MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Alcohol and Alcoholism' source. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:26:43 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5522231&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F47%2F1%2F81%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5522231 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5522231 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5522230&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F47%2F1%2F80%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5522230 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5522230 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5522229&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F47%2F1%2F79%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5522229 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5522229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5522228&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F47%2F1%2F75%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Encouragingly, students overwhelmingly felt that alcohol addiction was something to which they could make a difference. It highlights that early education about alcohol misuse is important in terms of teaching students how to recognize hazardous and harmful drinkers and how to manage them. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5522228 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5522228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5522227&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F47%2F1%2F67%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion This, the first prevention study using FASD outcomes, suggests that universal prevention might reduce FASD by ~30% and have population-level effects. This supports intensifying universal interventions where knowledge of harms of maternal drinking is low. These efforts need to be accompanied by alcohol-dependence treatment to lower more severe FASD forms. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5522227 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5522227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5522226&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F47%2F1%2F63%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Normative misperceptions have been successfully targeted in social norms media campaigns as well as in personalized feedback interventions for problem drinkers. The present research solidifies the empirical bases for extending these interventions more widely into the general population. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5522226 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5522226 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5522225&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F47%2F1%2F57%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Drinking comparisons are rank-based, which is consistent with other judgments in social, emotional and psychophysical domains. Interventions should be designed to work with people's natural ways of information processing, through providing clients with information on their drinking rank rather than how their drinking differs from the average. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5522225 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5522225 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5522224&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F47%2F1%2F52%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions. These results highlighted that media messages can successfully change people's risk perception, and also that imagination can be a powerful tool in changing risk perceptions associated with binge drinking. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5522224 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5522224 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5522223&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F47%2F1%2F48%3Frss%3D1 A 57-year-old male patient with gastric carcinoma underwent radical distal gastrectomy type II + Braun anastomosis, and received total parenteral nutrition for 10 days after surgery, followed by small amounts of semi-liquid nutrition for 3 days and liquid nutrition for 2 days. The patient developed refractory hypotension for more than 1 week in the early course of disease, and on Day 15 after surgery presented with characteristic signs of Wernicke's encephalopathy, including diplopia and mental confusion. The hypotension did not improve despite appropriate fluid replacement soon after admission. Treatment with moderate dose of thiamine for 3 months partly relieved ophthalmoplegia and confusion, but not Korsakoff syndrome. This extraordinary presentation with refractory hypotensio... Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5522223 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5522223 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5522222&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F47%2F1%2F42%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: MAP shows promise to be incorporated into professionally run outpatient alcohol treatment programs to assist in the reduction of alcohol and substance use. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5522222 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5522222 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5522221&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F47%2F1%2F33%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Our results suggest that risperidone and quetiapine seem to be potent and pharmacologically more active agents on EWS in rats. Thus, these drugs may be beneficial in treatment of EWS in patients with alcoholism. Ziprasidone and clozapine also seem to be useful drugs in treatment of ethanol withdrawal. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5522221 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5522221 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5522220&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F47%2F1%2F25%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: We found no effect of a BMI in reducing alcohol consumption. The generalizability of the study is questionable, as individuals with the lowest level of education, low income and unmarried individuals are under-represented. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5522220 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5522220 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5522219&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F47%2F1%2F18%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Our findings provide new evidence for a persistent DM deficit with no learning effect in AD. Despite the deficit, alcohol-dependent patients can achieve LTA. STA patients perceive higher levels of stress and use non-adaptive coping strategies. We propose that the more adaptive personality profile of LTA patients contributes to the compensation of the trait-like DM deficit in alcoholism. These compensatory features represent promising new targets for preventive measures and therapeutic interventions in AD. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5522219 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5522219 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5522218&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F47%2F1%2F9%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Our study demonstrates that ethanol consumption increases blood pressure and the expression of AM in the vasculature and reduces the relaxation induced by this peptide in the rat MAB. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5522218 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5522218 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5522217&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F47%2F1%2F1%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions Ethanol exposure differentially increases GABA release at stellate cell vs. basket cell-to-Purkinje cell synapses. This effect may contribute to the abnormalities in cerebellar function associated with alcohol intoxication. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5522217 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5522217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5333305&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F6%2F737%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5333305 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5333305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5333304&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F6%2F734%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5333304 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5333304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5333303&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F6%2F729%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: A large number of offenders stopped DWI between 2001 and 2007, concomitantly with an increased crackdown on road violations in France. But this success was compromised by the occurrence of new drunk drivers. Preventive strategies should target factors that facilitate DWI adoption—in particular, increased alcohol consumption and low acceptance of law enforcement initiatives. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5333303 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5333303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5333302&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F6%2F721%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Social factors are associated with drunken driving. In general, people with a lower social position are more prone to drive after drinking. Social differences are visible already in youth, whereas working and own income of young persons signal different risk mechanisms for youth than for working-aged people. Measures for preventing drunken driving are needed within public health policies. