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Alcohol and Health
What is Moderate Drinking or Alcohol Consumption?
Drinking in Moderation: Better Health & Longer Life
Should Doctors Recommend Drinking Alcohol to Patients for Good Health?
Moderate drinking is associated with better health and longer life than is either abstaining or abusing alcohol. That's the consensus of medical researchers based on overwhelming scientific evidence. Well known medical authority Dean Edell, M.D., asserts that "you would have to be living on another planet not to know that alcohol -- in moderation -- is good for your health." 1
Of course, not everyone should drink alcohol, including pregnant women, those who have ever experienced difficulty controlling their drinking, or anyone whose physician recommends abstinence.
Consuming alcohol in moderation reduces the risk of heart disease dramatically. It also significantly reduces the risk of stroke and other major causes of death. And evidence of the overall health benefits of moderate drinking continues to grow.
Most Americans drink less than the optimum amount desirable for maximum health benefits. Dr. Stanton Peele says that
many object to the idea that doctors should inform their patients that moderate drinking may prolong life. They fear that such advice will justify the excessive drinking some patients already engage in, or they worry that encouragement from doctors will push people who cannot handle alcohol to drink.
The view that people are so stupid or malleable that they will become alcohol abusers because doctors tell them that moderate drinking is good for them is demeaning and self-defeating. If people can't regulate their own diets, drinking, and exercise, then doctors should avoid giving patients any information about their health behavior, no matter how potentially helpful.
Not only can people handle such information on lifestyle, it offers the primary and best way to attack heart disease. Of course, doctors may also prescribe medications. These medications rarely solve underlying problems, however; and they often cause adverse side effects that counterbalance their positive effects. Because they are not a cure, courses of medication, once begun, are rarely discontinued.
People are the best regulators of their own behaviors. Even those who drink excessively often benefit when doctors provide straightforward, accurate information. Clinical trials conducted by the World Health Organization around the world showed that so-called brief interventions, in which medical personnel advised heavy drinkers to reduce their drinking, are the most successful therapy for problem drinking.
But far more Americans drink less, not more, than would be most healthful for them. To fail to inform these patients about the benefits of moderate drinking is both counterproductive and dishonest. 2
What is moderate drinking? The US government currently defines moderation for a woman as consuming no more than one drink per day and for men it is drinking no more than two drinks per day. A drink is
a 12 ounce can or bottle of beer,
a five ounce glass of dinner way, or
a one-and one-half ounce drink of 80 proof distilled spirits. 3
Many other countries define moderation at much higher levels of consumption. For example, in the Netherlands moderation is about three drinks per day for both men and women and in France it's about two and one-half drinks per day for women and over four drinks per day for men. 4 Until recently, the US National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defined moderation for men as consuming up to four drinks in a day. 5
People need to be aware of some important medical facts about drinking:
The risk of dying in any given year is 25 percent lower for those who consume moderate amounts of alcohol. 6
Moderate drinking reduces the risk of stroke by about one-half. 7
Moderate drinkers have a 54% lower chance of developing dementia than abstainers. 8
Moderate drinkers are over 30-40 percent less likely to develop diabetes. 9
The benefits of drinking in moderation begin early in life 10 and they apply to beer, wine, and liquor or distilled spirits (gin, vodka, whiskey, tequila, rum, bourbon, etc.)
In Great Britain health officials recommend moderate drinking. 11 Physicians need to do the same in the United States.
Nothing on this page constitutes medical opinion or advice. For medical diagnosis, opinion, advice or treatment consult a qualified physician.
1. Edell, D. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Healthiness. NY: HarperCollins, 2004, p.488.
2. Peele, Stanton. Should physicians recommend alcohol to their patients? Priorities, 1996, 8(2), 24-28.
3. The American Dietetic Association points out that the facts of alcohol beverage equivalence "are emphasized by the federal government and numerous public health organizations including Nation Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Departments of Transportation and Health and Human Services, National Consumers League, National Council of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)" (American Dietetic Association, Nutrition Fact Sheet: Moderate Consumption of Distilled Spirits and Other Beverage Alcohol in an Adult Diet. Chicago, Illinois: American Dietetic Association, 2001, p.1). See also Alcohol Equivalence (https://www.alcoholproblemsandsolutions.org/alcohol-equivalence)
4. International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP). International Drinking Guidelines. (ICAP Reports #14). December 2003.
