Too many use alcohol as a crutch
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Nearly a quarter of UK adults are psychologically dependent on alcohol, warn UK researchers.
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Drinking too much alcohol may lead to abnormal rhythm of the atria, the upper chambers of the heart, according to a report from Denmark.
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Drinking any kind of alcohol in moderation can reduce damage to affected tissue after a heart attack, says a University of Missouri-Columbia study.
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More good news for drinkers -- imbibing regularly may halve your risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, according to scientists.
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Getting drunk may be considered a normal part of having fun for youngsters in northern Europe, but not so in Italy where teenagers look down on friends who drink too much.
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Tough financial times call for tough decisions ... or maybe just an extra drink or two.
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Excessive drinking took more than 75,000 lives in the United States in 2001, shortening the lives of each of those who died by an average of more than 30 years, a new government report says.
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(Atlanta-AP) Dec. 10, 2004 - In its first study of seasonal spills the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 5800 people end up in US emergency rooms each holiday season because of decorating injuries.
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LOS ANGELES - Comedian George Carlin is going into rehab because heâs dependant on wine and a painkiller. His publicist released a statement quoting Carlin as say he uses âtoo much wine and Vicodin.
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Doctors are calling for stricter alcohol laws in a bid to reduce the number of alcohol-related deaths.
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Far more babies may be damaged in the womb as a result of their mother's drinking habits than was assumed, the British Medical Association warned today.
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Scientists have devised a treatment which could stop alcoholics drinking too much.
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Nearly one in three Americans abuse or become dependent on alcohol over the course of their lives, and most never seek treatment, according to a study published on Monday.
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By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Jan. 31--The level of alcohol abuse in La Crosse is truly frightening. That was the word that La Crosse Police Chief Ed Kondracki used to describe another instance in which someone put herself at risk because of binge drinking.
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At least two people have become intoxicated by drinking hand-sanitizing gels, a potentially deadly habit, doctors reported on Wednesday.
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Figures reveal a doubling in the number of people in Scotland diagnosed with alcoholic liver disease.
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There is substantial difference between alcoholic drinks in their effect on blood levels of uric acid -- and this could affect the likelihood of developing gout -- Harvard investigators have found.