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5333302 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5333302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5333301&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F6%2F714%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: While more than half the patients reported significant reduction in alcohol use, it is not possible to draw definite conclusions about the effectiveness of baclofen, given that it was combined with other psychiatric and alcohol treatments, and because there was no control or comparison group. We recommend caution when offering baclofen to patients with a history of recurrent overdosing or a history of other substance misuse. When prescribing in conjunction with other medications with CNS depressant action, close monitoring is recommended at initiation and during dose escalation. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5333301 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5333301 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5333300&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F6%2F709%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: It is suggested that recent recall methods in self-report surveys are potentially reasonably accurate measures of actual drinking levels for light to moderate drinkers, but that underestimating of alcohol consumption increases with heavy consumption. Some of the possible reasons for underestimation of heavy drinking are discussed, with both cognitive and socio-cultural factors considered. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5333300 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5333300 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5333299&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F6%2F702%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Education and amenity index, both measures of socio-economic position, were inversely associated with alcohol-related problems but not with consumption. This discordance suggests that self-reported questions on frequency and volume may be less sensitive markers of socio-economic variation in drinking than are questions about dependence and harm. Further investigation of the validity of the consumption component of AUDIT in Russia is warranted as it appears that the concept of a standard ‘drink’ as used in the instrument is not understood. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5333299 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5333299 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5333298&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F6%2F694%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: This study supports the standard practice established for similar contemporary alcohol biomarkers stipulating that indications of heavy drinking become evident only when subjects experience changes of >30% in the probability of heavy drinking over time. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5333298 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5333298 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5333297&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F6%2F686%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Repeated consumption of alcohol in a particular environment can lead to the emergence of a context-specific CCR that counters some of alcohol's disinhibitory effects. Therefore, consuming alcohol in an unfamiliar context might produce stronger disinhibitory effects than would be apparent in a familiar drinking environment. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5333297 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5333297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5333296&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F6%2F680%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Our results corroborate recent studies that found that the belief of consuming alcohol does not increase anger recognition or aggressive behavior but decreases aggression and social stress. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5333296 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5333296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5333295&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F6%2F672%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Acute ethanol treatment increased NR1 subunit phosphorylation and NR2A and NR2B subunit expression in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus of rats. These effects of ethanol on the NMDAR subunits may underlie the mechanisms that compensate for ethanol-induced inhibition of NMDARs. However, the regulation of NR2A and NR2B in this paradigm is not dependent on transcriptional changes. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5333295 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5333295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5333294&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F6%2F661%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: The present results establish a prior art for the use of a combination of Trp plus BSZ in the treatment of alcoholism by aversion, which merits rapid clinical development. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5333294 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5333294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5333293&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F6%2F651%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: The above kynurenine metabolites of tryptophan induce aversion to alcohol by inhibiting ALDH activity. An intellectual property covering the use of 3-HK and 3-HAA and derivatives thereof in the treatment of alcoholism by aversion awaits further development. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5333293 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5333293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5333292&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F6%2F647%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5333292 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5333292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139549&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F5%2F638%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The results can be seen as a major challenge for the health-care system and public health authorities because they imply that a large proportion of the Swedish population does not know when alcohol consumption becomes a threat to their health. The current strategy to disseminate knowledge about sensible drinking limits to the population through the health-care system seems to have failed and new means of informing the population are warranted. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139549 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5139549 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139548&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F5%2F630%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The results are consistent with studies from other countries and suggest that exposure to alcohol advertisements among Australian adolescents is strongly associated with drinking patterns. Given current high levels of drinking among Australian youth, these findings suggest the need to address the high levels of young people's exposure to alcohol advertising. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139548 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5139548 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139547&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F5%2F627%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139547 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5139547 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139546&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F5%2F620%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Lower peer norms for alcohol use among Black adolescents might better account for differences between Black and White adolescents than the possibility that White adolescents are more vulnerable to peer norms. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139546 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5139546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139545&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F5%2F614%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: A significant number of alcohol-attributable deaths in Lithuania were misclassified as coronary deaths, accounting for almost one-tenth of officially registered deaths from IHD in ages 25–64. A high prevalence of positive post-mortem blood or urine alcohol tests suggests that the proportion of alcohol-related deaths among out-of-hospital IHD deaths may be actually even higher. A similar situation may be present in some other countries where high levels of alcohol consumption and binge drinking patterns are observed. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139545 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5139545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139544&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F5%2F607%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Mental health is an important mediating factor between binge drinking, suboptimal subjective health and alcohol-specific hospitalizations, and symptoms of depression should therefore be taken into account in prevention of alcohol-related adverse health outcomes. