NUMEROUS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES HAVE SHOWN thatlighttomoderatedrinkersofalcoholareatlo…
risk than abstainers for fatal or nonfatal coronary heart disease (CHD). A recent meta …

BACKGROUND: The association between alcohol consumption and risk of hyperuricemia
has been pointed out. However, the potential difference in the risk of hyperuricemia …

As managed care organizations provide an increasing proportion of citizens' health care, the
move toward asking individuals to help control costs by taking more responsibility for their …

Moderate ethanol consumption (1-3 drinks/day on 5-6 days/week) has a favourable effect on
vascular disease-related mortality and morbidity [especially ischaemic heart disease (IHD)] …

Screening for alcohol problems is an important component of a comprehensive health care
assessment. The US Preventive Services Task Force has recommended that all adult and …

Syncope is a common complaint that often requires hospital admission. 1, 2 In the admitted
patient, multiple tests are performed to ascertain the cause of syncope. A frequent test …

Objective: To determine whether the increase in mortality from coronary heart disease with
high concentrations (> 1.75 mmol/l) of high density lipoprotein cholesterol could be due to …

Przewlekłe i nadmierne spożywanie alkoholu wywiera ujemny wpływ na stan zdrowia,
prowadzi do uszkodzenia wielu narządów oraz powoduje utratę kontroli nad zachowaniem …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is a review of updated evidence of a J-shaped
association between alcohol consumption and the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and …

7 Shaper AG, Wannamethee G, Walker M. Alcohol and mortality in British men: explaining
the U-shaped curve. Lancet 1988; ii: 1267–73. 8 Rimm EB, Giovannucci EL, Willett WC et al …