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Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com On any given day, some person in the world will be drinking tea. Tea plays an important role in modern culture. For example, visit restaurants and cafes, and you’ll see families and friends chatting and sipping tea. Even with tea’s omnipresence, a new study reveals that tea may possibly be harmful to certain consumers. In particular, researchers recently found that male tea drinkers may be more at risk of developing prostate cancer. For the project, the...

It must be difficult adapting to the radical changes that accompany pregnancy. In addition to the morning sickness and the general public’s fascination with how large you’ve become, you also have to deal with a changing diet, either by choice or by new, sudden preference. It seems an unusual cruelty, then, that the one thing to take the edge off at the end of the day — a stiff drink or glass of red wine — is also on the forbidden list. Sure, you can imbibe, but you also run the risk...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Smoking quitlines have been heralded as an effective and inexpensive way to curb smoking addiction.  Now, a new study reveals that they could potentially intervene in alcohol addiction as well. There have been numerous studies showing the link between drinking and smoking behaviors, but few smoking quitlines actually screen and counsel callers about alcohol abuse. In the first study of its kind, researchers examined the drinking patterns of callers to the New York...

Asbestos, secondhand smoke and mustard gas are all dangerous to our health, potentially causing life-threatening lung cancer; and now we can add diesel exhaust fumes to that list, according to the cancer arm of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday. The overall risk of getting cancer from the exhaust fumes is small, but since so many people breathe them in, in some way, an expert panel said raising the status of diesel exhaust from group 2A (possible carcinogen) to group 1...

Research in animal models may hold a key to teens' behavior Research into alcohol's effect on juvenile rats shows they have an ability to build up a physical, but not cognitive, tolerance over the short term — a finding that could have implications for adolescent humans, according to Baylor University psychologists. The research findings are significant because they indicate that blood alcohol concentration levels alone may not fully account for impaired orientation and navigation...

Passages Malibu, the industry leader for luxury, holistic, non-12 Step addiction treatment centers, has been named No. 1 on Healthcare Global magazine’s list of the Top 10 Rehabilitation Clinics In The World in their June 2012 issue, out today (June 11). Malibu, CA (PRWEB) June 11, 2012 Passages Malibu, the industry leader for luxury, holistic, non-12 Step addiction treatment centers, has been named No. 1 on Healthcare Global magazine’s list of the Top 10 Rehabilitation Clinics In The...

In honor of Father’s Day (June 17) and National Men’s Health Week (June 11-17), Pax Prentiss, CEO and co-founder of Passages Addiction Treatment Centers in Malibu and Ventura, California, encourages fathers to talk to their children about healthy living and the dangers of using drugs or alcohol. Malibu, CA (PRWEB) June 11, 2012 In honor of Father’s Day (June 17) and National Men’s Health Week (June 11-17), Pax Prentiss, CEO and co-founder of Passages Addiction Treatment Centers in...

AUSTIN, Texas, June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Summer, a time for fun and celebration. But it also brings many alcohol-related crash fatalities. Because of this, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is launching its first summer drinking and driving outreach program to encourage Texas drivers to designate a Person Appointed to Stay Sober (P.A.S.S.) before enjoying those drinks. "A day on the beach, barbecues, outdoor concerts or just lazing the day away on the river,...

Scientists from Australia and Oxford University have carried out a complex analysis in an attempt to determine the "optimal" level of alcohol consumption that is associated with the lowest rates of chronic disease in the UK. They conclude that the intake of about one-half of a typical drink per day would result in the healthiest outcomes, and the authors conclude that the recommended alcohol intake for the UK should be reduced from the current advised level of drinking. There were a number...

It’s a Friday morning and you find yourself hungry for breakfast. Instead of heading for the fridge and pouring yourself an ice cold glass of orange juice, you might just want to grab an orange and drink some plain water instead. These are the findings of a new study published in a recent issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that revealed that women who decided to drink plain water instead of sugary drinks, such as juices or soda, had less of a chance of developing diabetes....