alcohol consumption

A new study shows that a substance found in grapes, red wine and peanuts, prevents alcoholic fatty liver by coordinating molecules that control fat metabolism.

The accumulation of fat in the liver as a result of chronic alcohol consumption could be prevented by consuming resveratrol, according to the study with mice.

The initial signs of fetal alcohol syndrome are slight but classic: facial malformations such as a flat and high upper lip, small eye openings and a short nose.

Researchers want to know if those facial clues can help them figure out how much alcohol it takes during what point in development to cause these and other lifelong problems.

There is a link between alcohol consumption and increased risk of perennial allergic rhinitis, according to a recent Danish study of 5,870 young adult women.

The study found that the risk increased 3 percent for every additional alcoholic drink per week. In contrast, the authors did not observe any increase in risk of seasonal allergic rhinitis according to alcohol intake.

Quantity and frequency of alcohol consumption -- and not simply average alcohol consumption over time -- independently influence mortality risk.

Previous studies linking moderate drinking with reduced risk for death have typically measured individuals' average alcohol intake.

Consumption averaging obscures potential differences between people who sometimes drink heavily and those who consistently drink small amounts of alcohol.

The findings reinforce the importance of moderate drinking and of looking at drinking patterns when investigating alcohol-related health outcomes.

Loud snoring with breathing pauses is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and increased health-care utilization.

Loud snorers had 40 percent greater odds of having hypertension, 34 percent greater odds of having a heart attack and 67 percent greater odds of having a stroke, compared with people who do not snore, after statistical adjustment for age, sex, body mass index, diabetes, level of education, smoking, and alcohol consumption.

Quiet snoring was associated only with an increased risk for hypertension in women.