http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Exposure via the media to activities such as street racing, binge drinking and unprotected sex is linked to risk-taking behaviors and attitudes, according to a new analysis of more than 25 years of research. http://phys.org/news218721599.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:10:01 EST news218721599 University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers have identified two genes associated with binge drinking that may open doors to new, more effective treatments for excessive alcohol drinking. The scientists found that manipulating two receptors in the brain, GABA receptors and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), "caused profound reduction" of binge drinking for two weeks in rodents that had been bred and trained to drink excessively. The study was published online the week of Feb. 28 in the journal the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. http://phys.org/news218132555.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:22:54 EST news218132555 Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm). Its name comes from the fibrillating (i.e., quivering) of the heart muscles of the atria, instead of a coordinated contraction. The result is an irregular heartbeat, which may occur in episodes lasting from minutes to weeks, or it could occur all the time for years. Atrial fibrillation alone is not in itself generally life-threatening, but it may result in palpitations, fainting, chest pain, or congestive heart failure. http://phys.org/news216901266.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:40:02 EST news216901266 (PhysOrg.com) -- College students who arrange with friends to "get their backs" are less likely to engage in risky spring break behavior, according to a new study. http://phys.org/news216415057.html Other Sciences Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:17:56 EST news216415057 Binge drinking is often considered to be a problem of towns and cities but new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Public Health shows that binge drinking in rural areas is more of a problem than previously thought. http://phys.org/news216279031.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:30:58 EST news216279031 Binge drinking, an activity that many young people engage in, has associated adverse health risks and we need to do a better job of controlling overall alcohol usage, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://phys.org/news214492929.html Medicine & Health Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:22:21 EST news214492929 (AP) -- America's teens are using more marijuana and less alcohol, according to an annual government study of eighth-, 10th- and 12th-graders across the country. http://phys.org/news211545498.html Medicine & Health Tue, 14 Dec 2010 10:50:05 EST news211545498 Although presidents at some U.S. colleges have argued that lowering the minimum legal drinking age could help curb binge drinking on campuses, a new study in the January issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs suggests such a measure would be ineffective. http://phys.org/news211178116.html Medicine & Health Fri, 10 Dec 2010 04:35:45 EST news211178116 A fascinating study published in the BMJ shows that although the French drink more than the Northern Irish each week, as they drink daily, rather than more on less occasions, the French suffered from considerably less coronary heart disease than the Northern Irish. Ruidavets and colleagues compared groups of middle aged men in France and Northern Ireland, who have very different drinking cultures and rates of heart disease.The authors found that men who "binge" drink (drink =50 g of alcohol once a week) had nearly twice the risk of myocardial infarction or death from coronary disease compared with regular drinkers over 10 years of follow-up. Similarly abstainers were at higher risk. 9,778 men aged 50-59, free of ischaemic heart disease at baseline, were recruited between 1991 and 1994. A total of 2,405 men from Belfast and 7,373 men from the French centres were included in the analyses. http://phys.org/news210520025.html Medicine & Health Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:00:06 EST news210520025 Belfast's binge drinking culture could be behind the country's high rates of heart disease, according to a paper published in the British Medical Journal today. http://phys.org/news209794547.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:16:02 EST news209794547 Binge-drinking teenagers may be putting themselves at higher risk in adulthood for mood disorders such as anxiety and depression, Loyola University Health System researchers report. http://phys.org/news209059018.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:10:01 EST news209059018 A multi-tiered effort designed to stem binge drinking at a large university and to change the drinking culture among its students produced notable results during the 2.5 years of an Indiana University study. http://phys.org/news208585644.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Nov 2010 04:28:06 EST news208585644 Rapamycin, an FDA-approved drug prescribed to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs, has been shown for the first time to decrease excessive alcohol consumption, binge drinking, and alcohol-seeking behavior in rodents. The finding is in a study by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco. http://phys.org/news207910178.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:20:01 EST news207910178 University of Otago researchers have discovered an association between the number of liquor outlets within easy walking distance of home (1km) and the level of binge drinking and alcohol related harm reported in the community. The results of the study, which is the first of its kind in New Zealand, have just been published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://phys.org/news207827900.