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Effects of chronic disease diagnoses on alcohol consumption among elderly individuals: longitudinal evidence from China
Conclusion While CDDs reduced alcohol consumption among elderly Chinese individuals, they failed to stop all heavy drinkers from excessive drinking. Relevant policies and measures are thus needed to urge heavy drinking patients to quit excessive drinking.
Source: BMJ Open - October 11, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Hu, Y., Chen, Q., Zhang, B. Tags: Open access, Public health Source Type: research

Human cytomegalovirus infection is associated with stroke in women: the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2004
Conclusions We found a strong association between HCMV and stroke in women from the nationally representative population-based survey. This provide additional motivation for undertaking the difficult challenge to reduce the prevalence of stroke.
Source: Postgraduate Medical Journal - February 18, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Zhen, J., Zeng, M., Zheng, X., Qiu, H., Cheung, B. M. Y., Xu, A., Wu, J., Li, C. Tags: Original research Source Type: research

The burden of disease in Spain: Results from the Global Burden of Disease 2016.
CONCLUSION: Low back and neck pain was the most important contributor of disability in Spain in 2016. There has seen a remarkable increase in the burden due to Alzheimer disease and other dementias. Tobacco remains the most important health issue to address in Spain. PMID: 30037695 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Medicina Clinica - July 26, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: Med Clin (Barc) Source Type: research

Alcohol and Neurology.
Abstract The nervous system is a particular target tissue for alcohol due to desired effects and numerous acute and chronic consequences. Acute consequences are due to episodes of overconsumption, withdrawal syndromes, or decompensation of nutritional deficiencies. Chronic consequences are dominated by sleep disorders, chronic pain and cognitive-behavioral disorders, stroke, and impairments of balance, peripheral nerves and muscles, resulting from direct toxicity and/or nutritional deficiencies. There is a bidirectional relationship requiring seeking: alcohol use as a causal or aggravating factor in any neurologic...
Source: Presse Medicale - July 23, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Dematteis M, Pennel L Tags: Presse Med Source Type: research