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37 Votes
Alcohol In Moderation Lowers Risk Of Second Heart Attack
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The online issue of the European Heart Journal reports that a study of almost 2,000 American men has demonstrated that men who survived a first heart attack and who consume alcohol in moderation have a lower risk of dying from heart disease or any other cause than non-drinkers...
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27 Votes
Heavy Drinkers Should Be Advised By GPs To Keep A Daily Record Of Their Drinking
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The new UK alcohol strategy includes a plan to ensure that General Practitioners (GPs) advise heavy drinkers to cut down (The Government's Alcohol Strategy, 23 March 2012, downloadable*). There is good evidence that this can reduce how much people drink...
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28 Votes
New Drug Use Consequences Test For Primary Care Physicians Validated By Researchers
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Researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have conducted a study on a modified version of the Short Inventory of Problems (SIP) to help promote early intervention and treatment for patients with drug use in primary care...
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26 Votes
More Effective Pain Killers And Anti-Addiction Medicines Likely Following Discovery Of Atomic Structure Of Molecule That Binds To Opioids In The Brain
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Scientists have for the first time determined the three-dimensional atomic structure of a human opioid receptor, a molecule on the surface of brain cells that binds to opioids and is centrally involved in pleasure, pain, addiction, depression, psychosis, and related conditions. Dozens of legal and illegal drugs, from heroin to hospital anesthetics, work by targeting these receptors...
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22 Votes
Alcohol And Memory: Some People May Be More Susceptible To Alcohol-Induced Fragmentary Blackouts
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Alcohol's effects on memory range from mild deficits to alcohol-induced blackouts. That said, very little research has been carried out on memory impairments among individuals who have experienced alcohol-induced blackouts...
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20 Votes
Problems Transferring New Knowledge To New Contexts Experienced By Alcohol-Dependent Individuals
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Chronic and excessive drinking is associated with structural, physiological, and functional changes in multiple regions of the human brain, including the prefrontal cortex, the medial temporal lobe (MTL), as well as structures of the brain's reward system...
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42 Votes
A Critical Public Health Strategy Without Federal Funding - Syringe Exchange Programs
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A study from Rhode Island Hospital examined the two-year period when the current ban on federal funding for syringe exchange programs (SEPs) was lifted in order to learn whether SEPs received or anticipated pursuing federal funding during that time...
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34 Votes
Comparing Disease Progression Of MS Between Consumption And Non-Consumption Of Alcohol, Wine, Coffee And Fish
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Patients with relapsing onset Multiple Sclerosis (MS) who consumed alcohol, wine, coffee and fish on a regular basis took four to seven years longer to reach the point where they needed a walking aid than people who never consumed them. However the study, published in the April issue of the European Journal of Neurology, did not observe the same patterns in patients with progressive onset MS...
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