Topic: Alcoholism
Reuters Life! Online Report | 2009-11-16 03:22:13
<div><p>TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - When Japanese civil servant Yoshiyuki Takeuchi saw himself lagging behind his peers at work, alcohol was the only thing he felt he could turn to, becoming the latest victim of an addiction poorly understood in Japan.</p><p>"People who started after me would go further in ...
AP Features | 2009-11-11 21:36:30
<div id="subtitle">Arrest of United Airlines pilot is the latest in series of pilot drinking episodes</div><div><p>The arrest of a United Airlines pilot this week for allegedly drinking too much before entering the cockpit is the latest in a series of incidents involving airline pilots and alcohol.< ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-10-02 19:18:56
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Recovering alcoholics sleep worse than people who have never had a drinking problem, and this difference persists after months or even years of abstinence, new research shows.</p><p>These changes probably worsen the problems with mental function that result from long-term heavy drinking, Dr. Ian ...
consumeraffairs.com | 2009-09-26 16:02:25
<div id="subtitle">Nature versus nurture at issue</div><div><p>The age at which a person takes a first drink may influence genes linked to alcoholism, making the youngest drinkers the most susceptible to severe problems.</p><p>A team of researchers, led by scientists at Washington ...
