Binge Drinkers Let Down Guard Against Infection
Friday, September 18, 2009 - 09:35
in Health & Medicine
As if a bad hangover wasn't enough of a deterrent, new research has shown how binge drinking weakens the body's ability to fight off infection for at least 24 hours afterwards. The study focused on the effect of heavy drinking on toll-like receptor 4, a protein that has an important role in immune system activation.