http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The results of two important studies have been published in the March issue of AIDS, the official journal of the International AIDS Society. One study notes that screening for HIV should be performed more frequently—up to every three months for the highest-risk patients, while low-risk groups to be tested every three years. A second study demonstrates a link between heavy drinking and risky behaviors for men who have sex with men (MSM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-aids-journal-publishes-important.html HIV & AIDS Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:31:17 EST news281619065 For problem drinkers, bouts of depressive symptoms are often the direct result of their heavy alcohol intake, according to a study in the March issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-alcohol-abusers-depression.html Addiction Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:45:49 EST news279855932 High levels of drinking have repeatedly been shown to predict divorce. The most cited explanation for this is that excessive alcohol use disrupts daily tasks and functioning, and increases spousal conflicts. A study of the effects of drinking among husbands versus wives, and of similar versus dissimilar drinking in couples, has found that both level of drinking and compatibility in drinking can have an influence on divorce. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-heavy-incompatible-chances-divorce.html Health Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:06:21 EST news279302773 People who like to smoke when they drink may be at greater risk of suffering a hangover the next morning, according to a study in the January 2013 issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-worsen-hangover-heavy.html Addiction Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:20:02 EST news273864198 Those who smoke and drink heavily may develop pancreatic cancer at an earlier age than those who don't, according to a study led by a University of Michigan Health System gastroenterologist. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-heavy-linked-earlier-onset-pancreatic.html Cancer Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:33:17 EST news268277577 (HealthDay)—Behavioral counseling interventions may be beneficial for adults with risky drinking behaviors, according to a review and meta-analysis published online Sept. 25 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-effect-behavioral-intervention-alcohol-misuse.html Addiction Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:40:01 EST news267790932 An early age at first drink (AFD) has been linked to later alcohol-related problems, which is one of the reasons behind the legal drinking age of 21 in the U.S. It is unclear, however, if increased risk is primarily due to initiation of any drinking, or initiation of heavier drinking. A comparison of the influence of these potential risk factors among college undergraduates found that both an early AFD as well as a quick progression from the first drink to drinking to intoxication independently predicted later problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-early-alcohol-intoxication-herald-college.html Addiction Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:00:02 EST news264260889 Heavy drinking is known to affect teenagers' developing brains, but certain patterns of brain activity may also help predict which kids are at risk of becoming problem drinkers, according to a study in the September issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-brain-teens-heavy.html Addiction Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:20:01 EST news263569223 (Medical Xpress) -- Middle-aged drinkers still face pressure from their friends making it hard for them to stay in control of their alcohol consumption, new research from the Medical Research Council (MRC) suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-middle-aged-drinkers-peer-pressure.html Health Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:40:01 EST news242900147 A low level of response (LR) to alcohol is one of several genetically influenced characteristics that may increase an individual's risk for heavy drinking and alcohol problems. A new study has confirmed key elements of a LR-based model of risk through examination of a large sample of adolescent boys and girls in the United Kingdom, moving beyond smaller U.S.-based samples and to younger subjects. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-response-alcohol-peers-coping-contribute.html Addiction Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:50:01 EST news229967291 (Medical Xpress) -- Drinking by one or both partners increases levels of severity, anger and fear reported by victims of intimate partner aggression, according to a new study by University of Otago researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-heavy-linked-frequent-severe-aggression.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 05 Jul 2011 03:55:06 EST news229056858 Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that among HIV-infected adults with alcohol problems, measuring their carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) biomarker was a poor and inaccurate method for detecting unhealthy drinking. These findings currently appear on-line in AIDS Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-cdt-biomarker-ineffective-unhealthy-alcohol.html Health Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:58:17 EST news227786286