Drinking Age
With the pandemic and an increase in wine culture, more women are drinking — to excessive levels Women drink. A lot. Search “women drinking memes,” and you’ll see hundreds, with images of women downing wine and captions such as, “I wish I could get another liver … so I could drink more and care less,” […]
Cutting Down on Alcohol Helps if You Have Atrial Fibrillation
In medical school, there are lots of cutesy names that help us learn and remember things. “Holiday heart” is one of these — it reminds doctors-in-training that binge drinking alcohol can lead to an episode of atrial fibrillation (afib). The association is a real one; I have met a number of patients who suffered an […]
Alcohol Use Disorder: When Is Drinking a Problem?
Conversations about alcohol use have been center stage in the national news. Stories about underage drinking, blacking out and harmful behavior associated with alcohol use are quite common in many families around the world. The rise of the opioid epidemic in the U.S. has rightly caught our attention but overshadowed a much more common problem. […]
Effects of alcohol increase after gastric bypass surgery
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: After undergoing gastric bypass surgery last year, having a glass of wine affects me much more than it used to. Is this typical? ANSWER: Yes. In fact, the effects of alcohol are nearly doubled in people who have had gastric bypass surgery, compared with those who haven’t had the procedure. Gastric bypass […]
The Truth About Tequila and Your Bones
Harvard Health Blog “Tequila could reverse osteoporosis!” “Drinking tequila is good for your bones!” “Have a third margarita — because tequila’s great for your bones!” Talk about misleading headlines! These are prime examples. It’s true that a newly published study found that a substance in tequila (called agave tequilana, or tequila agave) might help maintain […]
Protein in the brain can put the brakes on binge drinking
Source: University of North Carolina School of Medicine A new study led by University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers has found that a naturally-occurring protein in the brain can act to suppress binge alcohol drinking, a major public health problem estimated to cost the U.S. more than $170 billion each year. The study, […]
No Such Thing as TMI
Information is essential when discussing alcohol abuse with teens It’s no secret that today’s teens are bombarded with glamorized messages of alcohol. They see images of bikini-clad women and Abercrombie–ad-worthy men with drinks in hand. Images of friends and family members hoisting a drink fill their Instagram and Snapchat feeds, painting a picture of blissful […]
