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Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com – Your University Online When examining the history of alcohol, we find it runs parallel to much of recorded human history. Throughout time, the use of alcohol has played an important role in religion and worship. Additionally, its use has provided nutrients and provided medicinal, antiseptic and analgesic properties. In early Egyptian culture, both beer and wine were deified and presented to their gods. Cellars and winepresses were represented by a...
Delray Recovery Center is a Florida-based facility with programs for drug and alcohol addiction, eating disorders and co-occurring disorders such as anxiety, bipolar disorder and depression. The center released an infographic containing shocking binge drinking facts. Delray Beach, FL (PRWEB) March 01, 2013 Delray Recovery Center’s newly released binge drinking infographic serves several purposes. The first is to provide many shocking statistics and information regarding the practice so...
Dr. Burke's Hangover Heaven generates buzz on BuzzFeed.com as contributor Greg Beato hones in on characteristics that make Hangover Heaven a one-of-a-kind medical innovation fit for Sin City. Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) February 28, 2013 Located in Las Vegas, Hangover Heaven is the first medical practice to specialize in the study, prevention, and treatment of the common hangover. Dr. Jason Burke, a veteran anesthesiologist, launched the mobile business as a means to address an acute...
ACTON and FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Psychemedics Corporation, (NASDAQ: PMD) and TruTouch Technologies, Inc. today announced that they have signed an agreement to market TruTouch's rapid optical alcohol detection and biometric test in the US. The workplace sobriety assurance solution utilizes an optical based, non-invasive near infra red sensor that quickly and accurately measures alcohol consumption. This is simply done by placing the index finger on the...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Alcohol consumption in the UK may be much higher than previously thought, with as many as 75 percent of Britons drinking more than the recommended daily limit. And many of these people are likely consuming dangerous levels of alcohol, with the drinking habits of women easily matching those of men, according to researchers from University College London [UCL]. Publishing the findings of a new study in the European Journal of Public...
Northbound Treatment Services Now Offers Women’s Binge Drinking Problem with Gender Specific Addiction Treatment Program (PRWEB) February 18, 2013 Northbound Treatment Services, the Southern California based alcohol and drug addiction treatment center, is now offering gender specific addiction treatment solution to the women’s binge drinking problem sweeping the country. According to a recent report out of the Center for Disease Control, binge drinking among women and girls is an...
Saint Jude Retreats announces ways to remain sober on a first date this Valentine's Day. Amsterdam, NY (PRWEB) February 14, 2013 Saint Jude Retreats would like to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day, as well as provide tips on how to enjoy a first date without alcohol. According to an article on paramuspost.com an online dating service called, WhatsYourPrice.com reveals that first dates on Valentine's Day is a new trend. In fact the companies 2013 data has shown over 27,733...
Practices should ask patients questions on initial and subsequent visits By relying on hunches rather than posing a few screening questions, primary care clinicians may be missing three-fourths of the alcohol problems in their patients, a newly released analysis shows. "It's often off the radar — people come in for hypertension and are not asked how much they drink," said study co-author Barbara J. Turner, M.D., M.S.Ed., M.A., M.A.C.P., of UT Medicine San Antonio. Primary care offices...
Vita Heaven and Hangover Heaven action items empower couples to increase their health and wellness compatibility during February's National Relationship Wellness Month. Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) February 12, 2013 Recent studies on divorce indicate one of the main causes of failed marriages is incompatibility. Incompatibility can manifest in different ways, including the manner in which couples practice health and wellness. In celebration of National Relationship Wellness Month, Dr....
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A study reported in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs has connected a link between heavy drinking, and depression. Researchers studied nearly 400 men for 30-years, who were 18-years-old at the beginning of the project. Nearly half of those involved in the study were at increased risk for drinking problems due to their fathers being alcoholics. Over the three-decade-interval, nearly 41 percent of the men with alcoholic...
