Binge drinking is usually associated with men, but a new study says that one in eight women engages in this type of alcohol abuse. And--surprise, surprise--the problem is magnified by the fact that we think men are the binge drinkers; not women. More »
Lay Off The Liquor, Ladies: New Study Says...
Rejoice, caffeine fiends! A new study out from the Harvard School of Public Health says that drinking coffee is good for your heart. But not too much—more than four or five cups a day might actually increase your risk for heart problems. More »Post from: Blisstree
Hospitalization for underage drinking is common in the United States, and it comes with a price tag -- the estimated total cost for these hospitalizations is about $755 million per year, a Mayo Clinic study has found. Researchers also found geographic and demographic differences in the incidence...
People who drink heavily may increase their risk of dying in house fires that should otherwise have been escapable, a new study suggests. The findings, reported in the September issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, highlight one of the less-recognized dangers of downing too much...
java...and tell a story about how you? first discovered that you liked your coffee like that? Were you sharing a special moment with anyone, or simply taking a break from the action?
Or share a coffee memory: I remember my brother in law getting all glassy eyed and a far away look when he...
Academics at Northumbria University have demonstrated a link between teenage binge drinking and damage to prospective memory. Prospective memory is an important aspect of day-to-day memory function and is defined as the cognitive ability to remember to carry out an activity at some future point...
Women and men who engage in frequent heavy drinking report significantly worse health-related practices, according to a Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research study in the journal Addiction Research & Theory. For the study, researchers surveyed 7,884 members of the Kaiser Permanente...
Social factors have consistently been implicated as a cause of vulnerability to alcohol use and abuse. The reverse is also true, in that individuals who engage in excessive drinking may alter their social context. New research on drinking among older adults has found that older adults who have...