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March-April 2007

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Interventions and Assessments

  • Counseling Can Reduce Alcohol Exposure During Pregnancy
  • Few Seek Alcohol Services, Regardless of Race/Ethnicity
  • If Trained and Prompted, Will Primary Care Clinicians Offer Relapse Prevention?
  • Follow-Up Assessment Reduces Drinking

Health Outcomes

  • Alcohol Intake Triggers Recurrent Gout Attacks
  • All Relapses Are Not The Same
  • Early-Onset Drinking May Increase Later Stress-Related Drinking
  • Alcohol Metabolism Genes May Modify Risk of Esophageal Cancer From Drinking

Special Populations

  • Moderate Drinking Improves Quality and Length of Life in Elderly Women
  • Does Drinking Increase the Risk of Falls and Fractures in Older Men?
  • Drinking, Atherosclerotic Risk, and Flushing in Asians With Diabetes

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Slide Presentations

  • Update March-April 2007
  • Journal Club March-April 2007
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