Archive for August, 2009

According to recent research, there is a steady increase in the number of drunken driving deaths in US in the last three or four years. The main reason responsible for this increase is the lack of resources in handling drunk drivers. Complacency is also a big factor in this regard. More than 350 people get killed in US every week in fully preventable crashes.

Disturbing New Trend

If media reports are to be believed, there is a disturbing new trend taking place in US. More and more women are being arrested for drunk driving. Around thirty percent of young women are involved in binge drinking. According to experts, as women have started making its presence felt in the jobs that were previously handled by men, they have also started following entertainment patterns of men and therefore more cases of drunk driving. Non profit organizations through out US are running campaigns to educate working women of dangers of drunk driving. While both men and women suffer from health related issues due to alcohol abuse, the nature of health complications faced are completely different.

State Wide Impaired Driving Enforcement Campaign

Majority of US states are conducting state wide impaired driving enforcement campaign. This is important because impaired driving is the main cause of criminal deaths in United States. The significant thing about these campaigns is that it gives people all the latest information regarding modification in DWI laws. Being aware of DWI laws, you can manage your lifestyle in a much better way. DWI laws in US are quite strict. Not only your driving license can be suspended, heavy financial penalty can also be imposed on you.


Recent study has come to the conclusion that alcohol is the root cause of nearly 35 per cent of all accident cases. This is shocking figure for something that can be controlled, provided you are willing to take initiative. For the success of state wide impaired driving enforcement campaign, government is advertising heavily in both print and electronic media.

Making punishment stricter

There are number of experts who feel that US government should do something with regard to drunken driving punishments. Making punishment stricter is advocated by law enforcement officers. Rather than focusing on financial penalties, suspending driving license for an extended period and increasing jail time is a much better option according to law enforcement officers. At present, getting bail for drunken driving accidents is relatively easy. According to experts, US government need to do something in this regard as getting bail almost immediately after arrest nullify the whole exercise of reducing drunk driving cases.

Benefits of Alcohol

If experts are to be believed, alcohol improves blood lipid profile. This in turn means that it also has a saying in increasing HDL cholesterol. Further, alcohol minimizes LDL cholesterol. Recent study has come to the conclusion that alcohol plays a significant role in decreasing blood clotting, commonly known as thrombosis. With reduced blood clotting, you will find that platelet aggregation and fibrinogen will decrease. The whole routine of clots dissolve is also going to increase with alcohol.


Some of the other benefits of alcohol are mentioned below:

• You will find increase in the estrogen levels.
• You will find decrease in blood insulin level.
• Alcohol plays a significant part in minimizing coronary artery spasm.
• Alcohol enhances coronary blood flow.
• There is going to be decrease in your blood pressure with the consumption of alcohol.

Drinking Alcohol and Heart Disease

According to US government, alcohol minimizes heart disease. By drinking alcohol, you will find that there is an improvement in your overall heart health. To protect yourself against coronary heart disease, you need to drink alcohol. When you consume alcohol on a regular basis, you do not need to worry about coronary heart disease risk. To get rid of coronary vascular disease risk, experts recommend that you drink alcohol regularly. The most important thing about drinking alcohol is that it plays a significant role in minimizing congestive heart failure.

Hypertension and Cholesterol Relation to Alcohol

According to recent study, alcohol minimizes hypertension. Drinking alcohol is extremely useful for individuals that are suffering from high blood pressure. There is a direct linkage between hypertension, alcohol and cardiovascular death. Recent research has come to the conclusion that drinking alcohol plays a vital part in improving cholesterol among postmenopausal women. Moderate drinkers will find that there cholesterol level will improve and bad proteins will also go away. According to experts, by drinking alcohol, you can get rid of C – reactive protein. You may not believe at first but it is true that moderate drinking minimizes harmful heart plaque. By drinking alcohol, you will find that your survival rate with regard to acute myocardial infarction is going to increase.

Early life

Born in West Virginia, DeWitt got a bachelor’s degree from Ball State University. Later on, she earned masters degree from the University of California at Los Angeles. While earning masters degree, Joyce DeWitt worked as a house painter on a part-time basis.

Career

DeWitt became a huge star after her role in Three’s Company. However, after gaining so much popularity, it was quite surprising that she did not get involved in any other television project. DeWitt is an avid pantyhose wearer and has declined number of bare-legged scenes. DeWitt come out in the media and said that she has not taken any role in Hollywood films because of the poor treatment from the Three’s Company producers. However, she did co-produce and host the NBC-TV television film Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three’s Company with actress Melanie Deanne Moore. Last year, Joyce DeWitt played a role in an indie movie Failing Better Now.