http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Low and moderate drinkers of alcohol reported lower severity of symptoms of fibromyalgia than teetotallers, finds a study in BioMed Central's open access journal Arthritis Research & Therapy. Too much alcohol reversed this effect. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-alcohol-fibromyalgia-quality-life.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:00:01 EST news282498717 Prior studies have shown that a low subjective response (SR) to alcohol is a risk factor for alcohol use disorders (AUDs). Research on moderate drinkers has shown that acquired tolerance is different from initial response, and is also significantly associated with drinking problems. A new study of linkages among early SR, acquired tolerance, alcohol use, and alcohol-related problems among problem drinkers has found that a low, early subjective response –an ability to "hold one's liquor" - may protect against problems in the short term, but likely becomes a risk factor for longer-term problems as tolerance to alcohol develops. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-ability-liquor-alcohol-problems.html Health Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:00:07 EST news278091541 Critique 096: Frequency of alcohol consumption and cardiovascular risk factors: implications for drinking guidelines 20 November 2012 http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-frequency-alcohol-consumption-cardiovascular-factors.html Cardiology Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:32:15 EST news272629925 Relatively small levels of exposure to alcohol while in the womb can influence a child's IQ, according to a new study led by researchers from the universities of Bristol and Oxford using data from over 4,000 mothers and their children in the Children of the 90s study (ALSPAC) and published today in PLOS ONE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-moderate-pregnancy-affect-child-iq.html Health Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:10:22 EST news272130198 Warning labels may help curb binge drinking of "alcopops" or pre-mixed alcoholic drinks by high-risk young Australians, according to new research at The University of Western Australia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-curb-binge-high-risk-youth.html Health Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:18:19 EST news268643840 Moderate alcohol consumption increases the risk of atrial fibrillation in older people with heart disease or advanced diabetes, found a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-moderate-alcohol-consumption-atrial-fibrillation.html Cardiology Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:00:01 EST news268308268 (HealthDay) -- Past research has suggested that a glass or two of wine -- or another form of alcohol -- each evening may lower your risk of dementia in old age. But two new studies challenge that theory by suggesting that you might actually harm your brain by changing your drinking habits in later life -- or drinking heavily. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-alcohol-kind-aging-brain.html Health Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:10:01 EST news261827591 (Medical Xpress) -- Drinking a moderate amount of alcohol as part of a healthy lifestyle may benefit women's bone health, lowering their risk of developing osteoporosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-moderate-alcohol-consumption-bone-loss.html Health Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:47:29 EST news261218843 Data from a nationally representative sample of 5,404 community-dwelling Canadians ages 50 and older at baseline (1994/1995) was used to estimate the effects of alcohol drinking patterns on quality of life when subjects were aged =50 years and after a follow-up period. Health-related quality of life was assessed with the Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3). The authors report that most participants showed stable alcohol-consumption patterns over 6 years. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-higher-quality-life-regular-moderate.html Addiction Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:39:33 EST news259591162 French health authorities have approved the use of a drug, originally designed to treat nervous spasms, for the treatment of alcoholism on a "case by case" basis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-anti-alcoholism-drug-france.html Medications Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:40:01 EST news254560560 Subjects in a cohort in Sweden, some of whom had been exposed to a community intervention program to prevent diabetes, were evaluated 8-10 years after baseline for the presence of diabetes mellitus or impaired glucose metabolism ("pre-diabetes") in relation to a baseline report of alcohol consumption. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-association-alcohol-diabetes.html Diabetes Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:46:45 EST news252236796 Men who are moderate drinkers and who have survived a first heart attack have a lower risk of death from heart disease or any other cause than non-drinkers, according to the results of a study of nearly 2000 men in the USA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-alcohol-moderation-deaths-men-survived.html Cardiology Wed, 28 Mar 2012 03:40:01 EST news252123864 A drug designed to treat nervous spasms has cleared an important early test in a project to see whether it can also cure alcoholism, French doctors said on Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-anti-alcoholism-drug-key-hurdle.html Addiction Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:18:11 EST news251457481 Most studies have found that binge drinking is associated with a loss of alcohol's protective effect against ischemic heart disease (IHD) and most studies have found an increase of coronary risk among binge drinkers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-effect-occasional-binge-heart-disease.html Addiction Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:29:20 EST news247400952 Wine consumers, especially in comparison with spirits drinkers, have been shown to have higher levels of education and income, to consume a healthier diet, be more physically active, and have other characteristics that are associated with better health outcomes. However, epidemiologic studies have been inconsistent in showing that, after adjustment for all associated lifestyle factors, consumers of wine have lower risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality than do consumers of other beverages. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-differences-mortality-wine-consumers-alcoholic.html Health Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:10:05 EST news243605388 (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 In a recent study conducted by scientists at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions involving 154 heavy-drinking college students whose sexual behavior put them at risk for HIV infection and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), there were two expected findings and one surprise. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-ways-college-risky-sex.html Addiction Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:00:01 EST news238406392 This paper provides an extensive analysis of the proportion of the risk of upper aero-digestive tract (UADT) cancers in the population (the population attributable risk) that may be due to alcohol consumption and/or smoking. The analyse provides strong evidence that smoking is the most important factor in the risk of these cancers, and the risk is enhanced among those who smoke and also consume 2 or more drinks per day. Alcohol alone (i.e., among non-smokers) has little effect on the risk (less than 1%). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-role-alcohol-intake-upper-aerodigestive.html Cancer Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:19:08 EST news234537511