"Some of this is happening through chronic inflammation. We also know that alcohol changes the microbiome, so those are the bacteria that live in your gut, and that can also increase the risk," Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large for public health at KFF ...
Research shows that more than 40 percent of Americans have been exposed to alcoholism in the family. One in five has grown up with an alcoholic. Children of alcoholics are more likely to be abused and to experience anxiety, depression and behavioral problems than children of non-alcoholics. ...
are alcohol-related. Schopferdesign/iStock/Thinkstock Common sense would suggest that shooting a gun, like other behaviors requiring sound judgment and steady motor skills, is an activity best performed when sober. But apparently, many Americans do not agree. Between 1997 and 2009, there were...
Alcoholism is one of the world's oldest forms of substance abuse. Fifteen million Americans a year are plagued with alcoholism. Current statistics shows that some 30 percent of Americans have had a drinking problem or some form of alcohol abuse in their past while a further 15 percent are a...
Poverty is a difficult cycle to break and can pass from one generation to the next. It is often determined by socioeconomic status, ethnicity, gender, and geography. Many people are born into poverty and have little hope of overcoming it. Others may fall into poverty because of negative econ...
The more alcohol a person drinks, the higher the risk. Binge drinking—or having multiple drinks on a single occasion—and heavy drinking are especially hazardous. TheNational Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholismdefines binge drinking as five or more drinks for men or four or more for wome...
One way to do this is to have one or two alcohol-free days each week. Remember, too, that guidelines are based on total alcohol intake, not just the red wine you drink. Should you swap white wine for red? If you enjoy an occasional drink, there could be some good reasons to ...
"We birthed Baja Beach Fest because we wanted to create an inclusive event for Latinos, specifically young Mexican Americans on the West Coast, and that turned into this movement. It was almost the perfect storm," Den Uijl says. "As the brand has grown, we are now bringing...
States (an estimated 30 million in the United States, Japan and Europe combined), and calculating that each alcoholic may have a spouse, children and other close family members, the researchers concluded that as many as 60 million Americans were affected by alcoholism [sources:ENotAlone, Bio...
Thiamine deficiencycan be caused by alcoholism, Alzheimer’s Disease, anemia, athletes who reduce food intake, cancer, clogged arteries, Crohn’s disease, diabetes, diarrhea, gastric bypass surgery, consuming large amounts of coffee and tea, and kidney disease. And even apoor diet. ...