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:58:50 EST news207827900 Alcohol has become cheaper than bottled water in New Zealand, a study showed Friday, with researchers warning there could be major implications for public health. http://phys.org/news206338091.html Medicine & Health Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:40:01 EST news206338091 Smokers are more likely than those who have never smoked to report engaging in poor lifestyle choices, including drinking above the guidelines and binge drinking as well as not eating the recommended amounts of fruit and vegetables, according to a new Cardiff University study out today. http://phys.org/news206093803.html Medicine & Health Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:16:54 EST news206093803 Nearly one in four US high school students and one in seven adults binge drink, a public health danger that claims some 40,000 lives a year in the United States, a study showed Tuesday. http://phys.org/news205517555.html Medicine & Health Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:12:46 EST news205517555 When it comes to self-control, consumers in the United States are in trouble. But a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says there's hope; we just need a little help to see self-regulation as fun. http://phys.org/news204221005.html Other Sciences Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:40:01 EST news204221005 If you have high blood pressure, binge drinking may dramatically raise your risk of stroke or heart-related death, according to a South Korean study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://phys.org/news201428382.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:00:02 EST news201428382 Italian youths whose parents allowed them to have alcohol with meals while they were growing up are less likely to develop harmful drinking patterns in the future, according to a new study led by a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researcher. http://phys.org/news201429753.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:00:01 EST news201429753 Alcoholic Janetta van Bruggen settles comfortably into a clinic chair, lights a cigarette and takes a supervised swig from a tall, frosted mug -- her sixth beer since breakfast. http://phys.org/news199941396.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:40:01 EST news199941396 Few colleges and college communities have taken steps to implement recommendations to reduce college student drinking, according to a new study released today by researchers from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Alcohol consumption by U.S. college students remains a major issue despite a report by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) that detailed the problems associated with student drinking. That report, released in 2002, also outlined strategic recommendations based on the best available science that were designed to help colleges curtail the problem. http://phys.org/news198923567.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:33:05 EST news198923567 The presence and severity of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) are influenced by factors beyond alcohol consumption. A new study of one of those factors that may increase the risk of FASD - maternal age - has found that the impact of maternal binge drinking during pregnancy on attention was greater among children born to older drinking mothers. http://phys.org/news198830070.html Medicine & Health Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:00:06 EST news198830070 Binge-drinking teenagers may be putting themselves at risk for future osteoporosis and bone fractures, according to researchers at Loyola University Health System. http://phys.org/news198203374.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:53:00 EST news198203374 A discussion by renowned epidemiologist Kenneth Mukamal has recently been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, JAMA. It provides a discussion in response to a theoretical question, - if you are a 42 year old male, should you drink alcohol ( in moderation) for your health? http://phys.org/news197034547.html Medicine & Health Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:10:01 EST news197034547 Low IQ scores in early adulthood are associated with an increased risk of attempted suicide in men, according to new research funded by the Wellcome Trust. http://phys.org/news194845693.html Medicine & Health Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:48:36 EST news194845693 (PhysOrg.com) -- Binge drinking is increasing in adolescents, and new research has shown long-lasting damage to an important area in the brains of adolescent monkeys after binge alcohol consumption, and suggests binge drinking could seriously affect the memories of adolescents. http://phys.org/news194674023.html Medicine & Health Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:10:01 EST news194674023 Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that excessive drinking is responsible for approximately 79,000 deaths annually in the United States. Binge drinking accounts for more than half of those deaths. A new study has looked at the frequency of binge drinking in relation to drinkers' own perceptions of their overall health status. Findings indicate that binge drinkers have a 13 to 23 percent greater likelihood of self-reporting suboptimal health status. http://phys.org/news194606075.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:30:02 EST news194606075 Heavy alcohol use and binge drinking could increase the risk of pancreatic cancer in men, research from UT Southwestern Medical Center suggests. http://phys.org/news193465924.html Medicine & Health Wed, 19 May 2010 06:10:01 EST news193465924 Young adults, a generally healthy population, are increasingly flocking to emergency departments (EDs) instead of outpatient clinics for medical treatment. Young adults remain the most likely age group to lack health insurance and often lose their insurance during this pivotal transition period between adolescence and adulthood. http://phys.org/news188671944.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:30:01 EST news188671944