Alcohol abuse

Jan 17 to 23 2016, National Non-Smoking Week in Canada, depression, alcohol consumption and smoking cessation

In Canada National Non-Smoking Week just rounded up which is a week that not only discuses smoking cessation but also depression and alcohol consumption as well. Quitting smoking is a large New Year’s resolution for many of us and even though the first month of 2016 is coming to an end you still have plenty ...click here to read more

Heavy smoking, alcohol abuse cause DNA changes; accelerate aging process

Heavy smoking and alcohol abuse have been linked with DNA changes, which can accelerate the aging process. Research was presented at the 2015 American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting. Researchers used publicly available data from Gene Expression Omnibus and analyzed patterns in DNA methylation. Previous research revealed methylation changes could predict how people age ...click here to read more