Posted on 05/23/2005 12:35:56 PM PDT by rface
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health - A few days of binge drinking can lead to the almost immediate death of brain cells, new research conducted in laboratory animals confirms.
"Very high alcohol consumption, even for a short period of time, damages the brain," study lead author Dr. Fulton T. Crews, professor of pharmacology and director of the center for alcohol studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, told Reuters Health.
Studies of alcoholics have found that heavy consumption of alcohol can lead to neurodegeneration, death of brain cells and reduced brain tissue mass, and subsequent damaging effects such as a lack of impulse control and difficulty in setting goals.
"It might not just be a one-day celebration," he warned. "Once you've lost these brain cells, they're probably gone forever--how would you ever know?"
SOURCE: Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research 2002;26:547-557.
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Let's see where this leads us. Dean is a binge drinker but he's a Democrap so lets move on. Kerry is a TRAITOR but he awarded himself some Bloody Marys, (Purple Hertz) so we'll move on. Clinton is a pedophile, rapist and all round evil person so let's move on!
Bush, DeLay, Rush et al alledgedly did these things. Crucify them.
Can anyone say, "Hippo Critter?"
Someone please, get these people some Crest Whitestrips!
at this point it doesn't matter. I have killed more than my share and so have most people that I know --- but this little point is a fun dig at Howard "The Binger" Dean ---- he's such a "hypocrite" for pointing out the hypocracy of others. What a dope.
Dean is on the ropes ...... watch and laugh!
Gee, I'd hate to think how many I've lost. If I could think...
If you don't have any brain cells, can you really lose any?
Did he ever "treat" patients while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs? If so, were any of them harmed by his impairment?
I'd say he lost the majority.
Let's get John Edwards on the case.
Both of them.
Of course, nobody can beat The Martini King:
"I'd say he lost the majority."
Pun intended?? Let's face it people, Dean chairing the DNC is best gift conservatives have gotten in a long long time. Maybe since Jimmy Carter.
Well, if not dead BRAIN cells he CERTAINLY suffers from poor eye sight at the very least!!!!! Nyuk, nyuk!!!!
Same guy now says they aren't gone forever.
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=6141
You bet!
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