Teen Driving Risks, Can...

Recent research at Temple University in Philadelphia, USA has shown that, in the presence of their peers, adolescent drivers tend to take more risks such as “jumping” a red light, instead of treating an amber light as adults did, as a signal to slow down and stop. The...

Costa Concordia –...

On a ship, such as the Costa Concordia, in commerce and industry, there is a designated leader - the Captain of the Ship, who gets the accolades, the benefits, the perks when the sailing is good. With adverse conditions, the Captain must roll with the ship, and many think that if the ship...

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....

Is Canada Drowning in A...

Some people drink alcohol to drown their sorrows. And it seems to be a common lament of communities throughout the world that their youth, their people are drowning in alcohol. In the Taipei Times, in 2007 it was reported that almost half of all deaths of working aged men in Russia were...

Alcohol – A Quest...

Drinking alcohol affects the cerebellum, that part of the brain associated with maintaining balance and co-ordinated movement. One of the classic symptoms of having too much to drink is a loss of balance and motor co-ordination, with slow movements, and slurred speech. Alcohol...

Grief, Loss and Alcohol...

People are often counseled against too much alcohol drinking when they are suffering from loss or grief. Loss in life is inevitable - life itself involves loss of what has gone before, in favor of what is to come. The only time that we have power to change the past or to change our future...

Getting the Spin On Alc...

One of the common side effects of too much alcohol drinking is a condition known as the “spins”. Having the spins feels like either you or the world is spinning around and until alcohol effects wear off, the world just keeps on spinning. Alcohol drinking also causes problems...

More About FASD –...

In June of 2011 it was reported in the Globe and Mail how Toronto Hospital for Sick Children had commenced a drug free support initiative to assist some of the many children born in Canada today with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Is enough being done to safeguard the future...

Does Alcohol Aid Digest...

It is a common belief that an aperitif before a meal stimulates the appetite and the gastric juices, that drinking a glass or two of wine with a meal is an aid to digestion. A digestif, port or cognac, perhaps with coffee is considered to be a fine finish to a good meal. Alcohol drinks...

WHO : Global Status of ...

The World Health Authority has recently released a global status report on alcohol use and effects in the world community. WHO estimates there to be around 2 billion people worldwide who drink alcohol, with an estimated 76.3 million diagnosed as having an alcohol related heath disorder. ...