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Inconsistency of alcohol policies across Canada reviewed in recent report
Health Headlines Commentary for February 21, 2019 Source: Alcohol policies fizzle for Canadian governments as harms overflow
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UK recommendation for drink-free days due in part to normalization of regular alcohol consumption
Health Headlines Commentary for September 12, 2018 Source: Middle-aged should have ‘drink-free’ days, say campaigners
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Canadian women’s consumption of alcohol leading to increased health problems
Health Headlines Commentary for June 1, 2018 Source: Canadian women increasingly drinking themselves to death: report Reference: Alcohol harm on the rise for Canadian women
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Liver transplant criteria not discriminatory toward people suffering with alcoholism but based on risk assessment of health outcomes.
Health Headlines Commentary for December 14, 2017 Source: Woman in critical condition from liver failure can’t get transplant due to protocols
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Six-month alcohol abstinence criterion for liver transplant approval dropped in Ontario
Health Headlines Commentary for September 20, 2017 Source: Ontario pilot program will lift six-months-sober rule for liver transplant patients
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Exercise offsetting cancer risk from alcohol consumption is tenuous at best and a sham at worst
Health Headlines Commentary for September 9, 2016 Source: Exercise may offset health risks of drinking: study Reference: Does physical activity moderate the association between alcohol drinking and all-cause, cancer and cardiovascular diseases mortality? A pooled analysis of eight British population cohorts For proper analysis read this: Can exercise offset some of the harms of regular…
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Study demonstrates neurological basis for alcohol addiction
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 3, 2015 Source: Neuron responsible for alcoholism identified Reference: J. Wang, Y. Cheng, X. Wang, E. Roltsch Hellard, T. Ma, H. Gil, S. Ben Hamida, D. Ron. Alcohol Elicits Functional and Structural Plasticity Selectively in Dopamine D1 Receptor-Expressing Neurons of the Dorsomedial Striatum. Journal of Neuroscience, 2015; 35 (33):…
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Rat study show high doses of oxytocin can negate effects of alcohol ingestion
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 3, 2015 Source: Rats can’t get drunk after a dose of oxytocin hormone Reference: PNAS, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1416900112
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford announces he will enter rehab
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 1, 2014