News tagged with blood alcohol level

'Driving under influence' test inside car will check driver's finger

(PhysOrg.com) -- TK Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of Takata Corporation of Japan, manufacturers of safety belts and airbag modules, will partner with TruTouch Technologies to create an in-car detection device ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

The Medical Minute: Maintain weight-loss goals throughout the year

The beginning of the New Year is a time when we start to think about getting back on track with our eating and exercise goals that may have slipped during the holiday season. The following is a list of strategies that may ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Eliminating diabetes and depression, and boosting education, most likely to ward off dementia

Eliminating diabetes and depression, as well as increasing education and fruit and vegetable consumption, are likely to have the biggest impact on reducing levels of dementia in the coming years, should no effective treatment ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Aug 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Are teen binge drinkers risking future osteoporosis?

Binge-drinking teenagers may be putting themselves at risk for future osteoporosis and bone fractures, according to researchers at Loyola University Health System.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Opioid-blocking medication reduces brain's response to alcoholism cues

Researchers at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital have produced the first evidence that the opioid blocker extended-release injectable naltrexone (XR-NTX) is able to reduce the brain's response to cues that may cause alcoholics ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Older adults more impaired by social drinking

Older adults may be more affected by a couple of glasses of wine than their younger counterparts are -- yet they are less likely to be aware of it, a new study suggests.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1