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• Alcohol and the Brain: Assessing the Damage

  09 March 2015 ( #addiction information, #recovery )

  We have all seen someone who has indulged in too much alcohol. The effects of a long night of partying are obvious: slurred speech, blurry vision, short-term memory loss and walking difficulties, to name a few. It is clear that alcohol affects the brain,...

• Drinking Alcohol and High Blood Pressure: Is There a Link?

  12 March 2015

  High blood pressure, or hypertension, has many causes. Most people are aware of the common culprits, such as obesity, high sodium intake and heredity. It is also common knowledge that high blood pressure puts a person at a higher risk for dangerous, and...