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Doctor's Orders Dr. Sanjay Gupta reported on a study that concluded that alcohol and exercise may help your heart [Feb. 11]. Among other things, it found that those of us who exercise and don't drink alcohol are no better off than couch potatoes who drink moderately. This does not pass the smell test. I'm 61 years old, have exercised since high school and just don't like the taste of alcohol. I can probably outwalk drinking nonexercisers half my age, including those researchers. Danny Bernstein, ASHEVILLE...
Thousands of years ago, doctors used alcohol in prescriptions for everything from chronic cough to anxiety. But modern medicine discovered that alcohol is responsible for at least 12 different major ailments, from gastrointestinal bleeding to brain damage. Besides, 30% of long-term users also become alcohol dependent. Edward H. Jeon, M.D., WEST HILLS, CALIF...
...Hammonds said she is still in the process of learning the details of Administrative Board reform and the College’s alcohol policy, both of which have made waves over the course of this academic year with students...
...said he recognized that flashing is difficult to stop. Indecent exposure, said Pasquarello, is not common in Cambridge. But according to Catalano, HUPD deals with a few exposure incidents each year. “Sometimes we don’t know if someone does it because of alcohol, because of a dare, or because of some kind of perverted reason,” Pasquarello said. The offender, if caught, can face a charge for open and gross lewdness depending upon the severity of exposure, said Pasquarello. Jail time is also a possibility, and the offender’s criminal record...
...Besides, people have been attempting to seek relief from their psychic suffering with less safe—and less legal—methods since time immemorial. And while one can’t become addicted to antidepressants, it is very possible indeed to become addicted to engaging in alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, and self-injurious behaviors in order to alleviate the suffering caused by mental illness...