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Evidence suggests Alcohol maydecreaseAll cause mortality.
14 studies (16 claims)
Emerging evidence
Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| moderate alcohol consumption | Decreases - lower risk | all-cause mortality | Human | — | Moderate consumption (red wine with meals, avoiding binge drinking) | Alcohol, Drinking Pattern, and Chronic Disease.cited 45× |
| light-to-moderate alcohol intake | Decreases - associated with reduced risk | all-cause mortality | Human | — | Not specified (advice on moderation vs. abstention). | Should we remove wine from the Mediterranean diet?: a narrative review.cited 7× |
| alcohol-based hand sanitiser | No effect - We are uncertain whether ... is better than 'usual care' | early neonatal mortality | Human | neonates | 61% alcohol hand sanitiser (with emollients) – exact frequency not specified. | Hand hygiene for the prevention of infections in neonates.cited 4× |
| alcohol-based hand sanitiser | No effect - We are uncertain whether ... is better than 'usual care' | late neonatal mortality | Human | neonates | 61% alcohol hand sanitiser (with emollients) – exact frequency not specified. | Hand hygiene for the prevention of infections in neonates.cited 4× |
| 2% chlorhexidine-alcohol | No effect - was similar to 5% povidone-iodine-alcohol for | mortality | Human | adult patients undergoing major heart or aortic surgery via sternotomy | 5% povidone-iodine-alcohol for surgical site disinfection. | Chlorhexidine-alcohol compared with povidone-iodine-alcohol skin antisepsis protocols in major cardiac surgery: a randomized clinical trial.cited 1× |
| alcohol | No effect | all-cause mortality | Human | colorectal cancer survivors | Not specified | Post-diagnosis dietary factors, supplement use and colorectal cancer prognosis: A Global Cancer Update Programme (CUP Global) systematic literature review and meta-analysis.cited 10× |
| alcohol | No effect | colorectal cancer-specific mortality | Human | colorectal cancer survivors | Not specified | Post-diagnosis dietary factors, supplement use and colorectal cancer prognosis: A Global Cancer Update Programme (CUP Global) systematic literature review and meta-analysis.cited 10× |
| chronic alcohol consumption | Increases - increased | mortality | Animal | mice | Not specified in the abstract. | Alpha-lipoic Acid Protects Against Chronic Alcohol Consumption-induced Cardiac Damage by the Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2-associated PINK/Parkin Pathway.cited 4× |
| Heavy or binge alcohol consumption | Increases - unquestionably leads to increased | morbidity and mortality | Human | — | Not specified | Effects of wine, alcohol and polyphenols on cardiovascular disease risk factors: evidences from human studies.cited 153× |
| DIS diagnosis of alcohol use disorder | Increases - helped predict mortality over and above a prediction based solely upon heavy drinking | mortality | Human | adult household residents | Not specified | "Alcohol dependence" and death: survival analysis of the Baltimore ECA sample from 1981 to 1995.cited 26× |
| Russian alcohol control policy (regulation of alcohol production and sale) | Decreases - decrease | mortality | Human | working-age population in Russia | Not specified | Alcohol consumption and mortality in Russia since 2000: are there any changes following the alcohol policy changes starting in 2006?cited 64× |
| light/moderate alcohol consumption | Decreases - protection from | vascular and all-cause mortality | Human | — | Up to 20 g/day (2 drinks) for men and 10 g/day (1 drink) for nonpregnant women; up to 2-3 drinks/day for men and 1-2 drinks/day for women with cardiovascular disease. | Alcohol dosing and the heart: updating clinical evidence.cited 10× |
| 2% chlorhexidine in 70% isopropyl alcohol (CHG-IPA) | No effect - may result in little to no difference | all-cause mortality | Human | neonates | 10% povidone-iodine. | Antiseptic solutions for skin preparation during central catheter insertion in neonates.cited 3× |
| Reduction in alcohol use | Decreases - diminishes | mortality risk | Human | heavy drinkers | As-needed dosage (specific amount not detailed). | Nalmefene and its use in alcohol dependence.cited 4× |