticity which is a common symptom of MS. The participants were then divided into two groups, with one group being given ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/smoking-marijuana-does-help-relieve-pain-in-ms-101325-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/combating-alzheimers-probably-with-compound-in-red-wine-and-red-grapes-101321-1.htm Over two-dozen academic institutions will hire volunteers in the upcoming months for a national, phase II clinical trial to inspect the effects of resveratrol on persons with mild to moderate dementia owing to Alzheimer's disease. Resveratrol is a compound found in red grapes, red grape juice, red wine, chocolate, tomatoes and peanuts. Pre-clinical and pilot clinical research studies suggest that resveratrol may prevent diabetes, act as a natural cancer fighter, ward off cardiovascular disease, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/combating-alzheimers-probably-with-compound-in-red-wine-and-red-grapes-101321-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/moscow-mulls-smoking-ban-in-restaurants-by-2014-100944-1.htm In an initiative to curb the rising smoking-related deaths, Moscow authorities have planned to ban smoking in restaurants and pubs by 2014. A draft plan published on the city's department of economic policy and development's website has revealed. "The ban on smoking in public places will be introduced gradually. In 2012, a total ban on smoking is planned in educational and healthcare facilities, places of culture, state offices and public transportation. In 2013-2014 the ban will be extended ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/moscow-mulls-smoking-ban-in-restaurants-by-2014-100944-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/smoking-during-pregnancy-may-augment-the-chances-of-autism-in-children-100916-1.htm Researchers claim that children might suffer from high functioning autism if their mothers resorted to smoking during pregnancy. Professor Amy Kalkbrenner, the lead author from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health stated, "It has long been known that autism is an umbrella term for a wide range of disorders that impair social and communication skills." She further added, "What we are seeing is that some disorders on the autism spectrum, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/smoking-during-pregnancy-may-augment-the-chances-of-autism-in-children-100916-1.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/passive-smoking-worsens-asthma-in-kids-study-100807-1.htm Many asthmatic children harmed by secondhand smoke, reveals study. Results showed that 53 percent of children exposed to passive smoking were likely to make three or more visits to a physician or emergency department due to wheezing in the past year; sleep disturbed by wheezing one or more nights per week and restricted activity due to wheezing. "National asthma guidelines have advised avoidance of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS-passive smoking) for patients with asthma for decades, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/passive-smoking-worsens-asthma-in-kids-study-100807-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/incidence-of-global-smoking-to-see-a-tad-drop-by-2030-without-resolute-action-100696-1.htm The latent impact of smoking control policies on prospective global smoking trends Online First doi 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2011-050147. The global incidence of cigarette smoking with adults is set to drop by only 1.7 percentage points by 2030 if governments fail to do more to intervene, finds research published online in iTobacco Control/i. But if World Health Organization (WHO) measures are adopted, global prevalence would fall from just under 24% in 2010 to just over 13% by 2030, predict the researchers....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/incidence-of-global-smoking-to-see-a-tad-drop-by-2030-without-resolute-action-100696-1.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/risk-of-liver-cancer-high-among-those-with-family-history-100616-1.htm The risk of developing hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) is high among those who have a definite history of liver cancer in their families. The study also showed 70-fold elevated risk of HCC in those with liver cancer in the family and markers for hepatitis B (HBV) or hepatitis C (HCV). Liver cancer ranks sixth in incidence and the third cause of mortality worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) liver cancer was responsible for 700,000 deaths in 2008, with HBV and HCV accounting for 78 percent of all cases of HCC....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/risk-of-liver-cancer-high-among-those-with-family-history-100616-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/not-nicotine-but-smoking-curbs-rare-tumour-risk-100606-1.htm A link between smoking and a reduced risk for a rare benign tumour close to the brain is confirmed by researchers. But the addition of smokeless tobacco to the analysis indicates that nicotine is not the protective substance. The study using Swedish data suggested that men who currently smoke are almost 60 percent less likely than people who have never smoked to develop this tumour, called an acoustic neuroma. But men in the study who used snuff, which produces roughly the same amount of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/not-nicotine-but-smoking-curbs-rare-tumour-risk-100606-1.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/obese-kids-more-at-risk-of-developing-liver-cancer-in-adulthood-100381-1.htm Children who are obese are more likely to develop hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) - the most common form of liver cancer in adulthood, according to a research. The Danish study monitored birth weight and BMI at school age of 165,540 men and 160,883 women born between 1930 and 1989. The study authors calculated and compared the risk of developing HCC from the 252 participants that had developed HCC at follow-up. At age 7 the risk of developing HCC increased by 1.12 per unit of increase in BMI; however, at age 13 this risk increased to 1....