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Psychogenic polydipsia is a psychiatric condition in which patients feel compelled to drink excessive quantities of water, thus putting them at risk of water intoxication. This condition can be especially dangerous if the patient also exhibits other psychiatric indications (as is often the case), as the caretakers might misinterpret the ...
Adding fluoride to community drinking water is credited with reducing the average number of teeth with cavities by 44% in adults and 58% in adolescents since the 1960s, the health service says.
The Summary. A newly identified chemical byproduct may be present in drinking water in about a third of U.S. homes, a study found. Scientists do not yet know whether the byproduct is dangerous.
The Safe Drinking Water Act, which was passed by Congress in 1974, regulates the country’s drinking water supply, focusing on waters that are or could be used for drinking. This act requires ...
Binge drinking is more common in males, during adolescence and young adulthood. Heavy regular binge drinking is associated with adverse effects on neurologic, cardiac, gastrointestinal, hematologic, immune, and musculoskeletal organ systems as well as increasing the risk of alcohol induced psychiatric disorders.
Drinking during pregnancy may harm the child's health, [3] and drunk driving increases the risk of traffic accidents. Alcoholism is also associated with increases in violent and non-violent crime. [22] While alcoholism directly resulted in 139,000 deaths worldwide in 2013, [23] in 2012 3.3 million deaths may be attributable globally to alcohol ...
"The rate of alcohol use increases sharply between the ages of 12 and 21 years, and adolescents frequently adopt a binge-like drinking pattern". [4] These patterns can then lead to various consequences including automobile accidents , substance use disorders , sexual activity , skipping school and failing grades. [ 5 ] "
Katherine Keyes, professor of epidemiology at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, said her research has shown that adolescents drink less than they did a few decades ago ...