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61 A randomised controlled trial of the Flinders Program of chronic condition management in Vietnam veterans with co-morbid alcohol misuse, and psychiatric and medical conditions Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, May 8, 2013 Clinical Article
62 Bridging the gap between science and public health: taking advantage of tobacco control experience in Brazil to inform policies to counter risk factors for non-communicable diseases Addiction, May 8, 2013 Review Article
63 Measurement invariance of DSM-IV alcohol, marijuana and cocaine dependence between community-sampled and clinically overselected studies Addiction, May 8, 2013 Clinical Article
64 Internet addiction assessment tools: dimensional structure and methodological status Addiction, May 8, 2013 Review Article
65 Protein kinase D1 mRNA level may predict cancer-specific survival in heavy smokers with esophageal squamous cell cancers Diseases of the Esophagus, May 8, 2013 Clinical Article
66 Craving Typology Questionnaire (CTQ): A scale for alcohol craving in normal controls and alcoholics Comprehensive Psychiatry, May 8, 2013 Clinical Article
67 A family history of alcoholism relates to alexithymia in substance use disorder patients Comprehensive Psychiatry, May 8, 2013 Review Article
68 Pain and Use of Alcohol in Later Life: Prospective Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study Journal of Aging and Health, May 8, 2013 Review Article
69 Nicotine Levels After IV Nicotine and Cigarette Smoking in Men. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, May 8, 2013 Clinical Article
70 Heart rate variability during sleep in detoxified alcohol-dependent males: A comparison with healthy controls Full Text Indian Journal of Psychiatry, May 8, 2013 Clinical Article
71 A study on the prevalence of internet addiction and its association with psychopathology in Indian adolescents Full Text Indian Journal of Psychiatry, May 8, 2013 Clinical Article
72 The role of anti-smoking legislation on cigarette and alcohol consumption habits in Italy Health Policy, May 7, 2013 Clinical Article
73 Prospective study of substance-induced and independent major depressive disorder among individuals with substance use disorders in a nationally representative sample Depression and Anxiety, May 7, 2013 Clinical Article
74 The Experience of Long-Term Opiate Maintenance Treatment and Reported Barriers to Recovery: A Qualitative Systematic Review European Addiction Research, May 7, 2013 Clinical Article
75 Screening for Substance Abuse in Womens Health: A Public Health Imperative Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, May 7, 2013 Clinical Article
76 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among children exposed to secondhand smoke: A logistic regression analysis of secondary data International Journal of Nursing Studies, May 7, 2013 Clinical Article
77 Doping Attitudes and the Use of Legal and Illegal Performance-Enhancing Substances Among Italian Adolescents Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, May 7, 2013 Clinical Article
78 Addiction and Choice: Theory and New Data Frontiers in Psychiatry, May 7, 2013 Review Article
79 A Prospective Assessment of Reports of Drinking to Self-medicate Mood Symptoms With the Incidence and Persistence of Alcohol Dependence JAMA Psychiatry, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
80 Disrupted Ventromedial Prefrontal Function, Alcohol Craving, and Subsequent Relapse Risk Disrupted vmPFC Function and Alcohol Relapse Risk JAMA Psychiatry, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health conducted a study involving 96,008 women in the Nurse’s Health Study II with 18 years of follow up, which demonstrated a strikingly strong association with non-fatal cardiovascular disease. There were 2463 participants with psoriasis and 1,709,069 person-years of follow up. There were 713 cases of non-fatal cardiovascular disease (HR=1.55). The HRs for myocardial infarction and stroke were 1.70 and 1.45, respectively. For women with psoriatic arthritis, the HR was 3.47. For women < 40 years of age and psoriasis > 9 years, the HRs were 3.26 and 3.09, respectively.
Read the article summaryAs reported in the British Journal of Dermatology, two cytokine genes (IL-2RA and TNF/LTA) which have been implicated in autoimmune diseases are associated with severe alopecia areata. The study involved 768 patients with alopecia areata and 658 controls, and 26 cytokine genes were genotyped.
Read the article summaryAs reported in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology and based on participants in the Nurses’ Health Study, Women’s Health Study, Health Professionals’ Follow-up Study, and Physicians’ Health Study II, total testosterone (RR = 0.62) and SHBG levels (RR = 0.65), and the estradiol:testosterone ratio (RR = 2.63) are associated with colorectal cancer risk in men. An inverse association exists between the estradiol:testosterone ratio (RR = 0.43) and colorectal cancer risk in women.
Read the article summary1 Metabolic Effects of Chronic Cannabis Smoking Diabetes Care, March 27, 2013
2 Diets of drinkers on drinking and nondrinking days: NHANES 2003-2008 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, March 29, 2013 Review Article
3 Smoking-related disease risk, area deprivation and health behaviours Journal of Public Health, April 19, 2013
4 Effect of Paroxetine on Physiological Response to Stress and Smoking Psychosomatic Medicine, March 21, 2013
5 Effectiveness of an intensive E-mail based intervention in smoking cessation (TABATIC study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial BMC Public Health, April 19, 2013 Free full text
6 Is serving in the armed forces associated with tobacco or cannabis initiation? A study of onset sequences before and after joining the French armed forces Addictive Behaviours, April 19, 2013
7 Cigarette Price-Minimization Strategies by U.S. Smokers American Journal of Preventive Medicine, April 19, 2013
8 Dating Violence Among Urban, Minority, Middle School Youth and Associated Sexual Risk Behaviors and Substance Use Journal of School Health, April 19, 2013
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Prevalence of Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking Among Population Aged 15 Years or Older, Vietnam, 2010
Preventing Chronic Disease, April 19, 2013
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10 U.S. Alcohol Affordability and Real Tax Rates, 1950-2011 American Journal of Preventive Medicine, April 19, 2013 Review Article
11 Depression and smoking: a 5-year prospective study of patients with major depressive disorder Depression and Anxiety, April 22, 2013
12 Motivations to quit cannabis use in an adult non-treatment sample: Are they related to relapse? Addictive Behaviours, April 19, 2013
13 Contribution of psychiatric illness and substance abuse to 30-day readmission risk Journal of Hospital Medicine, April 19, 2013
14 An updated algorithm for choosing among smoking cessation treatments Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, March 21, 2013 Review Article
15 Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drinks: Are There Associated Negative Consequences beyond Hazardous Drinking in College Students? Addictive Behaviours, April 19, 2013
16 Depressive Symptoms Among Heavy Cigarette Smokers: The Influence of Daily Rate, Gender, and Race Nicotine & Tobacco Research, April 10, 2013
17 Smoking Cessation and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Predicted from Established Risk Scores: Results of the Cardiovascular Risk Assessment among Smokers in Primary Care in Europe (CV-ASPIRE) Study BMC Public Health, April 19, 2013 Free full text Review Article
18 Is methoxydine a new rapid acting antidepressant for the treatment of depression in alcoholics? Medical Hypotheses, April 25, 2013
19 Self-Affirmation, Intentions and Alcohol Consumption in Students: A Randomized Exploratory Trial Alcohol and Alcoholism , April 1, 2013
20 Training general practitioners in remote Western Australia in a method of screening and brief intervention for harmful alcohol use: A pilot study Australian Journal of Rural Health, April 19, 2013
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