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 Alcoholism Information - January 6, 2009
| A new study suggests males who say yes to one too many drinks may be in danger of not only dampening their sex lives, but harming their chances of having children as well. Researchers from India found that men being treated for alcoholism had lower testosterone levels and more sperm abnormalities than non-drinkers. They also had a far higher rate of erectile dysfunction (ED) - 71-percent, versus 7-percent of abstainers | | A new study suggests that males who say yes to one too many drinks may be in danger of not only dampening their sex lives, but harming their chances of having children as well. Researchers from India found that men being treated for alcoholism had lower testosterone levels and more sperm abnormalities than non-drinkers. They also had a far higher rate of erectile dysfunction (ED) - 71-percent, versus 7-percent of abstainers | | Former North Ireland soccer star George Best is reported to have sent his family and loved ones farewell messages as his physical condition continues to deteriorate. The soccer legend is fighting for his life while in the intensive care unit in a London hospital. Considered by many as one of the game's greatest players, Best had a life-saving liver transplant in 2002 after decades battling alcoholism | | Saint Louis University research shows a new generation of drugs may hold hope in treating brain chemical problems such as Alzheimer's disease. William A. Banks, M.D., professor of geriatrics and pharmacological and physiological sciences at Saint Louis University and principal investigator says, "We found that we can develop antisense - which is a molecular compound - to cross the blood brain barrier enough to alter brain function. This can have a profound effect on treating diseases that occur because there is too much or too little of a certain kind of protein in the brain. The blood brain barrier is the Holy Grail - it's the most difficult tissue to pass through | | Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston conducted a study that finds tanning habits result from a type of addiction. The study criteria was based on methods used to evaluate alcoholism and drug dependency | |
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