Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy – When Alcohol Attacks the Heart Muscle
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is one of the most dangerous yet often overlooked consequences of chronic alcohol consumption. Symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, recovery ...
Could Vitamin D Be the Key to Beating Addiction?
Vitamin D – the “sunshine vitamin” – is best known for supporting bones, muscles, and the immune system. Yet emerging ...
Alcohol is no vitamin source – and never healthy
Bernd Guzek, MD, PhD Introduction “A glass of red wine a day protects the heart.” “Beer is healthy because of ...
Psychiatric effects of nutritional deficiencies in alcoholism
Malnutrition is common in chronic alcoholics. A nutrient deficiency in alcoholics also leads to neurotransmitter dysfunction. Summary of an older, ...
Alcohol to blame for more than 700,000 cancers annually
Alcohol causes cancer - but not only heavy alcohol consumption. Already two glasses of wine are enough for it, calculates ...
England: Alcohol kills 20 percent more people during Corona
Shocking figures come from England: compared to 2019, the number of alcohol-related deaths in 2020 shot up by an astronomical ...
Vitamin B1 against heart damage caused by alcohol
Vitamin B1 may be an effective agent against alcohol-induced heart enlargement. Indian researchers studied the effect of thiamine (vitamin B1) ...
Female lawyers drink more often than their male colleagues
Female lawyers are more likely to suffer from work-related stress and more likely to reach for the bottle than their ...
Flying and alcohol – mixed messages from the airlines
Alcohol and flying don't mix very well. For most full-service airlines, however, alcohol remains a central part of the in-flight ...
USA: Mothers with infants drank 300 percent more in Corona times
The Corona crisis period was particularly stressful for mothers with small children - many of them therefore reached for the ...