Alcoholics frequently suffer from infectious diseases and have increased rates of some
cancers, indicating that alcohol impairs the immune system, which protects the body against …

Alcohol affects many organs, including the immune system, with even moderate amounts of
alcohol influencing immune responses. Although alcohol can alter the actions of all cell …

Alcohol abuse suppresses multiple arms of the immune response, leading to an increased
risk of infections. The course and resolution of both bacterial and viral infections is severely …

Background: Multiple line of clinical and experimental evidence demonstrates that both
acute, moderate, and chronic, excessive alcohol use result in various abnormalities in the …

The 11th annual meeting of the Alcohol and Immunology Research Interest Group was held
at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois on November 17, 2006. The Alcohol …

Clinicians have long observed an association between excessive alcohol consumption and
adverse immune-related health effects such as susceptibility to pneumonia. In recent …

Physicians have recognized for more than a century that alcohol use is associated with
infections and that alcoholics are especially at risk for pneumonia. Clear evidence now …

This communication reviews recent literature and summarizes current views on the
immunomodulatory effects of acute and chronic alcohol consumption. Chronic and even …

The 10th annual meeting of the Alcohol and Immunology Research Interest Group (AIRIG)
was held at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois on November 18, 2005. The …

Several studies have described a dose-dependent effect of alcohol on human health with
light to moderate drinkers having a lower risk of all-cause mortality than abstainers, while …