Possible association between CP and LC of alcoholic etiology
Chronic alcoholism is a well-known etiologic factor associated with chronic and irreversible pancreatic and liver disorders. There is a correlation between increased ethanol consumption through many years and the risk of developing chronic pancreatitis (CP). An excessive consumption of alcohol is ...A new indicator for esophageal varix in alcoholic disease
Variceal hemorrhaging is associated with a high mortality rate. The early detection of esophageal varices is critical for the effective prevention of variceal hemorrhage. In daily medical practice, it is common to encounter patients with liver damage from chronic alcohol consumption. When the ...Lily Allens MySpace Alcoholic confession was made Up
Lily Allen has hit out at media reports claiming that the she admitted to being an alcoholic. The 22-year-old insisted that whatever was written on her Myspace blog was made up and not written by her. "It never was on the Myspace blog. Someone made it up, Contactmusic quoted Allen,...A Drug That Curbs the Urge for Alcoholic Drinks is Here
Scientists from Australia have announced that they have discovered a drug that will curb craving for alcoholic drinks. //This drug supposedly blocks the sensation of a” euphoric high” that is reached when drunk . The research studied hypothalamus, the part of the brain where orexin, is produced...British Hospitals Reeling Under the Effect of Alcoholic Excesses
The people seeking medical help because of illnesses related to alcohol abuse seem to have doubled in Britain over the past few years//. Current official statistics show that emergency wards in hospitals, treated twice the number of patients treated for accidents and emergencies caused due to ...Genetic Variation In Bitter-Taste Receptor Gene Increases Alcoholic Risk
The risk for alcohol dependence is greatly increased if an individual has a variant form of a gene that controls the bitter-taste receptor on the tongue // . The taste receptor gene, called TAS2R16 is located on chromosome 7. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine have s...Adult Kids Of Alcoholic Mothers Face Health Risk
Adult children of alcoholic mothers face health risks, say researchers. Researchers led by Rosa Alati from University of Queensland's School of Population Health// tracked alcohol-related disorders of children through adulthood as part of one of the world's longest health studies, reports scienc...Age of first alcoholic drink determined by tendency to cheat
In a study conducted on factors that predispose to drinking habits, it has been established that a child’s tendency to do things like lie, steal or skip school is what encourages alcohol consumption even at a very early age of 12, 13 or 14//. The study is the first of it’s kind to focus on th...Indoor Tanning Association Fights Back Against Media Hype over Tanning Beds
...k for some types of skin cancer. Other items in this category are red wine and salted fish. Scientific studies suggest that drinking red wine or other alcoholic beverages carries a greater cancer risk than tanning. It is completely irresponsible to compare indoor tanning with mustard gas or arsenic as so many...Mayo Clinic Seeks New Therapies for Alcoholic Hepatitis
Abstinence is still the best policy ROCHESTER, Minn., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new study from Mayo Clinic finds the use of the drug therapy etanercept ineffective in treating alcoholic hepatitis, an acute inflammation of the liver caused by excessive consumption of alcoho...Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. Initiates Phase IIa Clinical Study for Convivia(TM)
...gh ALDH2 deficient people suffer from unpleasant reactions and face long-term health risks, a substantial proportion of them are recurring drinkers of alcoholic beverages. Currently there are no approved treatments for ALDH2 deficiency, and people with this disorder could potentially benefit from a treatment t...Fals-Stewart Earns Hazelden's 2007 Dan Anderson Research Award
...al Trial Examining Behavioral Couples Therapy With alcoholic Female Patients," published in a 2006 issue of Jou...not active participants in therapy. All the female alcoholic subjects attended 20 Twelve Step facilitation sess... on the efficacy of behavioral couples therapy for alcoholic women, and it's the first to show greater reductio...BioMosaics' Glypican-3 Blood & Tissue Tests Receive CE Marking in Europe
...lly. Over 430,000 new cases of HCC are diagnosed each year. The main causative agents are hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), as well as alcoholic cirrhosis and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) which is associated with obesity, diabetes, and insulin resistance factors. The incidence of HCC ha...Study Suggests Strattera Improved ADHD Symptoms in Patients With Comorbid Alcohol Abuse
...rder. Time to relapse was defined as four standard alcoholic drinks for females or five standard alcoholic drinks for males within 24 hours, or at least three standard alcoholic drinks per day for at least one week. A standard...New compound prevents alcoholic behavior, relapse in animals by blocking stress response
