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  • No Safe Level First Study To Show Teenage Binge Drinkers Harm Abilities In Later Life
    Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:00:00 PDT
    Academics at Northumbria University have demonstrated a link between teenage binge drinking and damage to prospective memory. Prospective memory is an important aspect of day-to-day memory function and is defined as the cognitive ability to remember to carry out an activity at some future point in time...
  • 2 Programmes Focus On Addiction Awareness And Control
    Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 PDT
    Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) the study designed the two programmes and examined their effectiveness in helping excessive drinkers reduce their drinking. The AACTP and LEAP programmes address the challenges faced by excessive drinkers, including a preoccupation with drinking made worse by alcohol-related stimuli around them...
  • Drinkaware Response To Plans By The Government To Crack Down On Binge Drinking Hotspots, UK
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 PDT
    Responding to the plan by the Government to crack down on binge drinking hotspots and give communities more influence over licensing applications, Chris Sorek, Chief Executive of alcohol awareness charity Drinkaware, says: "Alcohol misuse costs society £25 billion a year* and it is imperative our culture's binge drinking problem is tackled head on...
  • Texas Raises Organ Donor Registry; D.C. Not Ready For Medical Marijuana Sales; L.A. Health Department Facing Major Service Cuts
    Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:00:00 PDT
    The Houston Chronicle: "Though Texas has the nation's lowest percentage of registered organ and tissue donors, several recent initiatives have more than doubled the state's donor rolls this year. The number enrolled in the Glenda Dawson Donate Life Texas Registry has ballooned since Jan...
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Severity Reduced By Alcohol
    Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:00:00 PDT
    Drinking alcohol may reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis according to new research justg published. It is the first time that this effect has been shown in humans. The study also finds that alcohol consumption reduces the risk of developing the disease, confirming the results of previous studies...
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