Alcohol raises heart disease risk, particularly among women
Young to middle-aged women who reported drinking eight or more alcoholic beverages per week — more than one per day, on average — were significantly more likely to develop coronary heart disease compared with those who drank less, finds a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session. The risk was highest […]
What Qualifies You as an Alcoholic? Alcoholism Symptoms
Qualifying as an alcoholic means having a mental and physical dependence on alcohol. Here are the symptoms and signs of alcoholism. A person may qualify as an alcoholic if they are mentally and physically dependent on alcohol. Alcoholism is a serious psychological illness due to which a person cannot stop drinking despite potential or actual, […]
Big Jump in Monthly Average Hospital Admission for Alcoholic Hepatitis Post-Pandemic
Surges in alcohol purchases and use during the pandemic drove up hospital admissions for alcoholic hepatitis, and there may be a negative impact on alcoholic liver disease in the future, researchers from Canada reported. An average of 69.5 patients with alcoholic hepatitis required hospitalization in the period after April 2020 — the initial lockdown time […]