Faecal Microbiota Transplants (FMT) may serve to reduce the alcohol craving and consumption characteristic of cirrhosis in the short-term, according to a team from the US.
The Irish public health body Safefood has called for more research on energy drinks and binge drinking in Ireland as well as health halos created by sports event sponsorship.
Accounting for the lifestyle choice of excessive consumption of energy drinks and alcohol was not the point of EFSA's risk assessment on caffeine, the authority has said at a Brussels stakeholder meeting on the draft yesterday.
A study has found drinking four or more cups of coffee per day
could reduce the risk of alcoholic cirrhosis by 80 percent,
suggesting that an ingredient in coffee may protect against this
type of chronic liver disease.
Women who drink regularly may need to increase their folate intake
to prevent a raised risk of chronic disease, report researchers in
a new study, examining the impact of alcohol on women with low
folate levels.
Yesterday we reported on a major study to investigate a potential
cancer drug based on red wine compounds. However there is also
evidence to show that wine can have harmful effects. Researchers in
France report that heavy wine drinkers...
While the effects of alcohol on the liver are well-known, new
American research points to the link between chronic alcohol abuse
and a higher risk of serious lung diseases too.
