Prevalence of behavioral risk factors among Ukrainians during war amid existing stress factors by Olena Kolesnikova, Olena Vysotska, Anastasiia Radchenko, Olga Zaprovalna, Nataliya Emelyanova

“…Conclusions: In wartime conditions, civilians often exhibit BRFs such as sleep disorders, dietary disturbances, decreased physical activity, increased smoking, and alcohol abuse. Specific stress factors contribute to the emergence and exacerbation of these behaviors. …”
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Severe Tuberculosis Requiring Intensive Care: A Descriptive Analysis by Raquel Pacheco Duro, Paulo Figueiredo Dias, Alcina Azevedo Ferreira, Sandra Margarida Xerinda, Carlos Lima Alves, António Carlos Sarmento, Lurdes Campos dos Santos

“…The diagnosis of isolated pulmonary TB, a positive smear for acid-fast-bacilli and a positive PCR for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in patients of pulmonary disease, severe sepsis/septic shock, acute renal failure and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome on admission, the need for mechanical ventilation or vasopressor support, hospital acquired infection, use of adjunctive corticotherapy, smoking, and alcohol abuse were significantly associated with mortality (p<0.05). …”
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Adherence to the ISHLT Protocol for the Referral of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis to the Transplantation Center among of Czech Centers for Interstitial Lung Diseases by Martina Sterclova, Martina Doubkova, Lubica Sykorova, Vladimir Bartos, Monika Zurkova, Vladimira Lostakova, Radka Mokosova, Martina Plackova, Ladislav Lacina, Michaela Cimrova, Radka Bittenglova, Pavlina Lisa, Pavla Musilova, Daniel Dolezal, Jana Psikalova, Petra Ovesna, Martina Koziar Vasakova

“…Patients with a history of cancer <5 years from the time of IPF diagnosis, patients with alcohol abuse, and patients with an accumulation of vascular comorbidities were excluded. …”
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Metronidazole-Induced Pancreatitis: Is There Underrecognition? A Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature by Ibrahim Youssef, Naba Saeed, Mohammad El Abdallah, Kara Huevelhorst, Kais Zakharia

“…Up to 80% of cases are caused by cholelithiasis and alcohol abuse. Less common etiologies that need to be explored include hypertriglyceridemia, trauma, ERCP, infections, and drugs. …”
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Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome and Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in the Era of COVID-19 by Khizar Hamid, Swaminathan Perinkulam Sathyanarayanan, Touba Naim, Muhammad Hamza, Mirza Omer Mahmood Baig, Emad Abu Sitta

“…We report a patient with a history of alcohol abuse and recent exposure to mice and sick kittens who presented with cough with sputum production, shortness of breath, orthopnea, and new-onset lower extremity edema. …”
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Protective effect of brain and muscle arnt-like protein-1 against ethanol-induced ferroptosis by activating Nrf2 in mice liver and HepG2 cells by Yanan Zhao, Ranran Zhang, Ziheng Chen, Ziyi Wang, Shuang Guan, Jing Lu

“…Alcohol abuse has recently become a serious health concern worldwide, and the incidence of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is rapidly increasing with high morbidity and mortality. …”
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Timing of risk factors, prodromal features, and comorbidities of dementia from a large health claims case–control study by Stefan Teipel, Manas Akmatov, Bernhard Michalowsky, Steffi Riedel-Heller, Jens Bohlken, Jakob Holstiege

“…These included established risk factors, such as depression, hypertension, hearing impairment, nicotine and alcohol abuse, obesity, hypercholesterolaemia, traumatic brain injury, and diabetes. …”
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Primary Terminal Haemochromatosis in a 50 Year-Old Patient by M. I. Gonik, M. S. Zharkova, O. Yu. Kiseleva, E. V. Berezina, Sh. A. Ondos, Yu. V. Lerner, E. A. Kogan, V. T. Ivashkin

“…A clinical description of end-stage hereditary haemochromatosis manifested with chronic alcohol abuse.Key points. A 50-yo patient referred with marked general weakness as a major complaint. …”
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Interplay of PNPLA3 and HSD17B13 Variants in Modulating the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma among Hepatitis C Patients by Carla De Benedittis, Mattia Bellan, Martina Crevola, Elena Boin, Matteo Nazzareno Barbaglia, Venkata Ramana Mallela, Paolo Ravanini, Elisa Ceriani, Stefano Fangazio, Pier Paolo Sainaghi, Michela Emma Burlone, Rosalba Minisini, Mario Pirisi

“…In a conditional logistic regression model including diabetes and AST to platelet ratio index among predictor variables, the unfavourable genetic profile characterized by the coexistence of the PNPLA3 minor allele and HSD17B13 major allele (vs. all other possible combinations) was an independent risk factor for HCC (OR=2.00, 95% CI: 1.23-3.26) together with a history of alcohol abuse. In conclusion, carriage of the combination PNPLA3 minor allele and HSD17B13 major allele may represent a risk factor for HCC among HCV-infected patients. …”
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The CYP4/20-HETE/GPR75 axis in the progression metabolic dysfunction-associated steatosis liver disease (MASLD) to chronic liver disease by James P. Hardwick, Byoung-Joon Song, Paul Rote, Charles Leahy, Yoon Kwang Lee, Alexandra Rudi Wolf, Danielle Diegisser, Victor Garcia

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Serum NFL and neuropsychological performance over ∼8 years in women with and without HIV: a longitudinal repeated measures studyResearch in context by Deborah R. Gustafson, Xuantao Li, Alison E. Baird, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, Jinbing Zhang, Amanda Blair Spence, Pauline Maki, Anjali Sharma, Kathleen Weber, Recai Yucel

“…The MWCCS is funded primarily by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), with additional co-funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), and in coordination and alignment with the research priorities of the National Institutes of Health, Office of AIDS Research (OAR). …”
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Characteristics of adherent and non-adherent patients with hypertension in a Norwegian cross-sectional study by Eirik Olsen, Lene V. Halvorsen, Stine Rognstad, Arleen Aune, Karl Marius Brobak, Ola Undrum Bergland, Vibeke N. Kjær, Knut Liestøl, Marit D. Solbu, Rune Mo, Eva Gerdts, Morten Rostrup, Sverre E. Kjeldsen, Aud Høieggen, Mimi S. Opdal, Anne Cecilie K. Larstorp, Camilla L. Søraas

“…Exclusion criteria were dementia, substance or alcohol abuse, pregnancy, terminal illnesses, poor Norwegian language skills, or severe kidney failure [glomerular filtration rate (GFR) < 30 mL/min/1.73 m2]. …”
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A Fatal Case of Wernicke’s Encephalopathy after Sleeve Gastrectomy for Morbid Obesity by Dimitrios K. Manatakis, Nikolaos Georgopoulos

“…It is traditionally described in chronic alcohol abusers; however obesity surgery is an emerging cause, as the number of bariatric procedures increases. …”
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Crime in the law enforcement agencies in 1948–1952 and its counteraction by V. A. Grechenko

“…The most common violations in the police at that time were: alcoholism, abuse of office, connections with criminals, violations of the law during the detention of citizens and the conduct of investigations, failure to comply with orders, bribery, embezzlement, domestic and moral decay, desertion, disclosure of official secrets, unauthorised abandonment of duty, illegal use of weapons and, as a result, injury or killing of citizens, negligence in the performance of official duties, and loss of personal weapons. …”
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