Sentences with phrase «as blood alcohol»

Whether the charge is a Class B or Class A misdemeanor can depend on factors such as blood alcohol content or whether the arrested person has previously been convicted of a DWI.

yield breath alcohol concentrations (BrACs) as high as 0.105 percent.3 (3Breath alcohol concentrations are another way of quantifying alcohol levels in the body and are approximately the same as blood alcohol concentrations after a given alcohol dose.)

This can result in a quicker stimulating effect as blood alcohol levels increase,» he explained.

A 2009 study found an increased risk of accidents for levels of THC higher than five nanograms per milliliter of blood, which some evidence indicates is as impairing as a blood alcohol concentration around the legal limit of 0.08 percent.

Keep in mind that not sleeping enough can have some scary consequences, too: Going 24 hours without any sleep can impair functioning just as much as a blood alcohol level of 0.1 percent Sleep deficit: the performance killer.

Not exact matches

The approval came with a strong warning about the drug's potentially dangerous side effects such as low blood pressure and fainting when taken with alcohol.

Addyi, popularly known as the «female Viagra», comes with strong warnings about potentially dangerous low blood pressure and fainting, especially when taken with alcohol.

The examples below are among the many variables that are not taken into account and are not included as factors in this Blood Alcohol Calculator for beer drinkers.

Swerve is not counted as carbs it is a sugar alcohol which does not impact blood sugar.

A recent study shows that the omega - 3 fatty acids EPA and DHA - commonly found in fatty fish and fish oil supplements - are as effective, if not more effective, in lowering blood pressure as some of the commonly recommended lifestyle changes like increasing physical activity and restricting alcohol and sodium intake.

When you were pregnant, the baby in your stomach would get the same amount of alcohol in his blood as you would, should you have a drink.

You will have alcohol in your milk as long as you have it in your blood, so you should follow the same rule of thumb as you would for deciding if it is safe to drive after drinking.

After the alcohol peaks in your blood, it passes out of your body as it is broken down.

* The blood alcohol content of the nursing mother will not be the same as the nursling.

Your breast milk will have the same alcohol level as your blood.

- Avoid alcohol, as it transmits directly into the baby's system at the same concentration as in the mother's blood.

So a 34 year old primagravida with no past medical history other than allergic rhinitis and wisdom tooth extraction (with excellent hemostasis after the procedure), who is a vegetarian, exercised regularly throughout pregnancy, had normal glucose and blood pressure throughout pregnancy, good fetal heart tones, a singleton head down baby, no family history of significant birth issues, no alcohol or drug use at all, and a 7 - 8 pound estimated fetus at term is someone you'd take on as a home birth client?

As the alcohol leaves your blood, so it also leaves your breast milk.

The government is also expected to say it has reversed plans to lower the drink - driving limit, keeping it as 80 mg of alcohol to 100 ml blood, one of the highest limits in Europe.

There were gasps across the House as he said that 164 statements were significantly amended to remove critical comments about the police, that the police checked the criminal database for the deceased to impugn their memory, that the coroner checked all the deceased — even children — for their blood alcohol level, in an attempt to paint them as drunks.

The authors note that the different relationships between alcohol intake and various types of cardiovascular disease may relate to alcohol's elevating effects on blood pressure and on factors related to elevated high - density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL - C)(also known as «good» cholesterol).

«Zika can survive on hard, non-porous surfaces for as long as eight hours, possibly longer when the environment contains blood, which is more likely to occur in the real world,» said the study's lead researcher S. Steve Zhou, Ph.D. «The good news is that we found that disinfectants such as isopropyl alcohol and quaternary ammonium / alcohol are generally effective in killing the virus in this type of environment and can do so in a little as 15 seconds.»

Dietary excesses, such as consuming a lot of red meat and alcohol, have long been associated with gout, a disease marked by high levels of uric acid in the blood and whose causes remain somewhat of an enigma despite centuries of investigation.

These associations were independent of known risk factors for gout, such as age, body mass index, high blood pressure, and alcohol and coffee intake.

The good news is that risk for heart attack can be lowered with lifestyle changes such as avoiding smoking, eating a healthy diet, controlling high blood cholesterol and blood pressure, being physically active, controlling our weight, managing diabetes, reducing stress, and limiting alcohol, according to the American Heart Association.