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139544 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5139544 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139543&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F5%2F600%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Women and men in the UK, men in the Netherlands and younger people in all countries are at the greatest risk of exhibiting heavy episodic drinking behaviours even in the absence of hazardous alcohol use. There is hence an urgent need for general practitioners to consider early detection and management of heavy episodic drinking behaviour in this population. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139543 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5139543 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139542&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F5%2F592%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Attending more sessions was associated with better outcomes. An interpretation of these findings is that, to improve outcomes, methods should be developed and used to increase attendance rates. Different characteristics were identified that predicted attendance and continuation in treatment for MET and SBNT. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139542 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5139542 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139541&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F5%2F586%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Half of French alcohol specialists accept CD as a goal. Acceptance was associated with specialists' personal and professional characteristics. The criteria for success specialists use in their clinical practice differ from those they expect to be used in clinical trials. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139541 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5139541 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139540&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F5%2F578%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Trazodone has the most data suggesting efficacy. This finding is tempered by a study suggesting its association with a return to heavy drinking in some patients. Data regarding the efficacy of gabapentin are unclear at this point. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139540 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5139540 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139539&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F5%2F570%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Among GPs, there still appears to be a gap between actual practice and potential for preventive work relating to alcohol problems; they report little specific training and a lack of support. Translational work on understanding the evidence-base supporting screening and brief intervention could incentivize intervention against excessive drinking and embedding it into everyday primary care practice. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139539 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5139539 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139538&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F5%2F561%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Overall, the results support the utility of the Therapeutic Workplace intervention to promote abstinence from alcohol among homeless alcoholics, and support paid training as a way of increasing engagement in training programs. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139538 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5139538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139537&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F5%2F558%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Malnutrition should be actively considered and screened for in alcoholic patients admitted for alcohol detoxification due to its high prevalence and benefits obtained from treatment. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139537 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5139537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139536&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F5%2F553%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: These results confirmed the value of urinary EtG and EtS as reliable indicators of recent drinking during outpatient treatment of persons with alcohol-related problems, and as objective outcome measures when evaluating new alcohol treatment strategies and pharmacotherapies. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139536 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5139536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139535&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F5%2F547%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Attenuated response in the anterior insula after alcohol intake may explain some of the decreased interoceptive awareness described during intoxication. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139535 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5139535 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139534&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F5%2F542%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The findings indicated that suicide probability, hopelessness and trait anxiety predict T-Anger levels and anger expression styles. Therefore, anxiety, hopelessness and suicide probability must be considered as risk for anger and anger expressions in alcohol-dependent patients. Furthermore, alcohol treatment programmes should attach importance to anger management and AEX-Con training. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139534 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5139534 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139533&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F5%2F534%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Heart Ki-67 proliferation activity increases in organ donors with CMP, independently of its origin. Alcoholics presented non-significant lower myocyte proliferation capacity compared with the other groups of CMP. TERT activity was not a useful marker of proliferation in this model. Ki-67 is a better procedure to evaluate proliferation than TERT expression in alcohol-induced heart damage. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139533 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5139533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139532&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F5%2F529%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: IL-15 levels were higher in alcoholics than in controls, especially among those who died within 18 months after admission. They are not related with muscle mass, intensity of alcoholism or nutritional status, but only with serum bilirubin. IL-6 showed inverse correlations with liver function, intensity of alcoholism, nutritional status, left arm muscle mass and short-term mortality. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139532 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5139532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139531&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F5%2F523%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Obtained findings indicate that acute ethanol treatment stimulates the activity of the adrenal cortex and that this effect is not mediated by endogenous NO in female rats under these experimental conditions. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139531 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5139531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139530&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F5%2F514%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Disturbed myelination of optic axons, caused by EtOH abuse, strongly disrupts the optic nerve development and the establishment of definitive retinal and optic nerve targets, and subsequently the visual patterns. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139530 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5139530 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139529&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F5%2F509%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The present study is, to our knowledge, the first report of an association between the TaqI A1 allele and a substantially increased relapse rate. It should be emphasized that the number of subjects is relatively small, and this investigation should therefore be considered as a pilot study. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139529 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5139529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952699&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F506%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952699 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952699 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952698&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F504%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952698 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952698 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952697&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F503%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952697 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952697 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952696&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F501%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952696 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952695&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F500%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952695 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952695 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952694&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F498%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952694 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952693&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F490%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Limitations and gaps in the existing methodologies of calculating the economic costs of FASD are discussed. It is evident that there is an urgent need to develop a comprehensive and sound methodology for calculating the economic impact of FASD to the society. