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Teenage alcohol consumption may be influenced more by a date's friends than his or her own friends, according to Penn State and Ohio State criminologists. "In this analysis, a partner's friends were more influential on the drinking habits of adolescents than their friends and their romantic partners," said Derek Kreager, associate professor of crime, law and justice, Penn State. Prior drinking by the friend of a date significantly increases the odds of future binge drinking -- consuming...
Researchers from the University of Miami and the University of Colorado find a connection between macroeconomic conditions and excessive alcohol drinking Previous studies have found that health outcomes improve during an economic downturn. Job loss means less money available for potentially unhealthy behaviors such as excessive drinking, according to existing literature on employment and alcohol consumption. A new study by health economist Michael T. French from the University of Miami and...
The Freedom™ Kegerator offers innovative patented technology licensed to Micro Matic by Hybrid Kegerator, Inc. The Freedom™ Kegerator operates on AC (110V) or DC (12V) Battery Power. The unique AC/DC power supply provides the option to serve cold Draft Beer: Anytime and Anywhere. Northridge, CA (PRWEB) October 05, 2011 No AC power, no worries…plug the Freedom Kegerator overnight into any 110 volt outlet and charge the deep cycle marine-type (12 volt) battery. It is that...
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Religious leaders from across the state are asking California Governor Jerry Brown to sign AB 183 to ban alcohol sales through self-serve checkout machines in California. The bill, authored by Assembly Member Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco), passed through the state legislature in early September and is awaiting the governor's action by October 9. "Our Catechism teaches that 'grave guilt' is brought upon anyone who 'by drunkenness......
Details of your life that you may post on social media sites do not necessarily always stay private. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison released a study published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine suggesting that posting photos taken at a drunken party on sites such as Facebook and Myspace may indicate a student is at clinical risk of having a drinking problem. Students posting the details of their drunken nights on social sites often end up...
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- I swear, it’s my immune system, officer, not the alcohol! According to new research from the University of Adelaide, immune cells in your brain may contribute to how you respond to alcohol. "It's amazing to think that despite 10,000 years of using alcohol, and several decades of investigation into the way that alcohol affects the nerve cells in our brain, we are still trying to figure out exactly how it works," lead researcher Dr Mark Hutchinson from the...
Changes Demanded; Federal Intervention Required SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Alcohol industry watchdog Alcohol Justice (formerly Marin Institute) took direct aim today at Diageo and Facebook's egregious new youth-oriented alcohol marketing partnership, the first of its kind in social networking history. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110727/DC41105LOGO ) "A new low point in Big Alcohol self-regulation has been reached," stated Sarah Mart, Director...
Researchers from the University of Adelaide are finding out that how your body responds to alcohol is strongly tied to the reaction of immune cells in your brain. Some well-known reactions to alcohol include impaired ability to control the muscles involved in walking and talking. “It’s amazing to think that despite 10,000 years of using alcohol, and several decades of investigation into the way that alcohol affects the nerve cells in our brain, we are still trying to figure out exactly...
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – The drinking habits of a romantic partner’s friend are more likely to impact an adolescent’s future than the behaviors of the adolescent’s own friends or significant other, according to this study. "Dating someone whose friends are big drinkers is more likely to cause an adolescent to engage in dangerous drinking behaviors than are the drinking habits of the adolescent's own friends or romantic partner," Derek Kreager, lead author of the study and an associate...
An excellent study among experimental mice has reported very dramatic differences between the effects of alcohol administered in moderation on a daily basis and the same total weekly amount of alcohol administered on only two days of the week: (replicating binge drinking). The mice used in the study that were given regular moderate amounts of alcohol showed no weight gain, improved lipid values, and much less development of atherosclerosis than did control animals. However, those given...