A study of alcohol-dependent animals shows that a newly discovered compound that blocks chemical signals active during the brain’s response to stress effectively stops excessive drinking and prevents relapse. The new, synthetic compound, known as MTIP, also muted the anxiety that typically devel...Friendly bacteria in alcoholic milkshake could fight food allergies
Feeding babies alcoholic milk may help to protect against some food allergies. Kefir, a traditional fermented drink, is consumed in Eastern Europe as a health food, and is often used to wean babies, as it is easily digested. Food allergy prevalence is especially high in children under the age of th...Brains can recover from alcoholic damage but patients should stop drinking as soon as possible
The findings, published today (18 December 2006) in the online edition of the journal Brain [1], used sophisticated scanning technology and computer software to measure how brain volume, form and function changed over six to seven weeks of abstinence from alcohol in 15 alcohol dependent patients (t...Discovery may provide new treatments for alcohol dependence
...d environment -in other words, alcohol is no longer able to produce its addictive effects, that include reward searching behaviour (akin to craving in alcoholic patients). "If we can develop drugs that block the receptors for ghrelin, we could have a new effective treatment for alcohol dependence. It may howev...CU-Boulder study shows Maya intensively cultivated manioc 1,400 years ago
...ing tamales and tortillas and as a thickening agent for stews, he said. Since indigenous peoples in tropical South America use manioc today to brew alcoholic beverages, including beer, the CU-Boulder team will be testing ceramic vessels recovered from various structures at Ceren for traces of manioc. To da...From the glass to the brain in 6 minutes
...s, the researchers examined what a "hangover" does to the brain magnetic resonance spectroscopy can possibly enable us to find out what substances in alcoholic beverages bring on the familiar "hangover". ...LSUHSC public health researcher finds reason for weight gain
...nd tea without sugar (unsweetened or sweetened with artificial sweeteners) alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, spirits, and other alcoholic drinks). Each participant's daily nutrient, energy, and beverage intak...Beverage consumption a bigger factor in weight
...getable juice), coffee and tea with sugar, coffee and tea without sugar and alcoholic beverages. They found that at 37 percent sugar-sweetened beverages were the...a Bloomberg School graduate. "Changes in the consumption of diet drinks and alcoholic beverages were inversely associated with weight loss, but were not statisti...AJCN study shows moderate alcohol consumption related to stronger bones
...nsity (BMD) in older women. There are fewer studies investigating this relation in men or younger women, and none have considered different classes of alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, and liquor). To explore this issue further, an international team of experts headed by Katherine Tucker studied a cohort of adu...Evidence of earliest known domestic horses found in Kazakhstan
...inning of the Copper Age some 5,500 years ago. Mare's milk is still a staple of consumption in Kazakhstan where it's usually fermented into a slightly alcoholic drink called 'koumiss.' Additionally, examinations of ancient bone remains showed that horses were similar in shape to Bronze Age domestic horses b...Kentucky Ale Will Be the Official Beer of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
...trian Games. "For four years in a row, Alltech's Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company has been awarded the Taste of the Bluegrass 'Best alcoholic Beverage' distinction," said Dr. Pearse Lyons, president and founder of Alltech. "We are excited to provide our global visitors with the opp...Brewing better beer: Scientists determine the genomic origins of lager yeasts
...aker's yeast). In contrast, lager beer, which utilizes fermentations carried out at much lower temperature than for ale, is a more recently developed alcoholic beverage, appearing in Bavaria near the end of the Middle Ages. Lager beer gained worldwide popularity starting in the late 1800s, when the advent of...Liver Diseases: A Huge European Health Burden, But Some Trends are Positive
...e form but then progress to a chronic state -- are alcoholic liver disease; hepatitis B, C, and D; non-alcoholi...d HCC. Although precise figures are not available, alcoholic liver disease is a growing problem in both Western...n had alcoholic liver disease of varying severity. alcoholic liver disease is the second most common indication...Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. Enters Agreements to Advance Clinical Pipeline
...isorder characterized by the inability to tolerate alcoholic beverages. Especially prevalent in East Asian popu...ous health disorders in affected persons who drink alcoholic beverages. About NASH NASH is a form of progre...is in the United States, following hepatitis C and alcoholic liver disease. Characteristics of the disease incl...