Alcohol Use

Symptomology varies among adults with anaphylaxis depending on the trigger, according to a study published in International Archives of Allergy and Immunology.

According to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, or NASEM, moderate alcohol consumption may lower the risk for death from all causes and CVD.

Alcohol use increased during the COVID-19 pandemic but has not declined since its end, according to research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Beer and ciders outranked spirits, red wine and other types of alcohol in elevating the risk for gout among men and women, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Increased alcohol intake was associated with a significant increase in heart rate and an excess of atrial tachycardias in young adults with no history of cardiac arrhythmias, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal.

Significant differences in alcohol use, alcohol-related mortality and liver transplant rate by race and ethnicity underscore the need for “tailored approaches to managing” alcohol-related liver disease in the U.S., according to a researcher.

Among young adults aged 19 to 30 years and early midlife adults aged 35 to 50 years, past-year use of cannabis and hallucinogens remained at “historically high” levels in 2023, according to the Monitoring the Future Panel Study Annual Report.

Later bedtime and shorter sleep duration at ages 5 and 9 years were associated with a greater likelihood of children trying alcohol or marijuana by age 15 years, according to study findings published in Annals of Epidemiology.

Current and prior heavy alcohol, tobacco, marijuana or opioid use were all independently associated with vasomotor, mood or musculoskeletal symptoms experienced during menopause, researchers reported.