Tag: alcohol
Lifestyle factors like smoking, alcohol can add to dementia risk
Study finds that in individuals who are at a high genetic risk of dementia, lifestyle problems such as smoking and alcohol can add to...
Want to live past 90 years? Have coffee and alcohol in...
Celebrate alcohol and coffee drinkers, you may live longer than those who abstain from the two
A new study by the University of California-Irvine found...
A glass of wine a day keeps the doctor away; the...
Consumption of one glass of wine a day associated with fewer hospital visitsWhile the serious negative effects of high alcohol consumption are well documented,...
Drunk driving accidents: low alcohol limits do not work
Study in The Lancet shows lowering alcohol limits for driving don't reduce road traffic accidents
Reducing the blood alcohol concentration limit for driving is not...
Devdas was right, alcohol does make your memory leaky
Even a single drink can alter how memories are formed in the brainOne of the most iconic characters in Indian literature and movies, Devdas...
Alcohol a drug? Experts argue on the affirmative in BMJ
In an article experts argue that classifying alcohol as a drug would ensure coherent policy and better outcomes against addiction
Should alcohol be classified as...
Your every day paracetamol is the leading cause of acute liver...
A common over-the-counter painkiller, paracetamol or acetaminophen causes acute liver failure at high doses
The every day paracetamol hides a sinister secret. Your go to...
Reduce alcohol availability, raise taxes, WHO tells members
World Health Organisation unveils SAFER a five pronged strategy to crack down against alcohol consumption
World Health Organisation has called upon countries to strengthen restrictions...
Alcohol kills more than 3 mn each year, most of them...
Harmful use of alcohol kills more than 3 million people each year, most of them men.
More than 3 million people died as a result...
1 in 10 deaths in the world has alcohol to blame:...
Study analyses data from the Global Burden of Disease
Alcohol is a leading risk factor for death and disease worldwide, and is associated with nearly...
