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Doctors have long recognized a link between alcoholism and anxiety disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Those who drink heavily are at increased risk for traumatic events like car accidents and domestic violence, but that only partially explains the connection. New research using mice reveals heavy alcohol use actually rewires brain circuitry, making it harder for alcoholics to recover psychologically following a traumatic experience. "There's a whole spectrum to how...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online How quickly a person drinks beer depends upon the shape of the glass the alcoholic beverage is contained in, researchers from the University of Bristol claim as part of a new study. According to Steven Morris of the Guardian, the researchers discovered that it took beer drinkers nearly half the time to empty a curved glass than it did to finish the liquid contained in a straight glass. Morris reported that it took an average of 12...
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bud Light, the official beer sponsor of the National Football League, is bringing fans a new take on an old classic with the Bud Light Fantasy Football League (FFL), a season-long game that allows fans to "draft" their fantasy roster from nearly a billion specially marked Bud Light bottles. Adult fans, 21 years of age and older, can now register for the Bud Light Fantasy Football League at www.BudLight.com/FFL, where they will select their...
-- County's enforcement of ignition interlock requirements serves as a model for the country -- NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) praises Nassau County for their recent two-week sweep that resulted in the arrest of 25 convicted drunk drivers who were in violation of court-ordered ignition interlock requirements. The Nassau County District Attorney's Office and the Nassau County Department of Probation are a stellar example of a...
Families, Friends and Co-Workers Walk to Save Lives and Serve People on Saturday, October 13, 2012 LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles/Ventura Affiliate of Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) will host its signature Walk Like MADD® non-competitive 5K fundraising walk in Long Beach on Saturday, October 13, 2012. The walk begins at Alamitos Bay Marina at 8:30 a.m. and will raise funds and rally support for MADD's Campaign to Eliminate Drunk...
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Researchers from the University of Cincinnati recently found that marriage can increase middle-aged women’s drinking rate, while lowering men’s drinking rate. The study also discovered that men tended to drink more after going through a divorce. The study examined a general group of people and found that the drinking pattern will depend on the individual. “Marriage and divorce have different consequences for men's and...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Evidence was revealed Wednesday at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society that alcohol could perhaps have a carcinogenic substance in it that causes cancer. Silvia Balbo of Masonic Cancer Center at the University of Minnesota said at the press conference redOrbit attended that the results of the study are the first to provide evidence that alcohol has carcinogenic effects on living humans. The...
BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Jay Reubens, also known as "Dr. Jay," a former dentist by trade, is on a mission to educate people around the world and promote a next-generation hand sanitizer alternative to combat bacteria and germs, instead of traditional alcohol-based sanitizers. Dr. Jay is the founder of safeHands®, the world's first line of soothing and effective alcohol free hand sanitizers developed for multiple daily use. On a mission to "Safe the...
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Budweiser and baseball, two American staples whose history can be traced back to the late 1800s, will continue to go hand-in-hand. Anheuser-Busch and Major League Baseball Properties today announced a six-year renewal of the sponsorship agreement that designates Budweiser as the Official Beer Sponsor of Major League Baseball, continuing a relationship that has lasted more than 30 years. (Photo:...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HEINEKEN USA, the nation's leading upscale beer importer and master of #TheServe, will enter their 21(st) year of sponsorship at the 2012 US Open by delivering legendary experiences throughout the greatest two weeks in tennis. Heineken will again have a strong on-site branding presence, matched with activations that are sure to energize fans both at the US Open and in Manhattan. In celebration of the start of the US Open, Heineken...