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952693 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952693 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952692&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F485%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: This study demonstrates an obvious misclassification in coding of alcohol poisoning and mental disorders due to alcohol as underlying causes of death in the Estonian Causes of Death Registry. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952692 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952692 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952691&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F478%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The prevailing level of drinking in society at the point when young people enter later adolescence is very closely associated with the age at which they commence drinking. Per capita consumption may be contributing to the changes in age of onset of drinking and/or both may share a similar set of determinants. In light of this apparent relationship, it is possible that efforts to reduce per capita alcohol consumption may also reduce underage drinking. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952691 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952690&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F471%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Harmful alcohol habits were no commoner in men and women who belonged to the sample of incident sick-leave cases. Future studies are needed to analyse the predictive value of harmful alcohol habits on sickness absence length and the time until return to work after sickness absence. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952690 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952690 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952689&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F464%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Decreasing the socioeconomic well-being of a community is not appropriate; however, introducing additional taxes to increase the cost of alcohol may decrease consumption and therefore alcohol-related crime. Reducing or capping the number of licensed premises, specifically the number of pubs and clubs, may be an appropriate strategy to reduce alcohol-related crime in rural communities. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952689 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952689 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952688&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F459%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Prediction of future death rates using information from previous cohorts is not possible due to the occurrence of sudden reversals in death rates. The sudden fall in the death rates of several birth cohorts suggests that reversing the current UK trend of rising liver cirrhosis deaths is possible. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952688 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952687&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F451%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: These findings suggest the hepatoprotective and antioxidant effects of CA leaf extract, which offered protection against ethanol-induced toxicity. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952687 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952686&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F441%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Higher education institutions should address the gaps in the knowledge around guidance for alcohol consumption. The effectiveness of brief interventions may depend on it. Additionally, through inter-professional teaching and in collaboration with the relevant professional bodies, more could be done to promote the contribution of practitioners other than those traditionally linked (i.e. medical and nursing) to this important clinical role. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952686 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952685&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F434%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: BI delivered by a dedicated ASN for non-treatment-seeking alcohol-dependent individuals, who often have significant medical co-morbidities, seem to be effective in an acute hospital setting. This study provides a framework to inform the design of a future randomized controlled trial. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952685 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952684&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F427%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: In this large retrospective cohort, some easily determinable parameters at admission may be useful to predict a complicated course of alcohol withdrawal regarding the occurrence of WS or DT. Using the provided nomograms, clinicians can estimate the percentage likelihood of patients to develop either WS or DT during their course of withdrawal. Prevalence of structural brain lesions in the patient's history does strongly warrant a careful observation of patients. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952684 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952683&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F424%3Frss%3D1 A 65-year-old man suffering from esophageal cancer presented with postoperative alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Diazepam was used intravenously, but his condition did not improve. With inhalation of alcohol vapor driven by oxygen, the abnormal symptoms subsided and vital signs began to return to normal rapidly. This method is also beneficial for expectoration and redressing hypoxemia. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952683 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952682&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F416%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: There is a growing amount of psychometric, epidemiologic and treatment research using Chinese translations of the AUDIT, much of it still unavailable in the English-language literature. Given the increase in burden of disease and injury attributable to alcohol use in the Western Pacific region, the use of an internationally comparable instrument (such as the AUDIT) in research with Chinese populations presents a unique opportunity to expand clinical and epidemiologic knowledge about alcohol problem epidemics. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952682 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952682 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952681&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F407%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Overall, these results support the existence of specific links between cognitive executive functioning, decision-making under uncertainty and NS/sensation-seeking personality traits in individuals with alcoholism. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952681 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952680&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F399%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The perception of the effects of alcohol in terms of drunkenness seems to vary across countries. Future studies should develop sound indicators of cultural differences accounting for this variation. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952680 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952679&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F393%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Exposure to actors sipping alcohol in a movie seems to have an immediate impact on the drinking behaviour of viewers, via the mechanism of imitation. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952679 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952679 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952678&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F383%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Results demonstrate that chrysin administration prevents the liver and kidney of Wistar rats against oxidative damage during chronic ethanol consumption by inhibiting the activities of ADH, CYP 2E1, XO and catalase. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952678 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952677&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F373%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: There appeared to be a greater vulnerability to ethanol toxicity in female adult rats after ‘binge drinking’. It remains unclear whether the increased release of glutamate during the microdialysis evokes activation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), which would utilize arginine in the formation of nitric oxide. