Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation

Published February 15, 2011

Alcohol Consumption And The Risk Of Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm). Its name comes from the fibrillating (i.e., quivering) of the heart muscles of the atria, instead of a coordinated contraction. The result is an irregular heartbeat, which may occur in episodes lasting from minutes to weeks, or it could occur all the time for years. Atrial fibrillation alone is not in itself …
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Additional NIH Funding For Boston Medical Center’s CARE Unit
The Clinical Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Unit in the Section of General Internal Medicine at BMC was recently awarded a $ 1,886,087 renewal grant from the National Institutes of Health to expand its education of physicians-in-training to become sophisticated implementers of substance use screening, assessment and treatment research. This is the second renewal from the national …
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Shane Mosley says he’s doing Floyd Mayweather’s dirty work by fighting Manny Pacquiao
Shane Mosley swears he wasn’t offended when oddsmakers installed Manny Pacquiao as a 7-1 favorite in their May 7 welterweight title fight in Las Vegas.
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