European Addiction Research Becomes the Official Journal of the European Federation of Addiction Societies.

Emergent pharmacology of conscious experience: new perspectives in substance addiction.

We here review experimental findings relevant for the pharmacology of conscious experience, an issue largely neglected in pharmacological research. First, we focus on self-awareness, a pivotal component of conscious experience and its integration within the global neuronal network (GNW), a theoretical concept that unifies convergent approaches on the neural bases of conscious processing. We rep...

The association between Internet addiction and psychiatric disorder: a review of the literature.

Internet addiction is a newly emergent disorder. It has been found to be associated with a variety of psychiatric disorders. Information about such coexisting psychiatric disorders is essential to understand the mechanism of Internet addiction. In this review, we have recruited articles mentioning coexisting psychiatric disorders of Internet addiction from the PubMed database as at November 3, ...

European Committee for Medical Ultrasound Safety (ECMUS).

Introduction These guidelines give an overview of regulations and procedures for cleaning and disinfecting ultrasound equipment with a specific focus on maintaining the optimal function and condition of transducers while reducing the risk of viral and/or bacterial contamination. In general, users should follow the cleaning and disinfection regulations from their hospital ́s hygiene department, b...

The dilemma of breastfeeding very low birth weight infants at risk for symptomatic cytomegalovirus infection.

STAN-recorded intrapartum loss of beat-to-beat variation associated with prolonged QT-interval: indicative for fetal hypocalcemia?