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952677 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952676&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F372%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952676 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952675&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F371%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952675 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952675 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952674&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F4%2F369%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952674 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4952674 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733901&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F367%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733901 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733900&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F366%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733900 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733899&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F364%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733899 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733899 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733898&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F357%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Police and hospital data can be used to identify violent premises and to assess outcomes from premises-level interventions to reduce violence. Relatively low-cost observational survey methods can be used to identify high-risk premises, and can be used as outcomes for premises-level interventions. Features of premises that promote intoxication are associated with violence, suggesting that targeting resources at risky premises will likely address two public health concerns: excessive intoxication and assault-related injury. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733898 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733898 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733897&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F349%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Light drinking has increased over time for each cohort, with no substantial differences between cohort profiles. Binge drinking has increased with more recent cohorts and there are distinct differences between cohort profiles, especially among women. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733897 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733896&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F342%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Cigarette smoking, overall alcohol intake, being an ex-drinker and marital status associate with alcohol-specific hospitalizations and deaths and can predict these outcomes. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733896 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733896 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733895&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F333%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Incorporating both dimensional and categorical conceptions of lifetime AUD did not provide substantial gains over a simple structure unidimensional model of AUD severity. The utility of a QF use criterion in helping to diagnose AUD is questionable. These findings should be of relevance to the DSM-5 substance use disorder workgroup. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733895 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733894&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F324%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The present study demonstrates that specific correlates differently contribute throughout alcohol use trajectory in a Brazilian population. It also reinforces the need of preventive programs focused on early initiation of alcohol use and high-risk individuals, in order to minimize the progression to dependence and improve remission from AUD. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733894 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733894 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733893&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F318%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Symptom-triggered self-medication was as safe as fixed-schedule medication in treating outpatients with AD and mild to moderate symptoms of AWS. The SAWS is a powerful monitoring tool, because it is brief and permits the subject to log the withdrawal symptoms. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733893 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733892&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F312%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: This is provisional evidence of a dose–response effect for baclofen in the treatment of alcohol dependence. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733892 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733891&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F308%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Sweet preference has a strong correlation to treatment outcomes with naltrexone, and sweet preference might be used as a predictor for better treatment results in alcoholics. Our study offers one possible new explanation of the clinical observation that naltrexone is not effective for every patient. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733891 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733890&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F301%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The positive associations of alcohol intake with blood pressure, triglycerides and HDL cholesterol are similar in men with and without diabetes, while the negative associations of alcohol intake with BMI and LDL cholesterol are stronger and weaker, respectively, in men with diabetes than in men without diabetes. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733890 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733890 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733889&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F292%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: This paper shows the importance of incorporating both individual level and change in depression as predictors of change in alcohol consumption among subjects treated for alcohol addiction. Also, dysfunctional attitudes are both indirectly and directly related to treatment outcome. By incorporating alcohol consumption, depression and dysfunctional attitudes as targets of intervention, treatment compliance and outcome may be enhanced. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733889 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733888&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F283%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: From a public health perspective, there is a lack of evidence that non-systematic or semi-systematic methods can substitute systematic screening in terms of numbers of risky drinkers detected. If early signs are going to be used to identify risky drinkers, or those to be screened for risky drinking, more focus should be on psychological and social signs because they appear earlier than somatic signs. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733888 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733888 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733887&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F278%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Although based on a limited number of subjects, these results indicated that urinary EtG and EtS testing is a useful tool for objective identification of recent drinking in outpatients treated for alcohol and drug dependence. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733887 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733886&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F270%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Undergraduates at some universities in England show very high levels of alcohol-related risk and harm. University authorities should estimate the level of hazardous drinking and alcohol use disorders among students at their institutions and take action to reduce risk and harm accordingly. Research is needed using nationally representative samples to estimate the prevalence of alcohol risk and harm in the UK student population and to determine the future course of drinking problems among students currently affected. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733886 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733886 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733885&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F261%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Despite the substantial differences in the drinking culture of both countries, drinking motives showed overwhelming similarities (e.g. rank order of motives and the particular relationships between motives and alcohol outcomes). Only few differences (e.g. Hungarian college students indicated a higher level of motives) were found in cross-national comparison. Our results imply that programs targeting risky drinking motives are likely to be successfully adapted to different drinking cultures in Europe. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733885 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733884&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F253%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The model presented here could be used to identify students at risk of alcohol dependence and inform the design of campus-based interventions. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733884 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733884 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733883&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F247%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: This study highlights the fact that NtBNP can be elevated in the setting of alcoholism. The elevation in NtBNP is unrelated to EF and is reversible after alcohol withdrawal. We suggest a subclinical detrimental effect of alcohol abuse on cardiac function. