A retrospective analysis of risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) in young African American patients is being presented today at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 2021 Virtual Scientific ...
Apr 28, 2021
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St. Patrick's Day is here, and even though most big celebrations have been canceled because of coronavirus, we still have something to cheer over—our livers.
Mar 17, 2020
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A little over a year ago, Eric Dunham had the operation that saved his life: a double transplant to give him a new liver and a new kidney. Chronic, heavy drinking had destroyed his own organs. It also led to a condition called ...
Aug 30, 2019
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Despite progress in recent decades, more than 10,000 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities occur each year in the U.S. To address this persistent problem, stakeholders—from transportation systems to alcohol retailers to law ...
Jan 17, 2018
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A study by University of Seville researchers has analysed the relationship between alcohol and road safety. Specifically, it looked at the impact of both social habits and legal regulation of alcohol consumption, such as ...
Dec 19, 2017
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While the association between alcohol and homicide may seem obvious, there has been no recent study of alcohol involvement in homicide victimization in U.S. states. This study drills down into the subject, looking at how ...
Sep 28, 2016
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common form of liver cancer and results from long-term damage and fibrosis, such as is caused by chronic alcohol abuse and viral-induced hepatitis. Patients with advanced HCC are ...
Jul 21, 2016
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A new study found that there is a circadian pattern of peak and nadir in the incidence of suicides committed in alcohol dependent individuals.
Jun 14, 2016
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Exposure to alcohol before birth might impair kidney blood flow in adulthood and heighten neurological problems caused by a stroke, according to an animal study presented at the American Stroke Association's International ...
Feb 17, 2016
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are nuclear receptor proteins that regulate the expression of genes. Drugs that activate PPARs - PPAR agonists - are used to treat diabetes and elevated blood lipids. Given ...
Dec 10, 2014
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