Posted AT 4:53 AM EDT on 19/12/06
Canadian study links alcohol to recovery from brain injuries
Nurses and doctors in emergency rooms know all too well the ravages of alcohol: Nearly half the patients who show up in emergency rooms with serious injuries -- head injuries in particular -- are intoxicated.
But new Canadian research shows that, paradoxically, alcohol may also play a key role in recovery from brain injury.
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