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733883 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733883 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733882&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F239%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: These results indicate that CEF effectively reduces ethanol intake, possibly through activation of GLT1, and may be a potential therapeutic drug for alcohol addiction treatment. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733882 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733881&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F233%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The brain cortex of rats with high inborn tolerance to hypnotic effect of ethanol can better utilize acetate for the acetyl-CoA and AcH synthesis, as well as being resistant to inhibitory effect of acetate to calcium-stimulated release of AcH. It indicates the metabolic and cholinergic mechanisms of the initial tolerance to ethanol. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733881 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733881 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733880&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F231%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733880 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733880 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733879&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F224%3Frss%3D1 Neurobiological research in alcohol dependence has led to a new understanding of this addictive disease. While some important mechanisms like alterations in the mesolimbic reward system or changes in the hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenocortical axis have been well studied, other possible neurobiological mechanisms are still unrevealed. This applies for the role of specific neuroendocrinological pathways like the appetite-regulating system and the modification of gene expression, particularly the influence of genetic variants of transcription factors or epigenetic mechanism like DNA methylation or histone acetylation. This review describes the current knowledge regarding these factors, focusing particularly on the role of appetite- and volume-regulating hormones, the role of geneti... Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733879 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733879 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733878&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F3%2F223%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733878 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4733878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501541&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F2%2F218%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501541 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4501541 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501540&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F2%2F217%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501540 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4501540 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501539&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F2%2F214%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Genetic determinants of the AR influence alcohol withdrawal. Anyway, this preliminary retrospective analysis does not support the hypothesis that the investigated AR polymorphism has a major modifying effect on adiponectin or resistin serum levels in patients with alcoholism. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501539 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4501539 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501538&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F2%2F210%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Governments should consider alternatives to alcohol industry sponsorship of sport. Hypothecated taxes on tobacco have been used successfully for replacing tobacco sponsorship of sport in some countries, and may show equal utility for the alcohol industry's funding of sport. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501538 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4501538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501537&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F2%2F204%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Interventions correcting alcohol use misperceptions might be effective in reducing problem drinking in adolescents with heterogeneous educational levels. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501537 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4501537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501536&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F2%2F200%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The precise roles of policy changes and the economic downturn in the decline of alcohol consumption, and whether the decrease will be sustained, are still unclear. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501536 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4501536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501535&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F2%2F192%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: General anxiety in middle adolescence places adolescents at risk for concurrent and subsequent substance use. The risk may, however, be associated with co-morbid depression. Social phobia in middle adolescence may protect from substance use. Adolescents with internalizing symptoms may need guidance in coping with the symptoms even if the symptoms do not fulfil the criteria of mood or anxiety disorder. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501535 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4501535 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501534&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F2%2F185%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: AUDs in young adulthood are prevalent and associated with comorbid psychopathology, risky levels of alcohol consumption and disability. Despite the clinical significance of AUDs in this age group, few young adults with these disorders use mental health services. In this age group, the proposed changes for DSM-V regarding the classification of AUD would seem helpful. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501534 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4501534 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501533&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F2%2F177%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: During alcohol withdrawal, VPA may offer some benefits compared with CBZ due to favorable tolerability, possibly less incidence of WS and a shorter duration of pharmacological treatment. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501533 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4501533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501532&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F2%2F170%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: EWA, specifically developed to meet a broad spectrum of problems among women with AUDs, was more effective than TAU, a mixed gender programme. It was not possible to separate whether this was in part because it was a more comprehensive programme, as well as being single gender. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501532 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4501532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501531&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F2%2F161%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Results suggest that DRSE is a more salient cognitive construct than AE in early adolescence alcohol use. In this age group, prevention and treatment strategies that build refusal self-efficacy may be more effective than strategies that challenge AEs. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501531 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4501531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501530&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F2%2F156%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: pG appears to be a common feature of the French people with alcohol and drug disorders. Apart from male sex, no parameter had discriminatory power sufficient to target pG screening on a specific subgroup. Therefore, any patient attending a centre for drug or AUD should be asked about his gambling. Moreover, clinical teams should be trained to treat this addiction. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501530 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4501530 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501529&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F2%2F148%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Prevalent fractures are common among heavy alcoholics. Their presence is related more closely to nutritional status, lean mass and vitamin D levels than to BMD. Lean mass is more reduced, nutritional status is more impaired and there is a trend to more altered eating habits among patients with rib fractures, whereas multiple fractures depend more heavily on advanced liver disease. