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FINDINGS: UCLA researchers have identified how a component of an ancient Chinese herbal anti-hangover medicine called dihydromyricetin, isolated from the plant Hovenia, counteracts acute alcohol intoxication and withdrawal symptoms. The research team found that dihydromyricetin blocks the action of alcohol on the brain and neurons and also reduces voluntary alcohol consumption, with no major side effects, in an early study with rats. Specifically, dihydromyricetin inhibited alcohol's...
Grassroots Photo Campaign Targets L.A. Public Safety Committee LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Armed with smart phones, members of the Coalition to Ban Alcohol Ads on Public Property in Los Angeles and hundreds of community supporters launched a grassroots City-wide campaign today to document the over-proliferation of alcohol ads on public property. Activists are canvassing neighborhoods and contributing photos of ads in this first-ever mobile phone texting...
Downtoearthvideo.com analyze the underage drinking statistics from 2000-2011. Followers of related sites have welcomed the news in their comments. Houston, TX. (PRWEB) December 27, 2011 Downtoearthvideo.com has set up a special department on their site this week to analyze the underage drinking statistics 2000-2011. The specialist department will be looking for patterns emerging in the statistics related to sex, age and socio economic background. The team at the site hopes that people who...
NORWALK, Conn., Dec. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Diageo, the world's leading distilled spirits, beer and wine company, today declared 2011 a milestone year for progress in the reduction of drunk driving and underage drinking. Recent reports released this month by highly respected independent and government organizations demonstrate the serious progress that can be made when public and private stakeholders work together for a common cause. "This year's data demonstrates...
VERONA, Wis., Dec. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Innocorp, Ltd's new iPhone app intoxicheck(TM) leads users through a simple set of before and after reaction, judgment and memory challenges so drivers clearly see how impaired they are in an effort to stop drinking and driving. Because it works on a smartphone, users have convenient access to the new iPhone app anywhere. "New Years Day celebrations are just a few days away. This can mean big trouble for some people. Many people who drink...
Downtoearthvideo.com asks their readers if the cost of the “last call” program is worth it. Houston, TX. (PRWEB) December 24, 2011 Downtoearthvideo.com is asking their readers this week if they feel that the cost of the “last call” program is worth it. The management at the site are aware that many of their readers have bought the program so they are hoping that they will get a good response to their question. People who are on the mailing list of the site and who have bought the...
Downtoearthvideo.com releases their teenage alcohol abuse statistics for December 2011. The news has been well received. Houston, TX. (PRWEB) December 23, 2011 Downtoearthvideo.com has just released their teenage alcohol abuse statistics for December 2011 for the readers that are on their mailing list. The team at the site are saying that the figures will make for very interesting reading for many interested parties out there. Simon Foxwell, one the people behind the release of the...
Downtoearthvideo.com conducts an alcohol withdrawal at home survey. The new survey has sparked a lot of discussion on the site. Houston, TX (PRWEB) December 22, 2011 Downtoearthvideo.com has just conducted an alcohol withdrawal at home survey for the readers on the site. People who have withdrawn from alcohol at home are now being asked to give an account of their experience on the survey. According to Rachel Tenn, one of the leading researchers on the site, “this is a topic that has...
VERONA, Wis., Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- New Years Day celebrations are just a few days away. This can mean big trouble for some people. Many people who drink tend to underestimate their impairment level. This can be a real problem if someone thinks they are ok to drive after having a few and ends up being arrested for driving under the influence. Even deciding to walk under the influence can turn deadly. In 2005, the journal Injury Prevention reported that New Year's Day is...
BALTIMORE, Dec. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health today released a four-part YouTube movie (http://www.youtube.com/user/JohnsHopkinsSPH) charting the alcohol industry's push into digital marketing and raising questions whether the industry's self-regulation is adequately protecting underage youth from exposure to the "alcohol experience" available on social marketing platforms...
