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If you look at any bottle of hand sanitizer, you’ll probably notice alcohol as a main ingredient (well, hopefully at least). Not to mention the fact that rubbing alcohol is a staple in many first-aid kits. So…does alcohol kill germs and could you use it in place of, say, hand sanitizer or cleaning fluid? And […]
Children of mothers who drank through the first trimester of pregnancy in addition to alcohol and Smoking, had, according to a new study, a 12-fold increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome. Were compared with children whose mothers do not, or only until the end of the first trimester of Pregnancy smoked and drank alcohol. […]
A new study, published in Science Advances, identifies genes associated with high alcohol intake. Alcohol consumption is associated with many diseases, with the risk of these co-morbidities generally increasing with greater exposure. Excessive consumption of alcohol is considered a result of complex interactions between genetic and non-genetic risk factors. A number of family, twin, and […]
Bad news for folks looking to continue indulging this holiday season. A recent Japanese study found that light to moderate drinking increases the risk of cancer. Cancer, the peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, published the findings. Masayoshi Zaitsu, Ph.D., led the study. It analyzed information from 33 general hospitals throughout Japan from 2005-2016. […]
Government cuts to alcohol taxes have had dramatic consequences for public health, including nearly 2000 more alcohol-related deaths in England since 2012, according to new research from the University of Sheffield’s School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR). The findings come as Chancellor Sajid Javid considers whether to cut or raise alcohol duty in the […]
Treatment practices in Canada and abroad need to change in order to help more people with alcohol use disorder, according to a CAMH-led article just published in The Lancet. More than 1 million Canadians have alcohol use disorders in any given year, but the vast majority never receives professional help. Despite interventions for alcohol use […]
Proof you DON’T need to give up booze to live longer: Fascinating experiment on a group who admit to drinking most days (but not to excess) finds reducing their alcohol intake had surprisingly little impact on their health TMOS recruited volunteers to find out if giving up alcohol improves health New government-guidelines suggest a person […]
Here's something you probably already know but bears repeating: Alcohol is a drug—and while it's available pretty much everywhere and can be totally fine in moderation, too much of it can cause some serious damage to your body. Case in point: alcohol poisoning. According to the most recent data, about six people die of alcohol […]
Women should avoid during Menstruation better on alcohol During Menstruation in most women heavy menstrual pain and mood fluctuations. To make the complaints then with a couple of glasses of wine more bearable, but it is not a good idea. Because alcohol can make the period much worse. Recurring rule complaints The menstrual period is […]
Increasing rates of alcohol use suggest that the world is not on track to achieve targets against harmful alcohol use, according to a study of 189 countries’ alcohol intake between 1990-2017 and estimated intake up to 2030, published in The Lancet. As a result of increased alcohol consumption and population growth, the total volume of […]