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Pregnant women's attitudes towards alcohol consumption.Raymond N, Beer C, Glazebrook C, Sayal K Division of Psychiatry, School of Community Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. mzyznr@nottingham.ac.uk BACKGROUND: There is uncertainty as to whether there is a safe threshold for drinking alcohol during pregnancy. We explored pregnant women's attitudes towards drinking alcohol in pregnancy and their attitudes towards sources of information about drinking in pregnancy following recent changes in UK government guidance. METHODS: A qualitative study involving individual, semi-structured interviews with 20 pregnant women recruited from community organisations in the UK. Interview transcripts were analysed qualitatively using thematic analysis. RESULTS: Most women found information and advice about safe levels of drinking in pregnancy confusing and lacking in evidence and detail. Although most women considered that there were risks involved with drinking in pregnancy and these perceptions influenced their behaviour, only six women reported abstinence. Women reported being influenced by advice from family and friends and their experiences of previous pregnancies. Many had received no individual advice from general practitioners or midwives relating to drinking during pregnancy. CONCLUSION: Pregnant women wished to take responsibility for their own health and make choices based on informed advice. In order to do so, they require clear and consistent advice about safe levels of drinking from policy makers and health professionals. This is an important issue as women might drink socially during their pregnancy. Published 25 June 2009 in BMC Public Health, 9: 175. Articles on Hangover published 24 June 2009: Lack of sedative effects after vespertine intake of oxazepam as hypnotic in healthy volunteers. Psychopharmacology (Berl). AIMS: An objective physiological test was used to investigate the hangover effect, its time course and dose relationship compared to placebo and an herbal relaxant. METHODS: Pupillographic Sleepiness Test as an objective measurement, Stanford Sleepiness Scale (SSS) and visual analogue scales (VAS) were used. Study design included: (a) randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, placebo-controlled crossover trial; (b) double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised study. Primary end point was the ... [Abstract] [Full-text] Light and Moderate Alcohol Consumption Significantly Reduces the Prevalence of Fatty Liver in the Japanese Male Population. Am J Gastroenterol. OBJECTIVES:The effect of alcohol consumption on the liver is controversial. Recent reports have suggested that moderate alcohol consumption decreases the prevalence of elevated alanine aminotransferase levels. The role of alcohol consumption in the development of fatty liver (FL), however, has not been studied definitively. The aim of this study was to examine the association between alcohol consumption and FL in a large Japanese population.METHODS:A total of 7,431 asymptomatic male subjects ... [Abstract] [Full-text] Articles on Hangover published 23 June 2009: Alcohol consumption and body weight. Health Econ. The number of Americans who are overweight or obese has reached epidemic proportions. Elevated weight is associated with health problems and increased medical expenditures. This paper analyzes Waves 1 and 2 of the National Epidemiological Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions to investigate the role of alcohol consumption in weight gain. Alcohol is not only an addictive substance but also a high-calorie beverage that can interfere with metabolic function and cognitive processes. Because men ... [Abstract] [Full-text] Articles on Hangover published 22 June 2009: Is smoking and alcohol consumption associated with long-term sick leave due to unspecific back or neck pain among employees in the public sector? Results of a three-year follow-up cohort study. J Rehabil Med, 41(7): 550-6. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the associations between smoking and alcohol consumption, and long-term sick leave due to unspecific back or neck pain among employees in the public sector. DESIGN: A 3-year prospective cohort study. SUBJECTS: Approximately 9000 persons in the public sector in Sweden were invited to participate. Of these, 7533 answered a questionnaire and 6532 were included in the study, classified as having "good health for working". METHODS: New periods of sick leave ... [Abstract] [Full-text] Articles on Hangover published 18 June 2009: Preliminary Evaluation of Phosphatidylethanol and Alcohol Consumption in Patients with Liver Disease and Hypertension. Alcohol Alcohol. AIMS: The goal of this preliminary study was to evaluate the relationship between blood phosphatidylethanol (PEth) and recent drinking in patients with liver disease and hypertension. METHODS: Twenty-one patients with liver disease and 21 patients with essential hypertension were recruited at an academic medical center. Alcohol consumption was estimated using validated self-report methods, and blood PEth was measured by HPLC-MS/MS at a contracted laboratory. Nonparametric comparisons were made ... [Abstract] [Full-text] Articles on Hangover published 15 June 2009: BACKGROUND: Previous studies on the influence of alcohol intake and smoking on bone mineral density (BMD) in men are inconsistent and the effect of these variables on BMD in physically active men is yet to be explored. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of alcohol intake and smoking on BMD in a cohort of males with well-defined lifestyle conditions. DESIGN: Men from the armed forces (n=400) having uniform and defined routines were enrolled. BMD was measured by DXA and participants were ... [Abstract] [Full-text] Selective detection of phosphatidylethanol homologues in blood as biomarkers for alcohol consumption by LC-ESI-MS/MS. J Mass Spectrom. A new validated method for the quantitation of the abnormal phospholipid phosphatidylethanol (PEth)-a biomarker for ethanol uptake-has been developed by LC-ESI-MS/MS following miniaturised organic solvent extraction and reversed phase chromatography with phosphatidylbutanol (PBut) as internal standard. PEth homologues with two fatty acid substituents-PEth 18 : 1/18 : 1, PEth 16 : 0/16 : 0-were determined in post-mortem blood collected from heavy drinkers at autopsy and also in whole blood ... [Abstract] [Full-text] Articles on Hangover published 12 June 2009: Effect of Alcohol Consumption on CpG Methylation in the Differentially Methylated Regions of H19 and IG-DMR in Male Gametes-Implications for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. Background: Exposure to alcohol in utero is the main attributable cause of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) which in its most severe form is characterized by irreversible behavioral and cognitive disability. Paternal preconception drinking is not considered to be a significant risk factor, even though animal studies have demonstrated that chronic paternal alcohol consumption has a detrimental effect on the physical and mental development of offspring even in the absence of in utero ... [Abstract] [Full-text] © 2004-2009 Hangover Research Today. All Rights Reserved. |
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