Alcohol and Alcoholism

EDITORIAL COMMENTARIES:

Abdulla A.-B. Badawy

Moderate alcohol consumption as a cardiovascular risk factor: the role of homocysteine and the need to re-explain the ‘French Paradox’
Alcohol and Alcoholism 36: 185-188; doi:10.1093/alcalc/36.3.185 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

RAPID COMMUNICATIONS:

S. Bleich, K. Bleich, S. Kropp, H.-J. Bittermann, D. Degner, W. Sperling, E. Rüther, and J. Kornhuber

Moderate alcohol consumption in social drinkers raises plasma homocysteine levels: a contradiction to the ‘French Paradox’?
Alcohol and Alcoholism 36: 189-192; doi:10.1093/alcalc/36.3.189 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ORIGINAL ARTICLES:

Paavo Pokk, Eve Sepp, Vitali Vassiljev, and Marika Väli

The effects of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor 7-nitroindazole on the behaviour of mice after chronic ethanol administration
Alcohol and Alcoholism 36: 193-198; doi:10.1093/alcalc/36.3.193 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Marina Perfumi, Izabela Panocka, Roberto Ciccocioppo, Daniele Vitali, Rino Froldi, and Maurizio Massi

Effects of a methanolic extract and a hyperforin-enriched CO₂ extract of Hypericum perforatum on alcohol intake in rats
Alcohol and Alcoholism 36: 199-206; doi:10.1093/alcalc/36.3.199 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Tomas Hemmingsson and Ingvar Lundberg

Development of alcoholism: interaction between heavy adolescent drinking and later low sense of control over work
Alcohol and Alcoholism 36: 207-212; doi:10.1093/alcalc/36.3.207 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T. Hauge, J. Persson, and K. Sjölund

Neuropeptides in the duodenal mucosa of chronic alcoholic heavy drinkers
Alcohol and Alcoholism 36: 213-218; doi:10.1093/alcalc/36.3.213 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

U. Schneider, A. Altmann, M. Baumann, J. Bernzen, B. Bertz, U. Bimber, T. Broese, A. Broocks, W. Burtscheidt, K. F. Cimander, P. Degkwitz, M. Driessen, H. Ehrenreich, E. Fischbach, H. Folkerts, H. Frank, D. Gurth, U. Havemann-Reinecke, W. Heber, J. Heuer, A. Hingsammer, S. Jacobs, H. Krampe, W. Lange, T. Lay, M. Leimbach, M. R. Lemke, M. Leweke, A. Mangholz, W. Massing, R. Meyenberg, J. Porzig, T. Quattert, C. Redner, G. Ritzel, J. D. Rollnik, R. Sauvageoll, D. Schläfke, G. Schmid, H. Schröder, U. Schwichtenberg, D. Schwoon, J. Seifert, I. Sickelmann, C. F. Sieveking, C. Spiess, H. H. Stiegemann, R. Stracke, H. D. Straetgen, P. Subkowski, R. Thomasius, H. Tretzel, L. J. Verner, J. Vitens, T. Wagner, S. Weirich, I. Weiss, T. Wendorff, T. Wetterling, B. Wiese, and J. Wittfoot

Comorbid anxiety and affective disorder in alcohol-dependent patients seeking treatment: the first Multicentre Study in Germany
Alcohol and Alcoholism 36: 219-223; doi:10.1093/alcalc/36.3.219 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Mauri Aalto, Kaija Seppä, Pekka Mattila, Heikki Mustonen, Kirsti Ruuth, Hannu Hyvärinen, Hannu Pulkkinen, Hannu Alho, and Pekka Sillanaukee

Brief intervention for male heavy drinkers in routine general practice: a three-year randomized controlled study
Alcohol and Alcoholism 36: 224-230; doi:10.1093/alcalc/36.3.224 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Adam Berkowicz, Sven Wallerstedt, Kerstin Wall, and Hans Denison

Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin in vitreous humour: a marker of possible withdrawal-related death in alcoholics
Alcohol and Alcoholism 36: 231-234; doi:10.1093/alcalc/36.3.231 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

George K. Makini, Jr, Earl S. Hishinuma, S. Peter Kim, Barry S. Carlton, Robin H. Miyamoto, Linda B. Nahulu, Ronald C. Johnson, Naleen N. Andrade, Stephanie T. Nishimura, and Iwalani R. N. Else

Risk and protective factors related to native Hawaiian adolescent alcohol use
Alcohol and Alcoholism 36: 235-242; doi:10.1093/alcalc/36.3.235 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Nandi Siegfried, Charles D. H. Parry, Neo K. Morojele, and Debby Wason

Profile of drinking behaviour and comparison of self-report with the CAGE questionnaire and carbohydrate-deficient transferrin in a rural Lesotho community
Alcohol and Alcoholism 36: 243-248; doi:10.1093/alcalc/36.3.243 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Martin Driessen, Szilvia Meier, Andreas Hill, Tilmann Wetterling, Wolfgang Lange, and Klaus Junghanns

The course of anxiety, depression and drinking behaviours after completed detoxification in alcoholics with and without comorbid anxiety and depressive disorders
Alcohol and Alcoholism 36: 249-255; doi:10.1093/alcalc/36.3.249 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M. Carmen del Rio, Juan Carlos Gonzalez-Luque, and F. Javier Alvarez

Alcohol-related problems and fitness to drive
Alcohol and Alcoholism 36: 256-261; doi:10.1093/alcalc/36.3.256 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T. Pekka J. Laine, Aapo Ahonen, Pirkko Räsänen, Tiina Pohjalainen, Jari Tiihonen, and Jarmo Hietala

The A1 allele of the D₂ dopamine receptor gene is associated with high dopamine transporter density in detoxified alcoholics
Alcohol and Alcoholism 36: 262-265; doi:10.1093/alcalc/36.3.262 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A. Gómez, A. Conde, J. A. Aguiar, J. M. Santana, A. Jorrín, and P. Betancor

Diagnostic usefulness of carbohydrate-deficient transferrin for detecting alcohol-related problems in hospitalized patients
Alcohol and Alcoholism 36: 266-270; doi:10.1093/alcalc/36.3.266 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A. Ammendola, M. R. Tata, C. Aurilio, G. Ciccone, D. Gemini, E. Ammendola, G. Ugolini, and F. Argenzio

Peripheral neuropathy in chronic alcoholism: a retrospective cross-sectional study in 76 subjects
Alcohol and Alcoholism 36: 271-275; doi:10.1093/alcalc/36.3.271 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

LETTERS TO THE EDITORS:

Richard G. Stevens and Leena Hilakivi-Clarke

Alcohol exposure in utero and breast cancer risk later in life
Alcohol and Alcoholism 36: 276-277; doi:10.1093/alcalc/36.3.276 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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