Tag Archives: alcohol

Senior moments and the social drinker

For those who enjoy the occasional adult beverage, the end stage plight of the falling down drunk seems afar off.  For those of us who see alcoholics in the ER setting, the long term negative impact of the habit on cognitive function is as clear as day…or night, as is more commonly the case.   The most severe version of alcohol induced…

Breast cancer, coffee and alcohol.

     Two recent studies confirm that drinking two of our favorite recreational beverages can improve or worsen breast cancer risk.   It depends on what you drink, and how much.  Alcohol and coffee intake and their associated breast cancer risk were studied in post-menopausal women.  Both studies were from the EPIC study (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition), looking at 335,000…