5. International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP). International Drinking Guidelines. (ICAP Reports #14). December 2003, p. 8 and current issue of National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Physicians' Guide to Helping Patients with Alcohol Problems.
6. Alcohol has benefits, but not or everyone. Long Beach Press-Telegraph, January 2, 2005.
7. Sacco, R. L., Elkind, M., Boden-Albala, B., Lin, I-F., Kargman, D. E., Hauser. W. A., Shea, S., & Paik, M. C. The Protective Effect of Moderate Alcohol Consumption on Ischemic Stroke, Journal of the American Medical Association, 1999, 281, 53-60.
8. Mulkamal, K.J., et al. Prospective study of alcohol consumption and risk of dementia in older adults. Journal of the American Medical Association, 2003 (March 19), 289, 1405-1413.
9. Carlsson, S., et al. Alcohol consumption and the incidence of type 2 diabetes: a 20-year follow-up of the Finnish Twin Cohort Study. Diabetes Care, 2003, 26(10), 2785-2786.
10. Power, C., et al. U-shaped relation for alcohol consumption and health in early adulthood and implications for mortality. The Lancet, 1998, 352, 9131.
11. Dr. Eric Rimm of Harvard School of Pubic Health, quoted by John Fauber, Experts reluctant to endorse health benefits of alcohol, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 24, 2005.
Camargo, C.A., et al. Prospective study of moderate alcohol consumption and mortality in US male physicians. Archives of Internal Medicine, 1997, 157, 79-85.
Coate, D. Moderate drinking and coronary heart disease mortality: Evidence from NHANES I and NHANES I follow-up. American Journal of Public Health,1993, 83(6), 888-890.
Doll, R., and Peto, R. Mortality in relation to consumption of alcohol: 13 years' observations on male British doctors. British Medical Journal, 1994, 309, 911-918.
Edell, D. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Healthiness. NY: HarperCollins, 2004.
Edell, D. Eat, Drink and be Merry: America's Doctor Tells You Why the Health Experts are Wrong. NY: HarperCollins, 1999.
Ellison, R. C. Does Moderate Alcohol Consumption Prolong Life? New York: American Council on Science and Health, 1993
Ford, G. The Science of Healthy Drinking. San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2004.
Ford, G. The Benefits of Moderate Drinking: Alcohol, Health and Society. San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 1988.
Ford, G. The French Paradox & Drinking for Health. San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 1993.
Fox, B. To Your Health: the Healing Power of Alcohol. Diane Publishing, 2000.
Fuchs, C.S., et al. Alcohol consumption and mortality among women. The New England Journal of Medicine, 1995, 332(19), 1245-1250.
Gilson, C. and Bennett, V. Alcohol and Women: Creating a Safer Lifestyle. Irving, TX: Fusion Press, 2001.
Hellerstedt, W. L., et al. The association between alcohol intake and adiposity in the general population. American Journal of Epidemiology, 1990, 132(4), 594-611.
Hennekens, C.H.. Alcohol and Risk of coronary Events. In: National on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Alcohol and the Cardiovascular System. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1996.
Kahn, H. S., et al. Stable behaviors associated with adults' 10-year change in body mass index and the likelihood of gain at the waist. American Journal of Public Health, 1997, 87(5), 747-754.
Kowalski, R.E. The New 8-Week Cholesterol Cure. NY: HarperCollins, 2002.
Liu, S., et al. A prospective study of alcohol intake and change in body weight among US adults. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1994, 140(10), 912-920.
MacDonald, E. (Ed.) Health Issues Related to Alcohol Consumption. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Science, 1999.
Manson, J.E., et al. Prevention of Myocardial Infarction. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Peele, S., and Grant, M. Alcohol and Pleasure: A Health Perspective. Philadelphia, PA: Brunner/Mazel, 1999.
Perdue, L., and Shoemaker, W. The French Paradox and Beyond. Sonoma, CA: Renaissance Publishing, 1992.
Razy, G., et al. Alcohol consumption and its relation to cardiovascular risk factors in British women. British Medical Journal, 1992, 304, 80-83.
