Alcohol Abuse by Aussie...

A Curtin University research team led by public health researcher Jonathon Hallett, has recently published in the international journal BMC public health, a paper that shows over a third of university students in Perth, Western Australia are drinking alcohol at a hazardous level, with...

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ...

Kids born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome disorders are twice punished in life. First they are born with an entirely avoidable mental incapacity, and secondly are more than likely to find themselves involved in crime, as victims or perpetrators. The real cause of the problem of FAS as a...

Alcohol, Aloe and Skin ...

There is much controversy about the use of alcohol in skin care products. For many the use of any alcohol at all is completely out of order. Others say that although ethyl alcohol is damaging to the skin, using alcohols made from substances such as coconut oil or lanolin have a higher...

Alcohol and Vitamin Def...

Alcohol drinking can cause vitamin deficiency. This can be a direct result of alcohol effects on body metabolism and absorption of vitamins. Alcohol reduces secretion of digestive enzymes by the pancreas, and impairs food uptake into the blood, through the intestinal walls. Vitamin...

Hitting the Bottle R...

New statistics released in the USA reveal that around one in six Americans are binge drinking at least four times a month - and that those in the 18-24 year age group are drinking nine or more alcohol drinks at a sitting, with an average of eight. The results of a survey recently...

Wet Houses and Alcohol ...

The death at New Year of a “wet house” resident in Alaska has sparked continued debate as to the efficacy, and the value of providing serviced, low cost accommodation for long term alcoholics. The alcoholic was 54 years old, and had lived on the streets of Anchorage for around...

Alcohol Prevention R...

Researchers from the University of Victoria Center for Addictions Research of BC (CARBC) have published a paper, mid December 2011, in the journal Addiction – Does Minimum Pricing Reduce Alcohol Consumption? The Experience of a Canadian Province. Twenty years of data was studied to...

Alcohol Psychosis ̵...

When under the influence of alcohol, and also in alcohol withdrawal, people might find that the control that they usually have over recognition of past and current events has become impaired. Memories, sometimes partial and incomplete, feelings of anger, sadness, lack of self esteem, can...

Why Does Alcohol Give U...

Hiccups are repeated spasms of the diaphragm that helps to control our breathing. Hiccups can be caused by many things – hurried eating, overeating, toxic substances, irritation to the diaphragm, and by drinking alcohol. . Hiccups seems to follow on from some trauma to the body....

Don’t Let Alcohol...

Alcohol is traditionally used to enhance our mood and help us to get into the spirit of the festive Christmas season and New Year celebrations. Alcoholic drinks are often given as a corporate gift or as a present to family and friends – sometimes at discounted prices, and in festive...