MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'booze'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:09:52 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841990&cid=t_113170_151_f&fid=35823&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAddictionInbox%2F%7E3%2FbnM0icM6qOE%2Fbill-manvilles-booze-book.html A “professional bar fly” who flirted with death and Helen Gurley Brown. "From the drinking man's classic, Saloon Society, back in the Sixties, to his sadder but wiser Cool, Hip and Sober, Bill Manville has consistently provided an honest, insightful first-person account of where alcoholism begins--and where it ends.”  So said the respected Keith Humphreys of Stanford University’s School of Medicine, when Manville’s account of beating booze was published some years ago. What makes his book unique in the annals of addiction books, so far as I know, is the additional blurb on Cool, Hip and Sober from none other than Cosmopolitan Magazine founder and Sex and the Single Girl author Helen Gurley Brown, who wrote: “I never read anything like this and am thrilled to recommend the... Addiction Inbox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841990 Thu, 19 May 2011 03:39:11 +0100 4841990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4605807&cid=t_113170_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FOO94BIcPssA%2F By Ilya ShapiroToday being St. Patrick's Day, it seems appropriate to revisit the unlikely juxtaposition of two of my favorite legal policy topics: alcohol and the Commerce Clause.  (Listen to my podcast on the subject or read its transcript.)  The point of all this is that alcohol is no different from any other commodity in that states cannot erect arbitrary regulations that privilege in-state interests (be they retailers, wholesalers, or producers) ahead of their out-of-state counterparts. But St. Paddy's Day is not the only reason the issue is topical.  Last week, the Supreme Court declined to review the Fifth Circuit’s indefensible decision in Wine Country Gift Baskets.com v. Steen. It did so despite the Fifth Circuit’s upholding of a Texas law designed to protect Texas’s ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4605807 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:34:31 +0100 4605807 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4507285&cid=t_113170_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fnutrition-labels-for-alcoholic-beverages%2F2011.02.21 Virtually all bottled beverages you can buy have handy-dandy nutrition labels from which you can access information about calories, carbs, and so forth. All beverages except the ones containing alcohol, that is. Why is that? Maybe it’s because alcoholic beverages contain little to no protein, sodium, cholesterol, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, calcium and iron (remember that alcohol is metabolized as a fat, not a carbohydrate) — so why bother? Then again, alcohol does contain calories — a lot of them. Would people drink less if they knew how many calories they were consuming? Would they drink less if they knew how many “servings” of alcohol were contained in the bottle they just purchased? Maybe it’s because of the cost of performing nutritional analyses on each vintage of wine,... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4507285 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:00:49 +0100 4507285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159276&cid=t_113170_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSciencebaseScienceBlog%2F%7E3%2FZfVMnbGkAHs%2Falcohol-effects-giant-testicles-pennycress-diesel.html An alcoholic FAQ – Aspirin and other drugs prevent the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase (found in the stomach and liver) from breaking down alcohol, thus slowing the liver’s ability to metabolise alcohol and so it accumulates in your blood faster and has longer-lasting effects, which means you get drunk faster and say drunk longer, but you will have an almighty hangover too (one that aspirin will not cure) The biggest balls of all – The largest testicles by mass as a proportion of body mass are those of the bush cricket. According to behavioural ecologist Karim Vahed who has presumably had a good look, the tuberous bush cricket has testes accounting for 14% of its body mass. Making pennycress pay its way – I'd never heard of this weed until today, but apparently, p... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159276 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:29:19 +0100 4159276 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4151855&cid=t_113170_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSciencebaseScienceBlog%2F%7E3%2FZfVMnbGkAHs%2Falcohol-effects-giant-testicles-pennycress-diesel.html An alcoholic FAQ – Aspirin and other drugs prevent the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase (found in the stomach and liver) from breaking down alcohol, thus slowing the liver’s ability to metabolise alcohol and so it accumulates in your blood faster and has longer-lasting effects, which means you get drunk faster and say drunk longer, but you will have an almighty hangover too (one that aspirin will not cure) The biggest balls of all – The largest testicles by mass as a proportion of body mass are those of the bush cricket. According to behavioural ecologist Karim Vahed who has presumably had a good look, the tuberous bush cricket has testes accounting for 14% of its body mass. Making pennycress pay its way – I'd never heard of this weed until today, but apparently, p... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4151855 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:29:19 +0100 4151855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3566661&cid=t_113170_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F05%2F14%2Fdrunk-online-shopping%2F Do you engage in drunk online shopping? You apparently are not alone. Alcohol decreases our inhibitions, and removes that rational switch that normally intercedes between our emotional selves and a particular behavior. That’s why people drink in social situations — it makes it easier to engage in social activities without worrying about what others think of you or over-analyzing the situation. Ki Mae Heussner has the story about drunk shopping online, over at ABC News. Drunk shopping is when you’ve had a little bit to drink, your inhibitions are down, and you decide to make a purchase or two that maybe you didn’t really need. There hasn’t been any research done on this phenomenon yet, but we do have anecdotal evidence that drunk shopping online is something m... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3566661 Fri, 14 May 2010 17:40:26 +0100 3566661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2796366&cid=t_113170_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Froast-swan-and-port.html  BMA House Dr Crippen: Is the BMA right to want to ban alcohol advertising?I joined the British Medical Association almost accidentally, as did most doctors. I wanted to receive its journal, the BMJ, and, when I was a student, the association offered a good value "membership and magazine" deal, so I signed up. And you know how it is with direct debits; you never get round to cancelling them. But the BMA is not my "trade union", it does not consult me about my views and it is not authorised to represent my views.The BMA's image is that of elderly medical crustacea who meet weekly to dine on roast swan, washed down with vintage port, before issuing yet another diktat about how less privileged folk should live their lives. The latest is that they want to ban alcohol advertising.There are... