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Women are always advised to not consume any alcohol while breastfeeding. (Photo: Pixabay)

Drinking alcohol not bad for nursing mothers: Study

To all those women who crave for a glass of wine when they wish to unwind, here's some great news.

20 Nov 2017 5:46 PM

A recent study found that our parents' lifestyle has a strong connection to how we handle our own lifestyles even into adulthood. (Photo: Pixabay)

Poor health in adulthood because of parents' lifestyle in childhood: Study

The study involved 21,000 participants aged 50 and above from 13 European countries.

18 Nov 2017 6:03 PM

Energy drinks may up possibilities of serious health risks, says study

The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, also highlights the worrying trend of mixing energy drinks with alcohol.

17 Nov 2017 1:38 PM

Alcohol-related deaths in Scotland have risen 10 percent since 2015 and the government says Scotland’s troubled relationship with drink is significantly worse than the rest of the UK.

Scotland pushes minimum alcohol pricing in bid to boost public health

Country famous for whisky production but the price change will target cheap, strong alcohol favored by binge drinkers.

16 Nov 2017 1:12 PM

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Head injury doesn't up alcoholism, new study finds

Here is what they found.

16 Nov 2017 9:53 AM

This drug may stall effects of alcohol on fetal brain

The study was the first to directly link alcohol-induced inflammation in the hippocampus to cognitive impairment later in the life.

15 Nov 2017 9:34 AM

Here are 4 different types of wine drinkers, according to experts

Researchers were able to predict wine preferences based on the data gathered about people's eating, drinking and other habits.

13 Nov 2017 9:16 AM

Turns out, booze puts teens at insomnia risk

Here is what researchers discovered.

12 Nov 2017 11:43 AM

If the amount of alcohol one consumes becomes more than the body’s ability to produce enzymes to process it, acetaldehyde builds up in the body, leading to headaches and nausea. (Photo: AFP)

Here are a few hangover cures

The symptoms of hangover include a combination of headache, thirst, fatigue, dizziness, nausea and general.

11 Nov 2017 3:47 PM

This blood test spots alcohol misuse in critically ill patients

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10 Nov 2017 5:39 PM

ASCO does not ask people to completely abstain from alcohol, but rather pushes for a temperate use. (Photo: Pixabay)

Alcohol ups risk of 7 types of cancer, finds study

Drinking is especially closely associated with increased risks for oesophageal, mouth, liver, colorectal and breast cancers.

09 Nov 2017 10:33 AM

Gapstur stressed that people living with cancer remain at risk for other cancers so it’s important that they realize alcohol’s role in cancer recurrence, too. (Photo: AFP)

High alcohol intake linked to several types of cancer, says study

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) hopes to draw attention to strong links between drinking and risks for cancer.

08 Nov 2017 11:05 AM

Smoking, drinking associated with dental filling failure

The study's results suggest that personal factors for each patient appear to influence their chance of filling failure.

07 Nov 2017 6:08 PM

Sleep-deprivation similar to being drunk: study

This phenomenon suggests that regions of patients' brains were dozing, causing mental lapses, while the rest of the brain was awake.

07 Nov 2017 3:31 PM

Teens who drink, smoke pot less likely to be successful: study

They also found that dependence may have a more severe effect on young men.

05 Nov 2017 5:05 PM

Last round for "beer bikes" as Amsterdam curbs unruly tourists

An inner-city ban went into effect on Wednesday, after a court ruling a day earlier that sided against 4 businesses offering the service.

04 Nov 2017 2:32 PM

The rats that had alcohol were three times more likely to be addicted to cocaine (Photo: Pixabay)

Alcohol ups the chances of a person getting addicted to cocaine

Researchers evaluate rats that were given alcohol 10 days prior to having cocaine, those exposed show addictive behaviour.

02 Nov 2017 4:28 PM

October is breast cancer awareness month. (Photo: Pixabay)

Facts about how breast cancer develops

Here are some of the myths about the deadly disease.

31 Oct 2017 1:47 PM

Drinking red wine may up chances of conceiving

Research in the US revealed that hopeful mothers who regularly drank red wine had better ovarian reserve.

28 Oct 2017 4:50 PM

After the birth of offspring, they were then subjected to a series of anxiety tests (Photo: AFP)

Babies at higher risk of anxiety due to mothers drinking during pregnancy

After entering adulthood, the effects were opposite, with ethanol-exposed male rats showing reduced anxiety.

25 Oct 2017 8:24 PM

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