Stomach Surgery Patients Lose Alcohol Control After One Drink
A small study finds 36 obesity surgery patients three quarters hit a 0.08 BAC after five ounces of red wine in 15 minutes, with two exceeding 0.15. Obesity surgery can slow alcohol metabolism, leading to slower sobering and faster small-intestine absorption. Morton urges never more than a couple glasses and not to drive.
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John Morton
Stanford University Medical Center
Winfrey
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Meg Semrati
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Missing White House e-mails raise records law concerns
House Oversight Committee says 51 of 88 White House officials with RNC email accounts have missing messages. The interim report widens inquiry into potential extensive violations of preservation laws. RNC preserved 140,216 messages from Karl Rove, but 51 officials lack any preserved emails.
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Court: Constitution protects passengers in police stops
The Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution protects passengers as well as drivers from illegal searches during car stops. In a California Central Valley case, the court held both are seized by police and entitled to Fourth Amendment protections, strengthening defense challenges to arrests for contraband found during stops.
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David Souter
Housing projects let alcoholics drink live Seattle experiment
In Seattle a four story $11.2 million affordable housing project offers subsidized apartments for chronic alcoholics. Residents pay under 200 dollars rent, must buy their own liquor, and may stay indefinitely if they avoid violence. The program aims to save taxpayers money by reducing costly emergency services.
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Brian Steik
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Bill Hobson
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Seattle Sobering Center
Glot-busting drug aids frostbite treatment
Salt Lake City AP. University of Utah doctors report tissue plasminogen activator tPA given within 24 hours of frostbite reduces amputations. Six of 59 treated digits required removal versus 97 of 234 in untreated patients, showing tissue rescue potential beyond traditional care.
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Salt Lake City
University of Utah
Stephen Morris
Archives of
Surgery Medical Journal
University
Utah
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