Rimm, E., et al. Prospective study of alcohol consumption and risk of coronary disease in med. The Lancet, 1991, 338, 464-468.
Stuttaford, T. To Your Good Health! The Wise Drinkers Guide. London: Faber & Faber, 1997.
Willett, W. C. with the assistance of others. Eat, Drink, and be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001, p. 17. The alternative US Department of Agriculture food pyramid was first developed before much of our current nutritional information was available, reflects the strong influence of agricultural producers, and is highly over-simplified. The Harvard food Pyramid is free of all those shortcomings.


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Sensory Integration Therapy | Child Therapy Solution | East Midlands : Children's Therapy Solutions Ltd.
In order for children to develop and learn, they need to gain an understanding of the world around them.
If we cannot register, organise, filter, integrate and store sensory information then the world around us can have a great effect on our performance.
Our Brain processes sensory information which tells us about our body and what we need to do. It helps us learn new skills and is a key element of child development.
we always spill a drink because we just don't grip the cup firm enough.
Our Vestibular system is situated in our inner ear. It enables us to sense linear and rotational movement with support from the visual system. When our vestibular system is feeling too much movement we may dislike car travel and dislike lying on our tummy. Sometimes our vestibular system needs more information and we seek movement and want to spin and twirl all the time.
Interception is our ability to regulate our internal sensations such as respiration, heartbeat, hunger, thirst, bowel activity and sleep.
The Pyramid below explains how important it is for our senses to be working correctly. If we cannot process sensory information then we cannot grow and develop new skills.
Sensory Integration Therapy incorporates the three primary senses in order to regulate our senses to begin to improve our sensory motor development, perceptual skills and academic learning. The thriving tree of sensory Integration will always be blooming when our senses are regulated.
The roots are our primary senses, Tactile, proprioception and vestibular. If we feed our roots through sensory integration therapy, then we are able to regulate our other senses and grow and flourish as individuals, just like a tree when it is provided with the right amount of nutrients to grow.
When senses are provided with the correct amount of information during sensory Integration sessions then we can often begin to engage in tasks that without sensory based intervention we would not have the ability to complete.
If you would like any further information about Sensory Integration, do not hesitate to call the office 01664 567917 and we can arrange for you to chat with an Occupational therapist.


Model reduction approaches to forward and inverse elastic wave problems with active sources in fractured reservoirs.
One of the challenges of modeling and inversion of the elastic wave responses in presence of hydraulic fractures is multi-scale nature of the problem. We address this issue by employing recently developed model reduction approaches. Reduced order models (ROMs) approximate transfer functions of large-scale linear dynamical systems by small equivalent ones. Their matrices can be geometrically interpreted as finite-difference operators discretized on so-called optimal grids or alternatively, spectral projection approximations. That allows us to substitute fine-scale fractured models by low dimensional approximants. Based on model reduction methods, we developed multiscale mimetic 3D elastic forward solver and direct imaging algorithm. In this talk we describe both of them and illustrate their application for models with hydraulic fractures.


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Mollgan is the rapper from Sweden who refuses to shut up, even if he steps on a few toes or crosses a few lines. Wether he raps about piracy, politics, homophobia or just selfdisclosing lyrics. With controversial underground hits, such as ACTA PÅ DIG and ALLA SOM INTE TANKAR (along with NON STOP - the first swedish hiphopvideo about homosexuality) Mollgan has spread his message at clubs, on the internet and at demonstrations. If not with a microphone, a megaphone.
All of Mollgan's music is available to download or stream. If you want to support, please buy a t-shirt.


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Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge Rail will create additional 7000 jobs – Ashafa
in News Update
Sen. Gbenga Ashafa, Chairman Senate Committee on Land Transport has said that the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge Railway line would create additional 7000 jobs for the teeming youths.
Ashafa said on Monday during the oversight visit paid to the Nigerian Railway Corporation NRC by both Committee on Land Transport and the Committee on Local and Foreign Debts.
"We are confident that the Lagos to Kano and Calabar to Lagos railway modernisation projects would in no small way reinvigorate Nigeria's economy through creation of about 7000 jobs.
