Posts Tagged ‘death’
UK: How alcohol death rates can DOUBLE depending on where you live
How alcohol death rates can DOUBLE depending on where you live: Women in the North East twice as likely to die from drink-related causes than those in London By Kate Pickles For Mailonline Published: 08:42 EST, 2 February 2016 | Updated: 11:02 EST, 2 February 2016 Deaths relating to alcohol abuse vary wildly across the…
Read MoreExcessive drinking causes one in 10 deaths of working age adults
Excessive drinking causes one in 10 deaths of working age adults (AP Photo/Toby Talbot) It’s no secret that America’s favorite legal drug has vast impacts on public health. But you may be surprised, as I was, at just how closely binge drinking and over-consumption of alcohol are linked to deaths during the prime years of…
Read MoreCirrhosis survival rates dropped markedly among hospitalized vs. ambulatory patients
Cirrhosis survival rates dropped markedly among hospitalized vs. ambulatory patients Ratib S. Hepatology. 2014;60:282-289. NOTE: This is hardly surprising. Once someone is admitted to hospital their diet consists of hospital food. Patients with cirrhosis are most often malnourished and putting them on a hospital diet is like a kiss of death. When are people going…
Read MoreDeaths from liver disease soar 40 per cent in a decade
Deaths from liver disease have soared by 40 per cent in a decade and will continue to rise because of heavy drinking and unhealthy eating, a report warns today.
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