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Sixty-Two Students Got Drunk-In the Name of Science. New Orleans; --Everyone knows a sure the way to avoid a hangover is to abstain from drinking alcoholic beverages, or at least to drink without over-indulging. So why has a Tulane University medical professor conducted a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study where 62 participating med students got “hammered” at a barbeque & booze bash? What was the doctor looking to find? The answer to this question reveals some sobering insights into the many misconceptions related to alcohol hangovers. And the reason for the clinical test was to try to find a way to reduce some serious problems. Dr. Jeffrey Wiese, the physician who led the unique investigation at Tulane is a respected medical researcher who has conducted extensive prior research on the subject of alcohol hangovers. As a result, he and his medical associates have uncovered convincing data that suggests that America needs a hangover-prevention “pill”. As one of the researchers of “The Alcohol Hangover” published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, June 6, 2000, Dr. Wiese has long believed that a “pill” that could “prevent” the deleterious effects of a hangover would greatly reduce tremendous economical and societal costs in America and elsewhere. Why? Because in spite of the fact that many people may consider a hangover just punishment for a night of over-indulgence, it is proven that hangovers do not discourage drinking, as people believe. Research shows that hangovers actually encourage more drinking (for example, the “eye-opener”, “hair of the dog”, the morning Bloody Mary, etc.). Plus, hangovers have staggering economic and societal consequences, as well. In addition to the fact that hangovers actually promote further drinking, the research study points out that $148 billion is lost in the workplace yearly in America due to hangovers (an average of $2,000 per working adult). Closer to home for Dr. Wiese, a study of college students revealed that, “25% of college students reported experiencing a hangover in the previous week and 29% reported losing school time for hangover recovery. Even more important, the study shows that people with a hangover experience diminished cognitive abilities that “may pose a substantial threat to themselves and others, despite having a normal blood alcohol level.” The research also points out that, “ depression and other psychological disorders are more common in patients with hangover. And, hangover may also be an independent risk factor for cardiac death in patients with cardiac risk factors or coronary artery disease.” It is a fact that hangovers are more common in light-to-moderate drinkers (70%) than heavy drinkers. Most people (who drink) do not set out to consume enough to get a hangover when they imbibe socially. But one drink can lead to another and it doesn’t take serious overindulgence to wind up with a serious hangover. So, when a company introduced a natural herbal extract formula called HPF Hangover Prevention Formula™ that users said actually “prevents” a hangover, instead of attempting to “remedy” one like so many other products on the market today, Dr. Wiese agreed to put the preventative two-tone green capsules to the clinical test. And where could he find more willing volunteers for a test such as this than on a college campus? Dr. Wiese organized the clinical study and was the lead investigator of the first-of-its-kind test at Tulane. The study took place over three weekends to enable the crossover aspect to occur. The study group, comprised of sixty-two medical students, was invited (with no coaxing necessary) to a recurring “party” that looked, sounded, and smelled like most any other college barbeque drink fest-with the exception of strict clinical controls that included: careful participant identification; accurate alcoholic drink metering; monitoring and recording; blood draws; breath tests; and, of course, mandatory limo service. The morning following the participants’ period of intoxication, a test session took place to assess the cognitive function and visual-spatial impairment of the candidates that were administered a placebo and those that were administered HPF Hangover Prevention Formula™. The results of the scientific study are now being un-coded and compiled and will be reported in the upcoming months. The manufacturer and distributor emphatically emphasize that the product does not prevent intoxication and urges anyone who chooses to drink to never drink and drive. For more information, contact:
A Scientific Herbal Extract Discovery Leads To The Development of a Hangover Prevention Pill. Carlsbad,CA --A French scientific research team comprised of cell biologists and pharmacologists has discovered and developed a natural herbal extract that, when taken before drinking alcohol, has the ability to prevent one of life’s oldest maladies: the dreaded hangover. Not a drug, the active compound of this remarkable, new, patented herbal extract formula, is derived from the fruit of the Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia ficus indica). The scientific team had been studying this member of the cactus family for years because they were intrigued by the plant’s ability to survive in aggressively high and low temperatures. The team felt that by studying a plant form that has such survival qualities, they could uncover something that would benefit humans, as well. Their theory was correct. Today after numerous clinical tests, the patented Prickly Pear Cactus extract formula has been proven to protect the human body against various types of physically stressful aggressions. The extract accelerates a natural protection and recovery action in the human body that can protect us from disruptions to cells and help us recover from physical stress caused by alcohol toxicity. Taken as directed, the extract formula, which also contains B-vitamins, hinders the harmful effects of alcohol over-consumption that can leave us feeling so devastated the next morning. Realizing the market potential for a natural extract that can prevent the ravages of a hangover, a Southern California company, Perfect Equation is manufacturing and marketing the hangover prevention product, trademarked under the name HPF Hangover Prevention Formula™ For more information, contact: |
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