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501529 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4501529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501528&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F2%2F143%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: This study shows that the subjective sleep and dream quality is strongly impaired in patients with alcohol dependency. Differences in the dream experience between alcohol-dependent patients and healthy controls are in accordance with the continuity hypotheses of dreaming. The hypothesis of dreaming about alcohol as a compensatory effect, however, could not be confirmed. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501528 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4501528 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501527&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F2%2F138%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The Arabic version of the URICA has shown encouraging psychometric properties, supporting the validity and reliability of the four factors of the scale. The implications of these findings, and recommendation for future research, are described. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501527 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4501527 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501526&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F2%2F133%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: The ‘Scale for the measurement of attitudes towards alcohol’ can be seen as an instrument for evaluating the factors capable of conditioning the behaviour of people between 18 and 26 years of age towards alcoholic substances. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501526 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4501526 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501525&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F2%2F128%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Alcohol consumption, heavy drinking and perceived levels of safe drinking decreased over these 10 years, but not drink driving or alcohol dependence. Paradoxically, alcohol dependence even increased among women, driven by CAGE items ‘guilty’ and ‘should cut down’, suggesting that changes in CAGE scores reflected changes in the social acceptability of drinking rather than changes in dependence. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501525 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4501525 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501524&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F2%2F123%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: %CDT, measured with the HPLC candidate reference method, is independently associated with gestational week. Differently from what has been previously reported or expected, the relationship between pregnancy and CDT could be more complex. The diagnostic accuracy of CDT for detecting alcohol abuse in a legal context may be limited in pregnant women and the effect of gestational age should be considered. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501524 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4501524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501523&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F2%2F117%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Ethanol predominantly constricts pre-sinusoids in rat, guinea pig and mouse livers, although the mouse liver response was much weaker. Ethanol-induced pre-sinusoidal constriction is accompanied by reduction of liver blood volume in guinea pigs and rats. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501523 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4501523 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501522&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F2%2F113%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Excessive alcohol consumption was recorded in a quarter of patients with severe HT. Patients with the combination of obesity, diabetes and alcohol excess are prone to develop extremely high TG values. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501522 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4501522 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501521&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F2%2F105%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Alcoholism is a particularly severely stigmatized mental disorder. Cultural differences are likely, but under-researched. We discuss possible reasons for the differences between the stigma of alcoholism and of other mental diseases and the consequences for targeted anti-stigma initiatives. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501521 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4501521 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501520&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F2%2F95%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Neither the existence nor the direction of the equality and VAW relationship can be assumed. This suggests that the relationship between macro-level gender equality and alcohol should also not be assumed, but rather investigated through research. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501520 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4501520 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265537&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F1%2F88%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Countries which are high in alcohol per capita consumption among adults need to pay heightened attention to alcohol and tobacco use among the younger population. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265537 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4265537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265536&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F1%2F83%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: This study confirms prior findings within selective student populations. It sets the stage for preventive actions, such as normative feedback based on social norms theory. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265536 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4265536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265535&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F1%2F80%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: The reversal in the social class gradient of cirrhosis mortality indicates a major change in risk factor distribution across social classes. Differential changes in alcohol consumption are a possible explanation for this change, although the 1991 social class gradient in cirrhosis is inconsistent with alcohol consumption data from national surveys. Further research is required to clarify the explanation for the observed gradient, so that appropriate preventive measures can be put into place. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265535 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4265535 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265534&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F1%2F77%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Nutritional behaviour of alcohol patients after residential treatments improved during follow-up, and it is possible that an educational intervention to increase knowledge on healthy nutrition style may have contributed. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265534 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4265534 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265533&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F1%2F74%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Such results suggest possibilities for developing specific strategies to reduce the risk of early dropout from treatment. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265533 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4265533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265532&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F1%2F68%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Both score-driven treatments were equally effective, safe and well tolerated in this setting. This is the first study demonstrating the utility of clonazepam in the treatment of AWS syndrome. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265532 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4265532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265531&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F1%2F61%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Our results justify the need to systematically identify depression among alcohol-dependent patients, but to treat the alcohol dependence as a first step, because enhancing abstinence will often involve remission of the depressive disorder. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265531 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4265531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265530&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F1%2F52%3Frss%3D1 Discussion: The analysis showed that problems of implementing SBI in general practice are a complex issue. The quantitative part of the project revealed a strong association between knowledge/self-efficacy and the use of SBI. However, in the qualitative study, we were able to look in more detail at some of the findings from the first part. Even if the lack of knowledge of SBI was still significant, the five factors identified in this study appeared important for the GPs’ decisions to use SBI in individual cases. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265530 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4265530 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265529&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F1%2F39%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: These results suggest that nicotine administration may support a normalization of the salivary cortisol response following psychosocial stress in subgroups of substance-dependent individuals, particularly those who are alcohol dependent. Given the association between blunted cortisol levels and relapse, and the complex actions of nicotine at central and peripheral sites, these findings support the systematic study of factors including nicotine, which may influence stress reactivity and the recovery process in alcohol-dependent individuals. