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Gene Could Raise Alcoholism Risk – Telegraph.co.uk

Gene could raise alcoholism risk – Telegraph.co.uk
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Gene could raise alcoholism risk
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"We are continuing our work to establish whether the gene has a similar influence in humans, though we know that in people alcoholism is much more complicated as environmental factors come into play. But there is the real potential for this to guide 
A 'single fault' in one gene causes alcoholism in miceThe Independent
Scientist uncover mouse gene that could lead to alcoholismITV News
Could YOU have the binge drinking gene? Scientists discover some animals are Daily Mail

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Greeley man who stabbed wife dealt with alcoholism, had been kicked out of … – Greeley Tribune
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Greeley man who stabbed wife dealt with alcoholism, had been kicked out of
Greeley Tribune
Velasquez-Trinidad, with bloodied coat sleeves at police headquarters, told authorities his wife had kicked him out of the house about a week before due to his alcoholism and occasional methamphetamine use, the affidavit states. That left him couch

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Alcohol Abuse: 'Drunk Gene' in Mice May Lead to Treatment for Humans

'Drunk Gene' in Mice May Lead to Treatment for Humans
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Three or more blind (drunk) mice may yield clues to why some people struggle with alcohol abuse and others don’t. Scientists in Britain have discovered a gene that regulates alcohol consumption and identified the mechanism that made the critters tipsy. The research, published today in…
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Could YOU have the binge drinking gene? Scientists discover some animals are wired to prefer the taste of alcohol to …
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Mice with the faulty gene relied on alcohol provide them with almost 85 per cent of their daily fluid intake, say researchers from Newcastle University.
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How Safe Is Thanksgiving?

Alcohol Depression Symptoms in the News

How Safe Is Thanksgiving?
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Dr. Glatter: The main issue we typically see at this time of year is holiday heart syndrome, which is caused by the combination of alcohol and overeating — often, binge drinking and binge eating — in people with otherwise normal hearts. This leads to …
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7 Easy Ways To Add Years To Your Life
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People with strong social ties are generally less vulnerable to mental health issues like depression and tend to live longer. … People who drink any light or moderate quantity of beer or other alcohol increase their life expectancy by 2.5 years and …
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Survivor of addictions reflects on importance of music in his life
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Consequences Binge Drinking

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Teen binge drinking — the real American pastime?
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Teen binge drinking. As American as baseball and apple pie, right? In fact, many adults just assume that it's just one of the many rites of passage towards adulthood like losing your virginity or learning how to drive. Some people fault the changing …
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Study highlights parental alcohol danger
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Alcohol abuse among parents is a serious health hazard that has a devastating impact on families, according to a new study. The Northern Territory study shows 86 per cent of children ordered into care by a court had been exposed to harmful alcohol use …
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Youth Alcohol Abuse: What Does It Mean to Dream You Have Cancer and Are Dying?

Question by Pek-Mom: What does it mean to dream you have cancer and are dying?
I had a dream last night that I had throat cancer and was dying. There was a new, radical procedure that they could try to save me, but no one would talk to me about it. My parents and the doctors were whispering about it so that I would not here their discussion as the procedure was very risky. Now I am a 30 yr. old woman, so my parents would not be the decision-makers in this case. The entire time I was going through this experience, “dream”, I kept saying, “I have to do this for my son”, and “you must save me so I can see him grow up”. I kept telling my parents and my husband to make sure my son knows that he was EVERYTHING to me “in case”. However, I was determined to fight and survive.

Drinking and (Critical) Thinking

Definition Alcohol Abuse in the News

Drinking and (Critical) Thinking
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Binge drinking is defined as five drinks in a sitting for males and four for females. About 80 percent of college students drink and about half of those students binge drink, according to figures from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and …
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At home with the boiling frog
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But the most amusing view from the family Ford this week was not how a crack-smoking, impaired-driving, drug-trafficking binge drinker can reassure the whole wired world that he doesn't have a substance abuse problem. The best part is that the only …
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FEMA checks received by homeless people
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