Yes. Alcohol is acidic, thereby increasing the incidence of acid reflux.
The use of alcohol is associated with an increased incidence of acid reflux disease
The incidence will equal the prevalence when the duration of the disease is equal to the time period over which the incidence is measured.
Incidence of a disease refers to the number of new cases repoted recently
The incidence of disease is how frequent or widespread a disease is in the population. Severity is how bad and serious any particular disease is in a person.
There is substantial evidence that the moderate consumption of alcohol reduces the risk of Parkinson's disease. However, the heavy abuse of alcohol, especially over a period of decades, increases the risk of liver disease.
Although alcoholismis not a disease, it increases the risk of several diseases such as Korsakoff syndrome and cirrhosis of the liver.
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Drinking alcohol temporarily makes the heart beat slower than usual. Consuming alcohol in moderation reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease by about 40% and increases the chances of surviving a heart attack.
There is a higher incidence of autism among boys than girls. Since the new vaccine was approved, the incidence of the disease has decreased significantly.
The incidence of renal calculus disease increases with age and can be found as chronic or acute problems in elderly patients. The majority of stones are composed of calcium oxalate, but the incidence of infected stones increases in elderly, debilitated patients. Treatment of renal calculus disease has been revolutionized in the past decade through the use of percutaneous and extracorporeal techniques to eliminate standard open surgery. Medical therapy to control recurrent renal calculus disease has been effective in decreasing chronic nephrolithiasis.
# of new cases of a specified disease in a population / population at risk for getting the disease
onset /prevalence/