Search Tag: alcohol

2024 14 Oct

Researchers at LMU University Hospital have uncovered a link between heavy alcohol consumption and cardiac arrhythmias. The MunichBREW II study, conducted by the hospital’s Department of Cardiology, examined how excessive drinking affects heart function. The findings are published in the European Heart Journal.     Alcohol is well-known as one...Read more

2015 22 Jan

According to a new study, almost 42 percent of drinkers in the US have used one or more alcohol-interactive (AI) prescription medications. The results of the study are to be published online in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. Alcohol interacts negatively with a number of medications that are commonly prescribed. Despite the...Read more

2014 13 Jul

Studies suggesting a cardiovascular benefit from the moderate consumption of alcohol are being questioned now that new research ties improved heart health to a reduction in alcohol intake, even in light to moderate drinkers. Blood pressure, Body Mass Index (BMI) and the risk of coronary heart disease all decrease when less alcohol is consumed. Results...Read more

2014 20 Jan

According to a University of California, San Diego study of accidents in the United States published in the British Medical Journal group's Injury Prevention, "minimally buzzed" drivers are more often to blame for fatal car crashes than the sober drivers they collide with. The study, led by UC San Diego sociologist David Phillips examined over...Read more