PENNSYLVANIA - Running into a former drinking buddy or passing a once-favorite bar can cause recovering alcoholics to relapse.
Atrial fibrillation is dangerous condition of the heart in which it pumps blood irregularly. A-fib affects the upper chambers of the heart and makes blood get collected in the lower chambers.
Every time someone drinks an alcoholic beverage, he or she will drink that beverage at some place and some time.
A Massey University researcher is calling for an international convention to control alcohol marketing similar to the one that has been used to help reduce tobacco harm worldwide.
Although enjoying a glass of red wine now and again may be healthy for your heart and gut, drinking too much alcohol can put you at higher risk of developing many serious health conditions.
Disruption was the theme of this year’s European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG). Leaders in health from across Europe met to discuss how to embrace disruption in a responsible way to achieve better health for all.
Risk factors for dementia in older adults need to be carefully considered when caring for patients who may or may not exhibit signs of cognitive decline.
Health-conscious American millennials have found their drink of choice: alcoholic carbonated water that is lower in calories and carbs than beer and wine.
Students in Pennsylvania school districts that participated in Communities that Care (CTC) coalitions were significantly less likely to use alcohol or marijuana, or to engage in delinquent behavior than those in non-CTC districts, according to a recent study published in Prevention Science.
8 years after the adoption of the WHO European Action Plan on Alcohol (EAPA), 1,2 the region has the highest prevalence of drinkers, heavy episodic drinking, alcohol consumption per capita, and the lowest proportion of abstainers, compared with other WHO region.