Blood alcohol content (or blood alcohol concentration), often abbreviated BAC, is the concentration of alcohol in blood, measured, by volume, as a percenBlood alcohol content (or blood alcohol concentration), often abbreviated BAC, is the concentration of alcohol in blood, measured, by volume, as a percenblood alcohol concentration), often abbreviated BAC, is the concentration of alcohol in blood, measured, by volume, as a percenblood, measured, by volume, as a percentage.

After adjusting for other factors that could affect the risk of dementia, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, depression and alcohol abuse, researchers determined that veterans with TBI were 60 percent more likely to develop dementia than those without TBI.

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines binge drinking as a pattern of drinking that brings a person's blood alcohol concentration to 0.08 orAlcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines binge drinking as a pattern of drinking that brings a person's blood alcohol concentration to 0.08 oralcohol concentration to 0.08 or above.

Such a device could be used in homeland security applications to detect volatile chemicals and in medical diagnostics, such as a device to test blood - alcohol level.

Binge drinking, defined as having four or more drinks on an occasion for women, or five or more drinks on an occasion for men, can produce blood alcohol levels greater than 0.08 percent, which is the legal limit for driving in the United States.

The research team defined an impaired driver as having a blood alcohol level of less than.15 percent and an extremely drunken driver as having a blood alcohol level of more than.15 percent, which translates to roughly six drinks within an hour for an average adult.

«Our results show that vitamin C deficiency should be considered a risk factor for this severe type of stroke, as were high blood pressure, drinking alcohol and being overweight in our study,» said study author Stéphane Vannier, MD, with Pontchaillou University Hospital in Rennes, France.

They've shown that using a cell phone while driving poses the same relative risk as driving with a blood - alcohol level at the legal limit.

«The ratio of the oral level to blood level may be perfect, as in the case of alcohol,» Malamud says.

«The really surprising thing that we found is that amino acid intake has as much of an effect on blood pressure as established lifestyle risk factors such as salt intake, physical activity and alcohol consumption.

Specifically, it looked at the impact both of social habits and legal regulation of alcohol consumption, such as the legislation that controls drink - driving, that is to say, the laws that dictate the maximum blood alcohol level.

For Castillo, this is logical, «the current debate as to whether the blood - alcohol level should be zero in Spain doesn't make much sense.

The circumstances of ecstasy use increase the risk as the drug is popular in crowded clubs where people can easily become dehydrated by dancing and alcohol use; and a high - fat diet appears to raise blood levels of fatty acids which can impede body temperature regulation.

These include a history of depression, alcohol, education, diet, and a cluster called vascular risk factors because they affect the blood supply in the brain, such as stroke, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and obesity.

According to the Centers for Disease Control some of the most effective ways to control high blood pressure are eating a healthy, low - sodium diet, maintaining a healthy weight, staying physically active, not smoking, limiting alcohol use and taking medications as prescribed.

Think of two degrees Celsius as the legal drinking limit — equivalent to the 0.08 blood - alcohol level below which you might get away with driving home.

For patients with the blood - borne virus, HCV imposes a social, as well as a health burden: they feel stigmatized by a disease that is often perceived by society as a consequence of chronic alcohol abuse.

The Clinical Core of the Cleveland Alcohol Center can provide CAC investigators to access to de-identified biological samples (tissue biopsy, plasma / serum, urine, DNA and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with different stages of alcoholic liver disease, as well as healthy control subjects.

«I think this study will pinpoint the importance of continuing preventative safety measures in sports [and doing what we already know] to reduce the risk of dementia, such as avoiding excess alcohol intake and high blood pressure,» Peter Nordstrom said.

Beyond the expected increase in risk of violence and injuries associated with intoxication, high levels of alcohol over years will damage the heart, liver, brain and blood vessels, as well as increase risk for multiple cancers.

As your body removes the alcohol from your system, two things happen: Your blood sugar drops (because your body is diverting energy to excreting the booze rather than maintaining healthy glucose levels) and inflammation kicks in.

But major stress already toys with blood sugar, and alcohol or coffee will only amplify the effect, leading to sub-optimal focus on concentration as your brain screams for glucose.

Over the counter eye drops can help lessen the redness, and as the alcohol leaves your system in the hours after your drinking binge, the blood vessels will return to normal.

Moreover, according to the results, the effect that amino acids have on our blood pressure are comparable to the effects of risk factors such as increased physical activity, salt or alcohol intake.

The good news is I can be proactive and make healthy lifestyle changes now, including eating a healthy diet with fatty fish and omega - 3s, exercising, refraining from smoking and heavy alcohol consumption, reducing stress, and treating existing conditions such as high blood pressure or cholesterol