alcoholism

America's Got Talent Judge Hasselhoff, Hospitalized for Drinking

Cheryl Phillips — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:43:54 -0500

David Hasselhoff was hospitalized due to yet another drinking binge Hasselhoff, an America's got Talent Judge, spent two nights in hospital after a wild drinking bender in the wake of Simon Cowell's party. His partying went a bit too far and he was reported to have hit a physician who was tending to him in the eye.

1 in 25 Deaths Worldwide Refers To Alcohol

harminka — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:42:56 -0500

Research from Canada's own Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) featured in this week's edition of the Lancet shows that worldwide, 1 in 25 deaths are directly attributable to alcohol consumption. This rise since 2000 is mainly due to increases in the number of women drinking.

UK: Drunks Should Pay for Emergency Treatment

Margaret Wilde — Sat, 23 May 2009 04:34:45 -0500

In its report, 'Hitting the Bottle', the Policy Exchange recommends that "Drinkers admitted to hospital for less than 24 hours, such as those needing stomach pumps or just sleeping off the effects of a heavy night, should be made to pay up to £532."

Alcohol to blame for soaring A and E admissions

Margaret Wilde — Fri, 08 May 2009 09:12:51 -0500

The Daily Mail reports that "Up to 70 per cent of visits to hospital casualty departments are alcohol-related."

Scots and Irish at greater risk of drink-related death

harminka — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:48:17 -0500

Alcohol-related deaths in England and Wales are twice as high among people born in Scotland or Ireland compared with the rest of the population, a study has shown.

Alcohol taxes have clear effect on drinking

harminka — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:05:47 -0600

With many local and national governments currently debating proposals to raise alcohol taxes, a timely new study published online today in the February edition of Addiction journal finds that the more alcoholic beverages cost, the less likely people are to drink.

Impulse control area in brain affected in teens with genetic vulnerability for alcoholism

harminka — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:56:50 -0600

A new study suggests that genetic factors influence size variations in a certain region of the brain, which could in turn be partly responsible for increased susceptibility to alcohol dependence.

Gene mutation in worms key to alcohol tolerance

harminka — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:19:00 -0500

The work follows a study carried out by Oregon Health and Science University, which suggested a link between a gene mutation in mice and tolerance to alcohol. Researchers at Liverpool have investigated this in worms, looking specifically at the role the gene plays in communication between cells in the nervous system.

Alcoholism-associated molecular adaptations

harminka — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:53:29 -0500

After many years of heavy drinking, alcohol produces pathological alterations in the brain. In many alcoholics these changes culminate in massive social deterioration and disorders of memory and learning. Severe cognitive impairments occur in approximately 10% of heavy drinkers.

Epilepsy drug may help alcoholics recover from dependence

harminka — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:25:24 -0500

It's a Catch-22 of the highest order. People with alcohol problems often use alcohol to get to sleep -- but it actually keeps them from getting good-quality sleep all night long.

Drug has potential to prevent alcoholics from relapsing

harminka — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:36:51 -0500

An experimental drug that blocks the euphoric feelings associated with drinking may prevent alcoholics from relapsing. The finding, the result of a mouse study at Oregon Health & Science University, could lead to human clinical trials within the next year.

MicroRNA implicated as molecular factor in alcohol tolerance

harminka — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:07:57 -0500

In recent years, a class of small molecules known as microRNA have been found to play an important role in regulating gene products in most animal and plant species. A new study now indicates that microRNA may influence the development of alcohol tolerance, a hallmark of alcohol abuse and dependence.