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/obese-kids-more-at-risk-of-developing-liver-cancer-in-adulthood-100381-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/bollywood-movies-influence-indian-teens-to-drink-100360-1.htm Bollywood movies have been blamed for promoting drinking habits among Indian teenagers, according to a new study presented today at the World Congress of Cardiology in Dubai. Overall 10 per cent of the students (aged between 12-16 years) surveyed in the study had already tried alcohol. But students that had been most exposed to alcohol use in Bollywood movies were found to be 2.78 times more likely to have tried alcohol as compared with those who were least exposed. Even when adjustments were ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/bollywood-movies-influence-indian-teens-to-drink-100360-1.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/omega-3-fatty-acids-may-combat-physical-effects-of-smoking-100336-1.htm Omega-3 fatty acids may help lower the physical effects of smoking, according to a new study. The study, carried out in Greece, assessed the effect of four-week oral treatment with 2 g/day of omega-3 fatty acids on the arterial wall properties of cigarette smokers. The results showed that short-term treatment with omega-3 fatty acids improves arterial stiffness and moderates the acute smoking-induced impairment of vascular elastic properties in smokers. "These findings suggest that omega-3 ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/omega-3-fatty-acids-may-combat-physical-effects-of-smoking-100336-1.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/full-smoking-ban-in-bulgaria-from-june-1-100054-1.htm Bulgarian lawmakers have decided to impose smoking ban in all enclosed public spaces from June 1, which includes cafes, bars and restaurants, regardless of size. The small Balkan country, home to Europe's second-heaviest smokers after Greece, already banned smoking in all government buildings, public transport, trains, cinemas, schools and kindergartens in 2005. But bars, cafes and restaurants were allowed to have separate smoking and non-smoking sections, while establishments smaller than ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/full-smoking-ban-in-bulgaria-from-june-1-100054-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/asa-bans-beer-ad-over-sexual-claims-100052-1.htm The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned Budweiser radio ad for linking alcohol to sexual prowess. The radio commercial for Budweiser featured an American football coach giving a motivational team talk before a lads' night out. "You were conceived on a night like tonight," the Daily Mail quoted the coach as telling the cheering men. "So before going out for that ice-cold Budweiser, you put in that extra two minutes in front of the mirror. "Because you never know who you're going to meet ....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/asa-bans-beer-ad-over-sexual-claims-100052-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/beer-belly-not-caused-by-beer-99869-1.htm Scientists have revealed that drinking beer is not the main cause of a "beer belly". A team from Germany analysed the weight as well as the hip and waist measurements of nearly 20,000 people over four years. Participants were asked to detail how much beer they drank and what else they consumed each day. Their beer consumption was placed into a number of categories, from "very light" to "heavy". The researchers concluded that their study "does not support the common belief of a site-specific ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/beer-belly-not-caused-by-beer-99869-1.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/risk-for-liver-cancer-in-hepatitis-b-infected-patients-may-be-predicted-by-new-biomarker-99779-1.htm A new study has revealed that patients with hepatitis B who had significantly longer telomeres were found to have an increased risk of developing liver cancer compared to those with shorter ones. Telomeres are the caps on the end of chromosomes that protect genetic data. These findings were presented by researchers at A HREF="http:www.kimmelcancercenter.org"Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center/A at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2012. The relative telomere ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/risk-for-liver-cancer-in-hepatitis-b-infected-patients-may-be-predicted-by-new-biomarker-99779-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/diabetes-drug-metformin-may-protect-from-liver-cancer-99554-1.htm Metformin, a oral drug prescribed for patients with type 2 diabetes, may protect against liver cancer, finds a study. The study, led by Geoffrey Girnun, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the department of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, is one more in an ongoing look at the effect of metformin in cancer prevention. However, it is one of the first to evaluate liver cancer. "Since many of the effects of the drug take place in the liver, we ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/diabetes-drug-metformin-may-protect-from-liver-cancer-99554-1.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/link-between-smoking-and-schizophrenia-risk-99348-1.htm Smoking boosts the effect of a schizophrenia gene, say researchers. Schizophrenia has long been known to be hereditary. However, as a melting pot of disorders with different genetic causes is concealed behind manifestations of schizophrenia, research has still not been able to identify the main gene responsible to this day. In order to study the genetic background of schizophrenia, the frequency of particular risk genes between healthy and ill people has mostly been compared until now....