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Monday, November 3, 2008

Binge drinkers' dementia risk

Monday November 3 2008

“Binge drinkers are putting themselves at risk of Alzheimer's in later life”, warns the Daily Mail Today. Worse, there could be an “epidemic” in the number of people suffering from alcohol-related dementia in the near future, the newspaper reported.

This news story is based on an article in the British Journal of Psychiatry and is largely correct. The authors say alcohol-related dementia is under-recognised and may account for up to 10% of all dementia cases – around 70,000 people in the UK. They warn of a “silent epidemic” and call for more research into the problem.

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