Since 2005, a rapidly expanding literature has evaluated whether environmental factors
such as socio-cultural context and adversity interact with genetic influences on drinking …

Background The number of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with non-viral
etiologies is increasing in Japan. We conducted a nation-wide survey to examine the …

Objectives A nationwide epidemiological survey of acute pancreatitis (AP) was performed to
estimate the number of patients with AP in 2011 in Japan and to clarify the clinical features …

Abstract Background Some studies in Western countries have suggested that education and
income are differentially associated with different drinking patterns. This study aimed to …

Background Despite the marked increase of diverticulosis, its risk factors have not been
adequately elucidated. We therefore aim to identify significantly associated factors with …

Although chronic infection with hepatitis B virus and/or hepatitis C virus are the most
important risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide, other causes of …

Aims Although heavy alcohol consumption has been linked to a myriad of adverse health
problems, there is a paucity of population-based studies in Asian countries. The aims of this …

Recent clinical and laboratory studies have shown that the effects of naltrexone for
alcoholism may be moderated by the Asn40Asp single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of …

Background/purpose Tea, coffee and alcohol beverages are called preference beverage
and are drunk habitual and in large quantities. Therefore, there is a high possibility that a …

Background: The study aimed to determine the prevalence of alcohol use, episodic heavy
drinking, and alcohol dependence and their socio‐demographic correlates in Beijing, China …