Topic: Alcoholism
Women alcoholics suffer damage to the part of their brain that controls moods, impulses and sleep three times faster than their male counterparts, a Swedish study showed Wednesday.Women suffer a 50-percent reduction in the so-called serotonin function in their brain after four ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Toxicology tests showed there were no illegal substances in British singer Amy Winehouse's body when she died last month aged 27, her spokesman said on Tuesday.In a statement, he added that alcohol was present, but that it could not ...
Long working hours can more than triple the risk of alcohol abuse and addiction, New Zealand research has found.An Otago University study of more than 1,000 people aged 25-30 found a statistically significant link between the amount of hours worked and alcohol ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An in-school drug and alcohol abuse clinic is opening at a public high school on Long Island, the first of its kind in New York state and possibly in the nation, treatment advocates said on Wednesday.Responding to soaring ...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer Whitney Houston is undergoing treatment again for drug and alcohol addiction, her spokeswoman said on Monday.The multiple Grammy Award-winning diva has enrolled in an out-patient program rather than a residential facility."Whitney Houston is currently in an out-patient ...
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 80,000 Britons claim payments for long-term sick leave because of obesity or drug or alcohol addiction, contributing to a 7 billion pound annual bill for Incapacity Benefit, the government said on Thursday.Out of these, more than 21,200 ...
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 80,000 Britons claim payments for long-term sick leave because of obesity or drug or alcohol addiction, contributing to a 7 billion pound annual bill for Incapacity Benefit, the government said on Thursday.Out of these, more than 21,200 ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The more people drink before having a hip or knee replaced, the higher their risk for complications right after the surgery, a new study suggests.Doctors have long suspected that excessive drinkers have more problems after surgery, but ...
The World Health Organisation warned Friday that too few countries were taking steps to prevent alcohol abuse and raised alarm bells over major increases in alcohol consumption in Africa and Asia."Too few countries use effective policy options to prevent death, disease and ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - British singer Elton John has handed out some tough advice to his longtime friend and tour companion Billy Joel who has spent much of his career battling alcoholism: seek better treatment.John, who at age 63 recently became a ...
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