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Tag Archives: Alcohol-Related Deaths
No Safe or Protective Level of Alcohol Consumption? (BBC News / Lancet)
Summary Light-to-moderate drinking increases blood pressure and the risk of stroke. “I have always been reasonably convinced that moderate alcohol consumption was protective for cardiovascular disease, but now I am having my doubts”. Professor David Spiegelhalter: Winton Professor for the … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Quick Insights, Statistics, Stroke, Universal Interest
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Tagged Alcohol, Alcohol Acetaldehyde and East Asian Flushing Syndrome, Alcohol Care Teams (ACTs), Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol Dehydrogenase (ADH), Alcohol-Attributable Deaths and Disease Burden, Alcohol-Related Deaths, Alcohol-Related Harm, Aldehyde Dehydrogenase (ALDH), Amenable Mortality, Attributable Disease Burden Due to Alcohol Use, Avoidable Mortality, Avoidable Premature Mortality, BBC Health News, Behavioural Risk Factors, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Risk, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Risk Factors (CVRF), China, China Kadoorie Biobank, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (Beijing), Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit: University of Oxford, Common Genetic Variants in East Asian Populations (ALDH2-rs671 and ADH1B-rs1229984), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics: Peking University, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Lanzhou), Genetic Epidemiology, Genetic Epidemiology in East Asian Populations, Genetic Research, Genetic Risk Factors, Genotypic Determinants of Alcohol Intake, GlaxoSmithKline, Henan Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Zhengzhou), Kadoorie Charitable Foundation, Lancet, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Liuyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Changsha), Low Risk Drinking, Medical Research Council, Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit: University of Bristol, Medical Research Council Population Health Research Unit: University of Oxford, Modifiable Risk Factors, Mortality Risk Factors, Nangang Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Harbin), National Natural Science Foundation of China, Nuffield Department of Population Health: University of Oxford, Overlapping Risk Factors, Oxford, Peking University, Peking University Health Science Center, Population Health, Population Health Sciences: University of Bristol, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter: Winton Professor for the Public Understanding of Risk at University of Cambridge, Psychosocial and Lifestyle-Related Risk Factors, Public Health, Public Health Burden of Alcohol, Reducing Alcohol-Related Harm, Stroke Prevention, University of Bristol, University of Oxford, Vascular Risk Factors, Wellcome Trust, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Hangzhou)
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Moderate Levels of Alcohol Consumption: An Unequivocal Public Health Message? (BBC News / Lancet)
Summary Meta-analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (2016)’s 694 data sources, plus 592 other studies, suggests strongly that alcohol consumption is a leading risk factor for disease burden worldwide. Alcohol consumption may account for … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest, World Health Organization (WHO)
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Drug and Alcohol Misuse by Older People (BBC News / DrugScope / All Party Parliamentary Group on Alcohol Misuse / Centre for Social Justice)
Summary There is a rising problem of drug and alcohol misuse amongst older people. The number of people aged 65 years and above needing treatment for drug problems in Europe is expected to double between 2001 and 2020. Full Text … Continue reading →
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