One In 25 Deaths Worldwide Attributable To Alcohol
Worldwide, one in 25 deaths are directly attributable to alcohol consumption. This rise since 2000 is mainly due to increases in the number of women drinking.
From The Glass To The Brain In Six Minutes
Just one drink can quickly go to your head. Researchers tested this well-known adage. Only six minutes after consuming an amount of alcohol equivalent to three glasses of beer or two glasses of wine, leading to a blood alcohol level of 0.05 to 0.06 percent, changes have already taken place in the brain cells, as [...]
Childhood Physical Abuse Linked To Cancer
Childhood physical abuse is associated with elevated rates of cancer in adulthood, according to a new study.
Binge Drinking Linked With Hemorrhagic Stroke In Korean Men
Frequent binge drinking — having six or more alcoholic drinks at one occasion, at lease once a week — by Korean men was associated with a dramatic increase in hemorrhagic stroke. It is unclear whether the results can be generalized to other populations.
Smoking Linked To Brain Damage
New research suggests a direct link between smoking and brain damage. Scientists have found that a compound in tobacco provokes white blood cells in the central nervous system to attack healthy cells, leading to severe neurological damage.
Higher Drinking Age Linked To Less Binge Drinking — Except In College Students
New research has found substantial reductions in binge drinking since the national drinking age was set at 21 two decades ago, with one exception: college students. The rates of binge drinking in male collegians remain unchanged, but the rates in female collegians have increased dramatically.
Opioid-induced Hibernation Protects Against Stroke In Rats
Using an opioid drug to induce a hibernatory state in rats reduces the damage caused by an artificial stroke. Researchers have shown that those animals put into the chemical slumber suffered less behavioral dysfunctions after a period of cerebral artery blockage than control rats.
Drug popularity (via Google queries) – Yet Another Long Tail (YALT)
Here some drug popularity trends based on automatic Google queries. The drug names were taken from DrugBank.The top ten areCholesterolAspirinEthanolIbuprofenInsulinAcetaminophenTestosteroneCocaineOxycodoneVardenafilReferencesI used a Python script for the Google data fetching. Let me know, if you need more details.The Long Tail @WikipediaDrugBank: a knowledgebase for drugs, drug actions and drug targets. Wishart DS, Knox C, Guo AC, [...]
Grappling With Addiction
Felicia Sullivan is a self-described “author, foodie, rockstar” and she writes regularly on a wide variety of topics, including grappling with alcoholism after growing up with a cocaine-addicted mother. But her recent entry about addiction was moving and is worth the full read: The urge to self-medicate and live a life anesthetized was that great. [...]
Abused Kids Face Higher Cancer Risk
Title: Abused Kids Face Higher Cancer RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/26/2009 7:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/26/2009