"On our part as senators holding the mandate of our constituents, we are totally committed to assisting the executive arm in the actualisation of every developmental project within our purview," Ashafa said.
The senator said that the visit was to assist the committee on Local and Foreign Debt assess the project implementation plan for the recently approved loan request by the Federal Government from the China Exim Bank.
According to him, the loan is to be accessed for the purpose of completing various railway rehabilitation and construction projects across the country.
"The focus of this visit is to immediately set in perspective of our commitment to ensuring a high level of accountability in public expenditure.
"As such, the bulk of this joint committee's work lies particularly in the areas that concern activities of the Ministry of Transport and all relevant stakeholders in the expenditure of the loan.
"As requested, the sum of 5.851 billion dollars being the total approved loan would be expended on modernisation of Lagos to Kano, Lagos to Ibadan and Calabar to Lagos segments," he said.
Sen. Shehu Sani, Chairman committee on local and foreign debts in his contribution said that both committee were signals to the seriousness attached to the commencement and successful completion of the rail projects.
Sani said that the project was in the 2016-2018 External Borrowing (Rolling) plan recently approved by the senate.
According to him, the potential of the rail projects was to fast track the nation's economic growth, provision of gainful employment to teeming youths and overall development of the country.
"The senate while approving the borrowing plan as it concerns the rail mandated its relevant committees to ensure a thorough oversight of the actual implementation of the projects for which the country was borrowing.
"Obviously, this is to guarantee effective and efficient utilisation of every kobo taken as loan by the federal government on behalf of Nigerian citizens.
"Therefore, this visit is one step in the fulfilment of that mandate and the public trust we owe Nigerian citizens," he said.
Mr Leo Yin, the Project Cordinator, Chinese Civil Engineer Construction Company (CCECC), said the major challenge facing the project presently was the recent continuous rainfall.
Yin said that plans have been put in place by the company to deliver and hand over the project at the appointed time.
He however, appealed to the communities in the affected areas to cooperate witwith the workers for speedy execution of the project.
NAN reports that the Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Ameachi, had said that Federal Government would ensure the completion of the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail services by Dec. 2018.
Ameachi gave the assurance on Monday July 10, in Lagos while inspecting the ongoing rail projects at Ijoko community area of Ogun State.
The minister said that the Federal Government was making all efforts to ensure the completion of the project as scheduled.

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MANILA, Philippines — We've taken a look at the teams we figure who will contend for Final Four and championship slots. Now let's take a look at the other schools who could spring a few surprises.
They are in the midst of reloading. We are seeing the heirs to Jio Jalalon and Kent Salado in Guilmer dela Torre and Levi dela Cruz. If Rence Alcoriza can approximate what Donald Gumaru provided to give the Arellano Chiefs their own version of Run-TMC, then the Chiefs will be a tough team to play. The scoring, savvy and excitement is all there.
However, my knock on those previous Arellano teams was a weak and doughnut hole in the middle. Sure, they had Lervin Flores. For one good year. The following year, he forgot to unpack his game.
So now, if Michael Cañete can be this team's version of San Sebastian's Michael Calisaan in terms of strong rebounding as an undersized and stretch four-slash-five, and point production, coach Jerry Codinera will have three very good players in key positions.
Now it is incumbent upon some veterans to show their wares. Brylle Meca's game has plummeted. You'd think that with Jalalon and company out, this is his time to shine. But he has seen very few minutes and his production has gone south. Will he resurrect himself this season?
Meca isn't the only vet who needs to show up. Pencil in Archie Concepcion in the equation. And if Elie Ongolo Ongolo can continue his strong showing (during the late stages of the Filoil Flying v Preseason Cup), Arellano can crowd Mapua and San Sebastian (as well as Letran) for that fourth seat in the semifinals.
Simply a team in disarray. What this team needs is a better coach and not one who yells his head off at every mistake. How do you follow up a stinker of a preseason? At one point, he throws out all his veterans. Get blown out by over 60 points then call them back. Really now.
What a waste! Rustan Bugarin has not developed at all.
This team will compete because they have some talent. I like Philip Tampoc. He could be a future star for this team. Will they waste keeping Maui Cruz?
