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Please read in second paragraph "... the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions" rather than "... the University of Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions" A corrected version follows. By Jamie McGeever NEW YORK (Reuters) - There may be an alcohol problem brewing in American offices, shops and factories. An estimated 15 percent of the U.S. workforce consumes alcohol on the job, has a drink before going to work or otherwise is under the influence of alcohol,...

By Jamie McGeever NEW YORK (Reuters) - There may be an alcohol problem brewing in American offices, shops and factories. An estimated 15 percent of the U.S. workforce consumes alcohol on the job, has a drink before going to work or otherwise is under the influence of alcohol, according to a study by the University of Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions. That equates to some 19.2 million workers impaired during the workday via intoxication, withdrawal or hangover. "Clear policies...

By Jamie McGeeverNEW YORK -- There may be an alcohol problem brewing in American offices, shops and factories.An estimated 15 percent of the U.S. workforce consumes alcohol on the job, has a drink before going to work or otherwise is under the influence of alcohol, according to a study by the University of Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions.That equates to some 19.2 million workers impaired during the workday via intoxication, withdrawal or hangover."Clear policies should be in...

Alcohol-related traffic deaths spike this time of year, experts sayWhat road threat gets heightened as revelers travel far and wide to welcome in the New Year?Thirty-seven percent of people who responded to a recent Gallup poll called drunk driving the greatest highway safety problem, even greater than speeding.And 60 percent of those same people admitted they had driven a vehicle while drunk or near-drunk, up from 57 percent in 2000."The poll clearly shows this is a major concern,...

LONDON (Reuters) - Forget aspirins, hairs of dogs and hot baths, the only sure way of avoiding a hangover is not to drink in the first place, according to a new study. Researchers led by Max Pittler of the Peninsular Medical School at Exeter University, surfed the Internet and combed medical databases to study a range of hangover cures from the traditional to the novel. Their research roamed from the humble aspirin to fructose, artichokes and even prickly pears but found no silver...

LONDON -- Forget aspirins, hairs of dogs and hot baths, the only sure way of avoiding a hangover is not to drink in the first place, according to a new study.Researchers led by Max Pittler of the Peninsular Medical School at Exeter University, surfed the Internet and combed medical databases to study a range of hangover cures from the traditional to the novel.Their research roamed from the humble aspirin to fructose, artichokes and even prickly pears but found no silver bullet.However, they...

By Alison McCook NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fruit flies carry a gene - aptly named 'hangover' - that appears to help them become tolerant to alcohol. Tolerance is thought to promote dependence, so if a similar gene is found in humans, it might lead to drugs to treat or prevent alcoholism. In the journal Nature, researchers report that only fruit flies that carry a functioning 'hangover' gene develop a tolerance for alcohol. "If humans have a gene that has a function similar to that...

Finding in fruit flies may yield new treatmentsHard-drinking fruit flies have helped U.S. and German scientists uncover a gene that may shed light on humans' tolerance to alcohol.The gene -- named hangover by its discoverers -- is part of a genetic pathway that enables the flies to deal with increasing amounts of alcohol, according to researchers.They also believe this mechanism can lead to alcohol dependence and addiction.The finding may be important because "identifying the genes you...

- Alcohol consumption is an integral part of the Japanese business culture. - Many East Asians have a mutant form of aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), which is a key enzyme in the elimination of alcohol-induced acetaldehyde. - Individuals with inactive ALDH2 do not appear to be able to eliminate acetaldehyde from their systems, which increases their susceptibility to hangovers. Alcohol consumption is an integral part of the Japanese business culture. Hangovers, however, can have substantial...

This mutation is no party, Japanese team sayHealthDay News -- Many hangover sufferers looking for someone or something to blame can now point the finger at their own genes, according to a new study.Mutations in a specific gene inactivate a key enzyme and slow the elimination of acetaldehyde -- the first product of alcohol metabolism -- from the body, say Japanese researchers reporting in the July issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.Their study of 326 Japanese female and...