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2796366 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:50:00 +0100 2796366 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2594414&cid=t_113170_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F12%2Fweekly-news-round-up-12%2F Go get sucked down a blog rabbithole with all of the “pit to distress” posts of late, on obstetric providers who allegedly push pitocin on laboring women in an attempt to make the fetus “prove” itself – by coming out vaginally or forcing a c-section for fetal distress. Start with Unnecesarean, Keyboard Revolutionary, and NursingBirth. Those starting points also include links to various other posts on the topic. Relatedly, RealityRounds has written a guide for nurses to refusing physician orders. PhD in Parenting is talking about drinking while breastfeeding. Abortion Pill Study Suggests Way to Limit Infection – from the New York Times, on reducing infection associated with medical abortion by avoiding the off-label vaginal administration and providing a... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2594414 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:42:50 +0100 2594414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2313539&cid=t_113170_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F07%2F8-ways-to-keep-going%2F A woman who lives with chronic pain said to my mom the other day, “You can’t sit around and wait for the storm to be over. You’ve got to learn how to dance in the rain.” That’s a perfect description of living with depression, or any chronic illness. But what do you do on the days you don’t think you can take the pain anymore? When you want so badly to be done with your life … or at least be done with the suffering? What do you do when anxiety and depression have spun a web around you so thick that you’re convinced you’ll be trapped forever in those feelings? I’ve compiled a few tools for moving past that harrowing darkness, suggestions on how to emerge from a place of panic, and techniques on how to dance in the rain. 1. Escape ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2313539 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:08:20 +0100 2313539 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2150874&cid=t_113170_88_f&fid=35612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheknifeman.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fdeath-by-duck.html Lessons we learned this weekend:A night that begins with red wine, moves to good scotch and finishes with curry and lager may result in good times, but does not make for a clear head. (Source: The KnifeMan) The KnifeMan blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2150874 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:48:00 +0100 2150874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1428953&cid=t_113170_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Ftopers-on-train.html No sooner has Boris fallen off the wagon than he has decided that the common-folk of London are not to be allowed to drink on trains. Presumably, members of the Bullingdon Club will be exempted from the rule, but then they would be in the restaurant car. Is this intrusion into civil liberties justified? Does the end justify the means?It seems a good idea to persuade people to leave their cars and take the train, and a dirty railway carriage smelling of stale beer is hardly tempting. The Devil has launched a tirade of anglo-saxon about boozing on the train.I cannot get very excited. (Source: NHS Blog Doctor) NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1428953 Thu, 08 May 2008 17:01:00 +0100 1428953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1409924&cid=t_113170_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fhow-to-prove-you-are-not-an-alcoholic%2F Perhaps you have wondered from time to time if your drinking is out of hand. Maybe a loved one or friend has expressed concern about your drinking. Have you compared your drinking with someone else’s that you perceive is much worse than you, and made a pact with yourself to quit if you ever got that bad? Are you experiencing problems at work, school, or at home because of your drinking. Do you feel everything would be fine if people would just leave you alone? There is a lot of misinformation out there about alcoholism. Let’s go through a list of things we’ve heard that prove we are not alcoholics. I don’t drink in the morning. I hold a good job and go to work everyday. Alcoholics can’t stop drinking. I can stop anytime I just don’t want to. Alcoholism runs in families an... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1409924 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:36:04 +0100 1409924 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=650901&cid=t_113170_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F31%2Fmoderate-drinking-can-lower-the-risk-of-kidney-cancer%2F Filed under: Kidney Cancer, All Cancers, Cancer prevention foodsIt seems to me like health experts are always going back and forth on the subject of alcohol -- one day it's good for you, the next it's going to kill you. Well, today it appears it is good for you, as it has been shown to reduce the risk of renal cell (kidney) cancer in a study that tested non-drinkers compared to those who consumed one alcoholic beverage a day. But the article is quick to point out that it's not saying that drinking is good for you overall, as alcohol has been shown to be linked to other cancers, including breast cancer and cancers of the oral cavities, esophagus and more. So I guess the moral of the story is, don't take up drinking to prevent kidney cancer, yet don't give up drinking as it might help ward i... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=650901 Thu, 31 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 650901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638903&cid=t_113170_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F27%2Fbeer-good-for-your-heart%2F Filed under: Nutrition, Daily news, Women Heart Health, Men Heart Health, Aging Heart HealthI'll admit, I'm a fan of beer but I don't drink it that often because of the side effects (hangover), and also because I suspect it's damaging to your health -- or at least I assume anything that can cause that much of a headache the day after must be. But that's not so according to this. Beer is actually good for your heart and even your overall health. In a Dutch study, it was found to raise levels of good (HDL) cholesterol, reduce the occurrence of strokes in women, improve sleeping patterns, increase blood vessel dilation, slow down the development of cataracts, help prevent cancer and more! That's a pretty amazing array of benefits, don't you think? Now I'm not saying you should throw a kegger ... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=638903 Sun, 27 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 638903 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551491&cid=t_113170_131_f&fid=34991&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fevolgen%2F%7E3%2F110051797%2Fdrunk_doggy.php Two unemployed stem cell researchers have performed a pilot study indicating that the chief researcher's dog likes beer (reported here). They noticed that erratic behavior tended to increase with beer consumption, but his tolerance did increase over the course of the experiment. The dog also preferred certain beers over others, although the researchers did not have sufficient funds to test the dog's preference for anything better than Presidente. And they didn't see if he enjoyed salt in his beer either. This research was partially funded by a New Jersey state research subsidy of $2.55 from returning the empties. Read the comments on this post... (Source: evolgen) evolgen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551491 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:00:00 +0100 551491