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POSTED September 19, 2011 - 14:22 | POSTED BY Neharika Sabharwal

Heavy drinking may impair balance-study

Though it is a widely known that an intoxicated person often has a staggering "drunken" gait, a new study now claims that heavy drinking can impair balance and co-ordination for years after giving up the bottle.

Liquor affects the cerebellum, which coordinates the fine muscle movements involved in maintaining balance.

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POSTED November 1, 2010 - 11:49 | POSTED BY Jasmine

Boozers need help to reduce alcohol consumption over time--study

As per a new research study, heavy drinkers may cut down on their alcohol consumption over the period of time, but even then they cannot really bring it down to the level of an average adult drinker.

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Study researchers also revealed that people with heavy drinking problem struggle with leaving the habit on their own.

So, it’s important that family members and clinicians’ steps in and help heavy drinkers see the problem and make them commit to community social service agency or Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).

POSTED March 21, 2009 - 22:33 | POSTED BY Neelam Goswami

Scientists identify a cancer-causing ingredient in alcohol

Toronto, March 21:Acetaldehyde, a chemical responsible for the hangover effects of drinking, can also lead heavy drinkers to cancerdefine, warns a new study by researchers at the Centre for

Scientists identify a cancer-causing ingredient in alcohol

Too much alcohol consumption has long been seen to increase the risk of cancerdefine, but the way it causes cancer is not completely understood.

Now a joint team of German and Toronto researchers says that a chemical called acetaldehyde in alcoholic beverages plays a significant role in the development of certain types of cancers in humans. The team estimates that acetaldehyde can elevate the risk of cancer to one in 1,000 people.

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