The gadget measures the alcohol level in your breath; any residual alcohol in your mouth may interfere with that reading.

A. An alcoholic is anyone who has alcohol interfere with his life, where it has caused chronic health or financial problems or problems in personal relationships.

Although many people use an alcohol swab for this purpose it is discouraged by health services as the alcohol interferes with blood clotting.

Other studies have also shown that alcohol can interfere with normal 24-hour rhythms - such as normal variations in heart rate and blood pressure seen at night.

But Ms. DeBell also said alcohol can interfere with calcium absorption.

The fat, sugar, alcohol or air interferes with the formation of water crystals, which would otherwise give the ice cream an uncomfortable texture in the mouth.

There is, however, no getting away from the truth that alcohol, cigarettes, sugar, tea and coffee do interfere with the balance of nutrients in the body.

Ask your doctor about drinking alcoholic beverages (alcohol may interfere with some of your medications).

He wasn't about to have alcohol interfere with his fine motor control.

Moreover, alcohol interferes with the body's ability to excrete uric acid.