There is abundant epidemiological and clinical evidence showing that light–moderate
drinking is associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), total and …

It is generally accepted that activation of the innate immune system and increased release of
pro‐inflammatory cytokines and other mediators plays an important role in the development …

The goals of this second edition are to examine how the areas of health, illness, and
medicine can be studied from a psychological and cultural perspective and to introduce the …

Chronic alcohol consumption is a major risk factor for cancer of upper aero-digestive tract
(oro-pharynx, hypopharynx, larynx and oesophagus), the liver, the colo-rectum and the …

Alcohol is the most socially accepted addictive drug. Alcohol consumption is associated with
some health problems such as neurological, cognitive, behavioral deficits, cancer, heart …

Background Early adolescence is a key developmental period for the initiation of alcohol
use, and consumption among adolescents is characterized by drinking in high quantities. At …

This article describes both sociological and genetic theories of illness causation and derives
propositions expected under each and under a transdisciplinary theoretical frame. The …

Adverse health attributed to alcohol use disorders (AUD) is more pronounced among black
than white women. We investigated whether socioeconomic status (education and income) …

Background Weinvestigated the relationship between withdrawal syndrome symptoms and
dopamine receptor 2 DRD2 gene polymorphisms-141 CI/D (rs1799732) exon 8 G/A …

Retinoic acid (RA) supplementation suppresses ethanol-enhanced hepatocyte
hyperproliferation in rats; however, little is known about the mechanism (s). Here, we …