Tag: Alcohol: Misc.
Liver Transplants for Alcohol-Linked Disease Increased From 2002 to 2016
Much of the increase due to decrease in hepatitis C virus infection as indication for transplant
Moderate Drinking Linked to Electroanatomic Changes in A-Fib
Moderate drinkers had lower mean global bipolar voltages, slower conduction velocity vs. nondrinkers
Moderate Drinking Not Harmful for Seniors With Heart Failure
Compared with abstinence from alcohol, increased survival seen with moderate drinking
More U.S. Teens Are Vaping, but Use of Opioids, Alcohol Falling
About 37 percent of 12th graders said they had vaped within the previous 12 months
For Teen Girls, Depression May Predict Subsequent Alcohol Use
Depression severity predicts increased likelihood of alcohol use; link for reverse pathway inconsistent
USPSTF Recommends Screening Adults for Unhealthy Alcohol Use
Recommendation applies to all adults, including pregnant women; insufficient evidence for teens
Modest Alcohol Consumption May Reduce Mortality in NAFLD
But drinking ≥1.5 drinks/day linked to increased mortality after adjustment for multiple confounders
Daily Drinking Associated With Increased Mortality Risk
Minimum risk of low-level drinking frequency for all-cause mortality found to be about three times weekly
AAP Report Addresses Managing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Recommendations developed to support pediatric providers in managing patients with FASD diagnosis
Alcohol Is Leading Risk Factor for Global Disease Burden
Alcohol accounted for 2.2 and 6.8 percent of age-standardized female and male deaths in 2016
