Binge Drinking Hurts Your Immune System

Medicine & Technology Jan 06, 2015

Party goers everywhere are disappointed to learn from a new study that binge drinking, or even getting drunk, can slow down your immune system leaving you more susceptible to infection.

CDC Asks What’s Worse—Occasional Binging or Full-Blown Alcoholism?

Nov 23, 2014

Here in the U.S., with peaking numbers of DUI’s and staggering alcohol-related deaths, the government and the general public realizes that we’re facing a problem with alcohol and its effects on society. But many are left wondering, what’s worse: an occasional binge when out for a night on the town, or full-blown alcoholism? You may be surprised to find out that a new study conducted by the U.S. government’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that while excessive drinking is responsible for over 88,000 deaths a year, nine out of ten Americans who drink excessively do not meet the criteria to be classified as “alcoholics”. So it’s binge drinking that’s the main culprit for these deaths.

Could Binge Drinking Lead To A Solution for Alcoholism? CDC Thinks So

Nov 21, 2014

For those Americans who have spent some time in the south of France, or gazing at the crystal azure waters at Mediterranean shores, they know that European nations are far more into vineyards and nights out on the town than any metropolis this side of the Atlantic. But while wine and aperitivos may run free in every European meal, the U.S. on the contrary is a place of sugary sweets, where binge drinking on a holiday weekend is far more common than a daily glass of sangria. And while binge drinking in the long run is far more detrimental to one’s health, researchers now say that excess drinking and rates of alcoholism may be curbed by a new set of taxes.

Most Heavy Drinkers in the U.S May Not Necessarily Be Alcoholics

Nov 20, 2014

Most heavy drinkers in the U.S. are not necessarily alcoholics, study reveals.

Young men who binge drink are more at risk for hypertension

Oct 23, 2014

Young men who binge drink have a higher likelihood of developing hypertension, study says.