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Study finds children of heavy drinkers are at risk for wide range of harms
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): According to a new study, the children of parents who drink alcohol heavily have an elevated risk of a number of adverse experiences, including mental health disorders, hospitalisations and criminal behaviour.
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Researchers develop dual drug therapy to treat alcohol use disorder
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 31 (ANI): Researchers from UCSF have leveraged two new molecules to devise a dual-drug therapy for alcohol use disorder (AUD), without the side effects or complications associated with current treatment regimens. One of those molecules is currently in clinical oncology
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Moderate drinking linked to lower risk of heart attack, death in patients
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): According to a new study, drinking up to 105 grams of alcohol per week - equivalent to 13 UK units of alcohol, less than six pints of medium-strength beer or just over a bottle of wine - may be associated with a decreased risk of heart attack, stroke, angina o
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Man arrested for bomb hoax at Ayodhya's Hanumangarhi temple
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 25 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh police on Saturday apprehended a man after he made a 'fake call' about a bomb planted at the Hanumangarhi temple in the Ayodhya district "under the influence of alcohol".
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Dealing with the Pandemic: How Goa's alcohol Industry was impacted
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 23 (ANI/Digpu): Goa, a state considered by many to be a teeming hotspot for tourists the world over, saw a sharp decline in visitors this past year owing to lockdowns imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Study links alcohol consumption to more than 740,000 new cancer cases in 2
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): According to a study, four per cent of newly diagnosed cancer cases in 2020 may be associated with drinking alcohol. The authors called for greater public awareness of the link between alcohol and cancers and increased government interventions to reduce alcoho
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16 die by consuming spurious liquor in Bihar, 5 detained
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bettiah (Bihar) [India], July 17 (ANI): The death toll is gradually increasing with 16 people found dead so far, after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in the Lauria police station area at West Champaran in Bihar. Police have also detained five people for questioning in the case, as per t
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Alcohol consumption linked to more than 740,000 new cancer cases in 2020:
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 14 (ANI): Alcohol is estimated to have caused more than 740,000 cancer cases around the world last year, a global study suggested.
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Pakistan's tribesmen haunted by cheap alcoholic drink 'Drone'
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Landi Kotal [Pakistan], July 7 (ANI): Pakistan's tribal districts are faced with a life-threatening problem posed by "Drone", an alcoholic drink, which is ruining the lives of youngsters in the erstwhile tribal regions.
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Researchers find health benefits of Connecticut-grown sugar kelp
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Connecticut have reported significant findings supporting the nutritional benefits of Connecticut-grown sugar kelp. They found brown sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) inhibits hepatic inflammation and fibrosis in a mouse model
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Adolescent marijuana, alcohol use didn't decline much during coronavirus p
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US] June 25 (ANI): According to a new survey of 12th graders in the United States, adolescent marijuana usage and binge drinking did not significantly change during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite record decreases in the substances' perceived availability.
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CCI approves Heineken's acquisition of additional equity in UBL
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of additional equity shareholding by Heineken International BV (HIBV) in United Breweries Ltd (UBL).
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