Alcohol abuse and alcoholism is becoming more and more common in urban India. High taxation and even curfews aren’t making a dent in consumption. To address the problem in Rajasthan, the Catholic Diocese of Jaipur has set up …
Aerobic exercise known to slow cognitive decline, may also prevent or repair damage to the brain caused by alcohol, a new study has found. US researchers found that aerobic exercise may protect white matter in the brain from …
India's health ministry on Thursday said it would scale up the response to non-communicable diseases and work towards prevention and control of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and strokes. A national programme for the …
A viral or bacterial infection is one of the most common causes of fever; the rise in body temperature above the normal 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit is a sign that your body’s immune system is trying to fight the infection. Besides …
Pooja is the kind of woman, every man wants to be with and every woman wants to be. She has a high-flying career in a leading MNC, is drop-dead gorgeous and is sharper and more driven than most of her colleagues. But she has a …
A team from a university in Chile has created the world's first vaccine for alcoholism that could reduce the number of deaths due to the addiction, a media report said. Around 2.5 million people die each year from alcohol-related …
Women who drink heavily tend to pass their bad habits to their teen offspring, warns a UK study. The study conducted by think-tank Demos claims that in Britain as many as 2.5 million children, 20 percent of the total, live with a …
The battle against alcohol abuse is going online! In a society like ours where seeking rehabilitation for addiction is still considered taboo an anonymous website like www.alcoholwebindia.in can go a long way in fighting …
The 33-year-old married woman from Chandigarh had never imagined that her excessive clubbing and partying would one day push her to the brink of suicide. But it did. She was not the only one. In an increasing trend of urban women …
Alcohol use by expectant mothers can impair the mental and physical development of their babies, in what is known as foetal alcohol syndrome, show results available through advances in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Recently, …
According to German researchers, the annual death rates of alcohol-dependent women are 460 percent higher than the non-drinking general population while male alcoholics have a 190 percent higher death rate than the general …
The duo of nanocapsules and antioxidants has the potential to effectively fight gastric ulcers caused by drinking excess alcohol, researchers here say. During research at the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB) here, …
Complimentary drinks for women, buy one-get one offers and other freebies in Chandigarh's drinking circle could be a thing of the past with the city's administration to issue an advisory to bars, hotels, restaurants, night-clubs …
People taking three or more alcoholic drinks in daily life may be at a higher risk of stroke earlier in life than those who do not drink heavily, a new study has found. The observation has been made in a new study to be …
