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  2. Alcohol is not good for us. 5 tips to stay safe(r) if you drink

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    The prevailing wisdom to eat before or while drinking is on the money. “When we drink on an empty stomach, alcohol is absorbed more quickly into the bloodstream (and can result in a higher blood ...

  3. Alcohols (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Ethanol is listed under Antiseptics, and Alcohol based hand rub under Disinfectants, on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [6] Applied to the skin, alcohols are used to disinfect skin before a needle stick and before surgery. [2] They may be used both to disinfect the skin of the person and the hands of the healthcare ...

  4. Preoperative care - Wikipedia

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    Smoking cessation before surgery is likely to reduce the risk of complications from surgery. [ 13 ] In circumstances in which a person's doctor advises them to avoid drinking alcohol before and after the surgery, but in which the person seems likely to drink anyway, intense interventions which direct a person to quit using alcohol have been ...

  5. Alcohol consumption recommendations - Wikipedia

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    Iceland: Advise that pregnant women abstain from alcohol during pregnancy because no safe consumption level exists. [25] Israel: Women should avoid consuming alcohol before and during pregnancy [25] [43] The Netherlands: Abstinence [25] New Zealand: "Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant should avoid drinking alcohol." [44]

  6. Cancer warning labels on alcohol? It's not that simple.

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    The country's top doctor wants a new warning added to alcohol that would alert drinkers about links to cancer, but don't expect cigarette-style warning labels any time soon. U.S. Surgeon General ...

  7. Ready To Start Drinking Less? These Therapist-Approved Tips ...

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    Whether you’re one of the many who identifies as sober curious, soberish, or California sober—it’s hard to deny: More and more people are looking for ways to decrease the role that alcohol ...

  8. Skin disinfection - Wikipedia

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    Skin disinfection may be accomplished with a number of solutions including providone-iodine, chlorhexidine, alcohol based solutions, and cetrimide. [2] There is strong evidence that chlorhexidine and denatured alcohol use to clean skin prior to surgery is better than any other commercially available antiseptic, such as povidone-iodine with alcohol.

  9. What Happens to Your Body When You Drink a Glass of Wine ...

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    800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. ... the study found that drinking alcohol delayed and shortened REM sleep, one of the sleep phases. ... Risk factors for developing alcohol dependence or ...