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265529 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4265529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265528&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F1%2F33%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: These results suggest that higher levels of impulsivity are associated with experiencing greater sedating than stimulating effects of alcohol. Individuals with high levels of impulsivity may be less sensitive to the stimulating effects of a specified dose of alcohol, which could lead to these individuals consuming more alcohol to experience the stimulating effects of alcohol. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265528 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4265528 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265527&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F1%2F26%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Alcohol affects the ONP cell differentiation into B lineage at a late stage. Alcohol also down-regulates the expression level of TFs and cytokine receptors resulting in the impairment of B cell differentiation. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265527 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4265527 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265526&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F1%2F17%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Ethanol reduces both intracellular ionic zinc levels and extracellular zinc uptake, resulting in poorer zincosome formation. Given the endocytic nature of zincosomes, the effect of ethanol on membrane trafficking is apparently the origin of this deficit. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265526 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4265526 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265525&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F1%2F10%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: The present study brought new insights on weekend alcohol consumption, demonstrating for the first time, that this pattern of ethanol exposure induced dyslipidemic profile, calorimetric and hepatic metabolic changes which resemble that of the alcoholism. No synergistic effects were found with weekend ethanol and high-sucrose intake. RS was advantageous in weekend drinking and high-sucrose intake condition ameliorating hepatic metabolism and improving risk factors for cardiovascular damage. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265525 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4265525 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265524&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F1%2F4%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The results suggest that the renal protective effect of C. aconitifolius leaf extract is by attenuating oxidative stress induced by chronic ethanol administration. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265524 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4265524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265523&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F1%2F3%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265523 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4265523 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265522&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2F1%2F1%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265522 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4265522 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159149&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F45%2F6%2F595%3Frss%3D1 (No abstract is available for this citation) (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159149 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4159149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159148&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F45%2F6%2F592%3Frss%3D1 (No abstract is available for this citation) (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159148 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4159148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159147&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F45%2F6%2F590%3Frss%3D1 (No abstract is available for this citation) (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159147 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4159147 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159146&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F45%2F6%2F589%3Frss%3D1 (No abstract is available for this citation) (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159146 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4159146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159145&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F45%2F6%2F586%3Frss%3D1 (No abstract is available for this citation) (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159145 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4159145 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159144&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F45%2F6%2F581%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The revised measure corrects a basic error of failing to divide total income for the UK by number of people in the population. This alters the measure but is more correct. Further improvements result in a measure that correlates more closely with UK alcohol consumption over the last decade. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159144 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4159144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159143&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F45%2F6%2F573%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The study confirmed that large differences exist between Russian men's and women's drinking; these differences may be largely explained by gender roles. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159143 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4159143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159142&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F45%2F6%2F563%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Two main conclusions justify the two-factor approach to alcohol use classification. First, the model fit was considerably superior and, second, the dimensions of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems vary considerably in their associations with measures of demographic and clinical risk. A one-factor representation of alcohol use, for instance, would fail to recognize that measures of affective/anxiety disorders are more consistently related to alcohol-related problems than to alcohol consumption. It is suggested therefore that to fully understand the complexity of alcohol use behaviour and its associated risk, future research should acknowledge the basic underlying dimensional structure of the construct. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159142 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4159142 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159141&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F45%2F6%2F557%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Imitation of alcohol consumption can be generalized to situations in which people drink with other-sex partners. Men and women seem to imitate regardless of their drinking partner's sex. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159141 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4159141 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159140&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F45%2F6%2F552%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Scotland's propensity to alcohol-related deaths is not shared by all its residents. Studying such variations in more depth could yield lessons for prevention. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159140 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4159140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159139&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F45%2F6%2F548%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Alcoholic liver cirrhosis mortality has increased steadily in Estonia, and is reflected in an increase in heavy drinking. National alcohol policies should address all strata of society. However, in order to reduce alcohol-related damage in the population most effectively, special attention should be paid to non-Estonians and people with low levels of education. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159139 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4159139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159138&cid=s_17943_2_f&fid=17943&url=http%3A%2F%2Falcalc.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F45%2F6%2F541%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: This study provides first evidence, that repeated withdrawal from alcohol might be associated with reduced brain plasticity as indicated by a delay of recovery from impairment of attention/executive function. However, little evidence was found for a direct influence of cognitive impairment on treatment success. (Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism) Alcohol and Alcoholism journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159138 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4159138