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Areas with more alcohol vendors have higher hospital admission rates
Areas with a high density of alcohol outlets have higher drink-related hospital admission rates, a new study from the University of Sheffield has found.
Aug 20, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Drug and alcohol abuse medications shown to improve patients' lives
Commonly used medications for alcohol and opioid addictions have been shown for the first time to reduce the risk of suicidal behaviour and accidental overdose.
Aug 3, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
In kidney disease patients, illicit drug use linked with disease progression and death
In a study of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), persistent substance use—especially of hard illicit drugs—was linked with higher risks of CKD progression and early death. The findings appear in an upcoming issue ...
Jun 7, 2018
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Neuroscience
Young binge drinkers show altered brain activity
Researchers have studied the brain activity of young binge-drinking college students in Spain, and found distinctive changes in brain activity, which may indicate delayed brain development and be an early sign of brain damage.
Sep 14, 2017
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Addiction
Neuro-receptor PET could provide an early warning for alcoholic relapse
Alcohol abuse disorder is a devastating and complicated disease affecting millions of people worldwide. A study presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) reveals ...
Jun 12, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Take a coffee or tea break to protect your liver
Chronic liver diseases rank as the 12th cause of death worldwide and many of these disorders are associated with unhealthy lifestyles. Conversely, a healthier lifestyle can help prevent or reverse liver disease. Liver-related ...
Jun 6, 2017
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Medications
DEA halts move to ban controversial herbal kratom
(HealthDay)—Bowing to public pressure, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has halted a move to ban a plant called kratom, which experts say could help battle the nation's opioid epidemic.
Oct 14, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New medication shows promise against liver fibrosis in animal studies
A new drug developed by scientists at the National Institutes of Health limits the progression of liver fibrosis in mice, a hopeful advance against a condition for which there is no current treatment and that often leads ...
Jul 28, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Liver diseases exhibit differing patterns in ethnic minorities
Chronic liver disease (CLD) and cirrhosis are serious liver conditions but little is known about how they affect ethnic minority populations in the United States. When researchers examined CLD and cirrhosis among different ...
Jul 19, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Alcohol exposure during adolescence leads to chronic stress vulnerability
Drinking during early to mid-adolescence can lead to vulnerability to chronic stress, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.
May 24, 2016
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