Children in the U.S are seeing less tobacco on TV thanks to tougher regulations. However, they are seeing more alcohol in movies and in advertisements. The research team examined 1,400 movies and the effect of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement on their content. According to an article published in AMA Pediatrics, the tobacco brand appearances… Continue reading
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Health Benefits of Alcohol
As strange as it may sound to some of you, alcohol has numerous benefits if it is consumed moderately and reasonably. Let’s see some these health benefits: Numerous studies show that moderate alcohol consumption has some health benefits. These studies are independent and are conducted in different countries. Their conclusion will no doubt please alcohol… Continue reading
Three Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy
Pregnancy is one of the greatest and happiest periods for all women. However, if you need to take a good care for you and the baby in order to keep both of you healthy. You may find it useful to follow three tips connected with food, drinks and exercising, which will help you maintain your… Continue reading
The great alcohol turism of the abroad students
For American students, spending a semester or two studying in a foreign country means the opportunity to improve foreign language skills and become immersed in a different culture. And for some of those students, studying abroad can involve greater alcohol consumption. New results from University of Washington researchers point to why some students drink more… Continue reading
If the woman with diagnosed breast cancer, still consume alcohol, the risk may be Recurrenced
In the Life After Cancer Epidemiology (LACE) study, 1,897 participants diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer between 1997 and 2000 and recruited on average 2 years post-breast cancer diagnosis were evaluated for the association between alcohol intake and breast cancer recurrence and death. The women, who were generally light drinkers, were followed for an average of… Continue reading
Death causing by the alcohol, may be reduced with taxes
Adjusting the alcohol tax in Florida to account for inflation since 1983 would prevent 600 to 800 deaths each year in that state from diseases caused by chronic heavy alcohol use, according to a new study from the University of Florida. The Florida legislature last increased alcohol taxes in 1983. The new study, which analyzed… Continue reading
NHS Confederation comments to reduce alcohol-related harms
Jo Webber, deputy director of policy and director of the Ambulance Service Network at the NHS Confederation, responds to NICE guidance on reducing alcohol-related harm. She said: “Given the facts it is hard to ignore the call made by NICE for a national minimum unit price for alcohol. “Treatment available on the NHS will remain… Continue reading
Rare leukemia treath the children which moms are drinking too much alcohol during pregancy
Researchers from France and the UK who reviewed the scientific literature found that drinking alcohol during pregnancy was linked to a significantly higher risk of children developing a rare form of leukemia called acute myeloid leukemia (AML). You can read about the study, led by Dr Paule Latino-Martel, research director at the Research Center for… Continue reading