Sunday, November 2, 2008

Study says binge drinkers risk dementia

UPI.com
Health News
LONDON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Binge drinkers of all ages face a greater risk of dementia in later life, say British psychiatrists who warn of damaged brain tissue.

The problem is so serious that bottles of alcohol should carry cigarette-style health warnings, Drs. Susham Gupta and James Warner write in the British Journal of Psychiatry.

Since the 1960s, alcohol consumption in Britain has doubled, Warner and Gupta said, warning British residents may become the highest alcohol consumers in Europe within the next decade, The Times of London reported Saturday.

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