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AliBabaIncorporated
11-12-2002, 03:27 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/11/09/alcoh...n.ap/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/11/09/alcohol.the.brain.ap/index.html)

Study: Even one drink can impair thinking
Small amounts of alcohol shown to affect brain processes
Saturday, November 9, 2002 Posted: 12:46 PM EST (1746 GMT)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Even a single drink of alcohol is enough to impair someone's ability to reason quickly and detect errors, according to a study that electronically monitored brain waves in volunteers given drinks.

Dutch researchers put sensors on the scalps of 14 men who were tested in three sessions after having a placebo, a single alcohol drink, or several drinks. The volunteers then were challenged in a computer test that required quick thinking and instinctive reasoning.

Changes in brain action were quickly detected even after a single drink, leading the researchers to conclude that alcohol, even in "modest doses," was enough to erode the mind's ability to detect and correct errors.
Hanuman
11-12-2002, 01:49 PM
More ammo for those states pushing for zero-tolerance laws. Many states are lowering their breath alcohol content levels from .10 to .08. Good for them!
amietron
11-13-2002, 01:11 PM
Study links alcohol and breast cancer
A new global study has confirmed a link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer.
The study was coordinated by Cancer Research UK, which took data from 50 studies involving 150,000 women around the world.
According to the research, women who drink a daily glass of wine are six per cent more likely than non-drinkers to develop breast cancer when they reach old age.

http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s726108.htm

just don't drink too much. it's all about control. self-control.
ChinaLama
11-13-2002, 02:25 PM
sigghhh one moment they're saying drinking a little wine can keep your heart strong, the next moment that it causes cancer? maybe people should just not trust the news. :P
thaite
11-13-2002, 03:27 PM
Awww, man, I gotta stop drinking.

Wait, what the hell did I just say? Stop drinking? No way! All this is starting to impair my thinking -- I might have to stop drinking.

Wait -- What?!......
himura-dono
11-13-2002, 05:15 PM
i think it's been .08 in CA for years. what the fuck, no fair x_X.
LeahLe
11-13-2002, 05:23 PM
ChinaLama Posted on Nov 13 2002, 02:25 PM
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sigghhh one moment they're saying drinking a little wine can keep your heart strong, the next moment that it causes cancer? maybe people should just not trust the news.  

Yeah same here. I heard the same thing too, that is consuming a small glass of wine a day could reduce the chances of heart disease, cancer and whatnot. These news network just ran out of "innovative and interesting" topics to get people to watch their news. So...what they do to acquire more viewers?....they attempt to contradict other networks to make them sound they are the more "accurate, reliable".
Craig
11-13-2002, 05:37 PM
It's not the wine that's beneficial, it's the "grape seed extract". Of course, telling people to take "grape seed extract" doesn't make a news story that will sell as much or catch people's attention.
mrazntre
11-13-2002, 05:41 PM
Originally posted by Craig@Nov 14 2002, 01:37 AM
It's not the wine that's beneficial, it's the "grape seed extract". Of course, telling people to take "grape seed extract" doesn't make a news story that will sell as much or catch people's attention.
i have some seed extract... anyone want some?
himura-dono
11-13-2002, 05:47 PM
Originally posted by Craig@Nov 14 2002, 01:37 AM
It's not the wine that's beneficial, it's the "grape seed extract". Of course, telling people to take "grape seed extract" doesn't make a news story that will sell as much or catch people's attention.
actually it still isn't proven. did wonders for the dwindling wine industry in California tho. UCD is in charge of finding the answer to this from what i understand. GO AGS! ^_^
kitty
11-13-2002, 07:32 PM
Originally posted by mrazntre@Nov 14 2002, 01:41 AM

i have some seed extract... anyone want some?
sooo.... wrong... :blink:

or maybe i just have a dirty mind.
kimpossible
11-13-2002, 07:37 PM
Originally posted by kittygirl@Nov 13 2002, 07:32 PM
Originally posted by mrazntre@Nov 14 2002, 01:41 AM

i have some seed extract... anyone want some?
sooo.... wrong... :blink:

or maybe i just have a dirty mind.
Nope, you weren't imagining things. That's what the cow meant.

However you may still have a dirty mind and that is to be commended.