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Hepatology

Hepatology is the study of liver, gallbladder, biliary tree, and pancreas, and diseases associated with them. This includes viral hepatitis, alcohol damage, cirrhosis and cancer. As modern lifestyle...

Hepatitis - news, views, blogs and news

Hepatitis (plural hepatitides) is a medical condition defined by the inflammation of the liver and characterized by the presence of inflammatory cells in the tissue of the organ. The condition can b...

Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM)

Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM) is new psychiatric therapy; involving just a few 15-minute sessions and no drugs, discussion of feelings, or even a psychiatrist, it is described as a cognitive vac...

Drop in alcohol-related deaths by nearly a third follows minimum alcohol price increase of 10 percent

A new study made available online today in Addiction shows that, between 2002 and 2009, the percentage of deaths caused by alcohol in British Columbia, Canada dropped more than expected when minimum a...

Will proposed DSM-5 changes to assessment of alcohol problems do any better?

(Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research) The upcoming fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders will likely change the criteria used to assess alcohol problems....

'Alcohol and diet drinks' may increase intoxication more than 'alcohol and regular drinks'

An individual's breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) following alcohol intake is influenced by several factors, including food. While it is known that food delays the stomach emptying, thus reducing Br...

Link Between Signaling Pathway And Fetal Alcohol Risk

Fetal alcohol syndrome is the leading preventable cause of developmental disorders in developed countries. And fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), a range of alcohol-related birth defects that inc...

Intoxication Likely Increased When Alcohol Mixed With Diet Drinks Rather Than Regular Drinks

An individual's breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) following alcohol intake is influenced by several factors, including food. While it is known that food delays the stomach emptying, thus reducing Br...

Signaling pathway linked to fetal alcohol risk: Molecular switch promises new targets for diagnosis, therapy

Fetal alcohol syndrome is the leading preventable cause of developmental disorders in developed countries. And fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), a range of alcohol-related birth defects that inc...

Signaling pathway might determine genetic susceptibility for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Fetal alcohol syndrome is the leading preventable cause of developmental disorders in developed countries. And fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), a range of alcohol-related birth defects that inc...

Cancer Deaths Caused By Alcohol

Alcohol consumption is a preventable risk factor for cancer, according to a new study. Researchers in Boston found alcohol causes 20,000 cancer deaths each year, and while the more alcohol a person...

Monitoring drinking behaviour and motivation to drink over successive doses of alcohol.

The objective of this study was to compare alcohol urge, drinking behaviour and mood across two beverage conditions (alcohol/soft drink), over multiple drinks. Forty-five (22 men) participants complet...

Alcohol in essential tremor and other movement disorders.

Many patients with essential tremor (ET) report transient improvement of symptoms after drinking alcohol. However, the brief duration of action, subsequent rebound, and the risk of developing alcohol...

Role of caloric homeostasis and reward in alcohol intake in Syrian golden hamsters.

The Syrian golden hamster drinks alcohol readily, but only achieves moderate blood alcohol levels, and does not go through withdrawal from alcohol. Because the hamster is a model of caloric homeostasi...

Alcohol drinking patterns and the risk of fatty liver in Japanese men.

BACKGROUND: Alcohol is considered to be a major cause of fatty liver (FL). In contrast, however, recent investigations have suggested that moderate alcohol consumption is protective against FL. To cla...

Alcohol Withdrawal During Hospitalization.

OVERVIEW: For a chronic drinker, sudden alcohol withdrawal because of an unexpected hospitalization can lead to escalating withdrawal symptoms and even death if unrecognized and untreated. Nurses need...