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-smoking-and-schizophrenia-risk-99348-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/2011-increase-in-worldwide-wine-consumption-99277-1.htm The International Organization of Vine and Wine has revealed that the consumption of wine across the globe increased slightly in 2011 thanks to added consumers in the United States and China. The organization, an intergovernmental industry group, said 242 million hectolitres (mhl) of wine were drunk last year, up 0.7 percent from 2010. In Europe, consumption fell by 500,000 hectolitres with a slight increase in France, but a contraction in Italy. German consumption grew while wine drinking ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/2011-increase-in-worldwide-wine-consumption-99277-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/research-says-liver-cancer-patients-less-likely-to-die-on-wait-list-than-candidates-without-cancer-99276-1.htm There is increasing disparity in mortality among candidates with and without liver cancer who are on the waiting list for liver transplantation, says a new research. The study available in the April issue of ILiver Transplantation/I, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, found that liver cancer patients are less likely to die on the wait list than non-HCC candidates, prompting transplantation specialists to suggest a ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/research-says-liver-cancer-patients-less-likely-to-die-on-wait-list-than-candidates-without-cancer-99276-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/smoking-may-help-regain-self-control-study-99070-1.htm Smoking may help people restore self-control, by improving smokers' positive mood, suggest researchers. When researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., deplete smokers' self control, they found that smoking a cigarette helps restore their self-control. The study exposed a test group and a control group - totalling 132 nicotine dependent smokers - to an emotional video depicting environmental damage. One group in the study expressed their natural emotional reactions (no ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/smoking-may-help-regain-self-control-study-99070-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/research-fraud-raises-some-doubts-about-benefits-of-red-wine-on-heart-from-resveratrol-99067-1.htm Discovery of fraud in scientific research usually takes the medical world by storm and every so often a major incident causes embarrassment to the community. bProf. Dipak K. Das/b, a professor at the University of Connecticut's Department of Surgery and director of the school's Cardiovascular Research Center is the bepicenter of a new research scandal/b! Dr. Das is facing dismissal after a three-year investigation revealed 145 counts of fabrication and falsification in his research data....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/research-fraud-raises-some-doubts-about-benefits-of-red-wine-on-heart-from-resveratrol-99067-1.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/novel-compound-that-kills-liver-cancer-identified-98845-1.htm A new compound that kills hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells has been discovered by scientists. HCC is the most common form of liver cancer and fifth most common cancer worldwide, while sparing healthy tissue. The compound, Factor Qunolinone Inhibitor 1 (FQI1), works by inhibiting an oncogene originally discovered by a team of researchers led by Devanand Sarkar, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., Harrison Scholar at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Cancer Center, Blick Scholar and assistant professor ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/novel-compound-that-kills-liver-cancer-identified-98845-1.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/link-between-sugar-sweetened-beverages-and-heart-disease-risk-98762-1.htm In men, sugar beverages increase risk of heart disease, shows study. In a new study, scientists found that men who drank a 12-ounce sugary beverage a day had a 20 percent higher risk of heart disease compared to men who didn't take any such drinks. "This study adds to the growing evidence that sugary beverages are detrimental to cardiovascular health," said Frank B Hu, MD, PhD, study lead author and professor of nutrition and epidemiology in the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-sugar-sweetened-beverages-and-heart-disease-risk-98762-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/impact-of-wine-on-lung-function-98624-1.htm Moderate wine consumption can have a positive effect on lung function, suggest researchers. The research team from the Netherlands also looked at genetic factors and mechanisms by which resveratrol might be absorbed by the body and its possible effect on longevity of life. They found that pure resveratrol intake was associated with higher lung volumes and that white wine intake (but not red wine intake) and was associated with lower risk of airway obstruction. They also report that ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/impact-of-wine-on-lung-function-98624-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/data-says-people-aged-over-45-years-likely-to-drink-everyday-98612-1.htm People over 45 years of age are more likely to drink every day of the year compared to their younger counterparts according to new figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). According to the figures, more than 13 percent of the population over 45 years of age drink almost every day of the year compared to just 4 percent of those under 45 years while the number was more than 22 percent among the elderly population over 65 years of age. While drinking regularly was more common ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/data-says-people-aged-over-45-years-likely-to-drink-everyday-98612-1.htm