If Laminou Hamadou can find his old game (pre-injury), EAC will cause some fits. With some veteran talent like Jeric Diego, Jerome Garcia, and Jethro Mendoza, they can surprise a few teams here and there.
So they have a curious blend of inconsistent talent and youth. How far they go will depending on the quality of the coaching.
Now they didn't win anything in the Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup. But they were better than that record of theirs.
They have solid veterans in MJ Dela Virgen, Darius Estrella and Jed Mendoza. They have future stars in Jarvy Ramos and Ry Dela Rosa (if he can shoot consistently). Newcomer Junmark Silvarez can help out underneath the boards. But hey, where is Stefan Steinl? That kid whose rough game caused nearly many a fight during the preseason?
I thought that Fil-German kid was like former Lyceum Pirate center Kevin Gabayni – he could be effective but oft engaged in on-court nonsense. He isn't on the roster and I figure that is a loss for them.
With these Heavy Bombers, there is talent. But in terms of experience, the gap between the veterans and the newcomers is huge and that will present a problem in terms of support.
Having said that, how far they go – at least in terms of wins in staying atop the bottom feeders — will be determined by how good the veterans can be.
This team has been on a downward spiral since Scottie Thompson left. Even after Thompson left, they still had some talent but they never got better. That's a bad program and bad coaching.
They are hoping that a champion coach like Frankie Lim can turn it around. However, this is a transition year for the nth time.
This team needs AJ Coronel to live up to his promise. They need Prince Eze to just rebound, swat shots and occasionally score off putbacks or dunks. He has to stop taking jump shots because he can't hit them even if his life depended on them. I thought that Rommel Mangalino a year ago was on his way to being a top big man in this league but in the preseason, he disappeared.
With the prominent holdovers having question marks hovering above their head, it is also up to the transferees to help out.
There's Kim Aurin, who left JRU. Sometimes, I think he needs to concentrate on playing basketball instead of trying to knock someone's head off.
Edgar Charcos, a refugee from the chaos that was UE under its previous coach, hopes he can regain his form there — like a second coming of Roi Sumang; except he was inconsistent.
And there's rookie Luke Sese out of San Beda High School. The kid can shoot with his hands and mouth. He's the type of player Lim likes — feisty and tough.
The days when they were an exciting and contending team are gone. Is a new era around the corner? Maybe. But this year, they will have to try and stay out of the cellar.


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Bulk SMS or short messaging service is a method of communication in which one user send a short text or picture message to another user using a cell phone. Bulk SMS has become a really popular method of communication because of the ever increasing popularity of cell phones. As technology has improved in the cyber age, Bulk SMS can also be sent through a website while earlier it was only possible to send a SMS between two cell phones.
Bulk Sms texting is a one to one approach of marketing where a potential or present customer gets information about the brand directly on their cell phones. Two way messaging has been found to be really beneficial for small and medium enterprises as they have a restricted marketing budget. With Bulk SMS marketing, they can ensure that they reach a large customer base directly without spending a large amount of money.
The biggest advantage of bulk messaging is that it is cost effective. When compared to other methods of direct marketing like phone calls and one on one surveys, Bulk SMS texting is much cheaper and hence is beneficial for small and medium enterprises.
Another advantage is that bulk Sms messaging requires minimum market research and a text marketing campaign can be started irrespective of the season or marketing trend. Potential customers can be reached at any time of the year, irrespective of the season.
These premium Bulk SMS service has an added advantage which allows customising SMSes very easily. Marketers can customise their messages according to the target base so that they can ensure better conversion rates as compared to more conventional marketing or advertising methods. Customised messages would ensure improved sales and increased exposure for the brand.
The success rate of a text message delivery is also an added advantage. Market surveys indicate that over 95% of cell phone users have their cell phones with them at any particular time. Further surveys also indicate that 94% of the text messages that are sent using two way messaging services are delivered to the end user. When we compare this with social media, only 9% of social media users are online at any particular time. Other direct methods of marketing also don't fare well. For example, when we talk about phone calls, problems like busy users, switched off phones and out of reach phones exist, while there are no such problems with bulk SMS service. Like other direct methods of marketing, bulk Sms texting does not interfere with the day to day activities of the end customer.