
Uncategorized - July 3, 2015
Heavy Drinking, Lower IQ Linked
A study at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet showed a connection between a lower IQ and heavier and riskier drinking among young adult men, although the lower IQ-test scores also may be a result of other factors. “We found that lower results on IQ tests in Swedish adolescent men are associated with a higher consumption of alcohol, measured in both […]

Companies - June 4, 2015
Lundbeck Urges Alcohol Curbs
Danish drugmaker Lundbeck, which markets the alcoholism drug Selincro, last month mobilized members of the European Parliament, anti-alcohol NGOs and academics to convince the European Parliament to vote to urge the European Commission to take a harder position against the detrimental affects of alcohol. Lundbeck employees also quietly ran anti-alcohol campaigns behind the scenes, Politico […]