Alcohol use and sustained virologic response to hepatitis C virus direct-acting antiviral therapy
About The Study: In this study of 69,000 adults with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, there was no difference in sustained ...
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Effect of combined alcohol and e-cigarette use on blood brain barrier under study at Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University thanks to new NIH grant
With a variety of flavors and widespread perceptions of safety, e-cigarettes appeal to an array of users and especially to ...
Elevated temperatures and climate change may contribute to rising drug and alcohol disorders
Hospital visits from alcohol- and substance-related disorders are driven by elevated temperatures and could be further affected by rising temperatures ...
Grant supports research on extreme risk of alcohol abuse among Pacific Islander young adults
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- In previous research, Andrew Subica and his colleagues found exceptionally high rates of alcohol use disorder (or alcohol abuse) and ...
Patients visiting emergency departments because of alcohol abuse are more likely to make return visits and to die in the following decades
Barcelona, Spain: People who come to emergency departments with alcohol-related diseases or conditions are more likely to make return visits ...
Pediatric ED visits, hospitalizations for self-harm up during pandemic, especially in adolescent females; “Less is better” is the best message when talking to patients about alcohol
CMAJ headlines: Pediatric ED visits and hospitalizations for self-harm, suicidal thoughts increased in Canada during pandemic, especially in young adolescent ...
Alcohol consumption among adults with a cancer diagnosis
About The Study: The findings of this study of 15,000 adults suggest that alcohol consumption and risky drinking behaviors were common ...
Drinking alcohol not likely to increase risk of a breast cancer recurrence
A Kaiser Permanente study provides new information that may help oncologists answer one of the most common questions they hear ...
Association of pregnancy-specific alcohol policies with infant morbidities and maltreatment
About The Study: In this study of 1.4 million birthing person–infant pairs in the U.S., most pregnancy-specific alcohol policies were not ...
August issues of American Psychiatric Association journals cover alcohol use disorder, interventions for PTSD and psychedelics in psychiatry
The latest issues of three of the American Psychiatric Association’s journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Services and Focus ...
Routinely drinking alcohol may raise blood pressure even in adults without hypertension
Research Highlights: An analysis of data from seven studies involving more than 19,000 adults in the United States, Korea and ...
Korean Red Ginseng can alleviate addictive effects of alcohol, find Sahmyook University researchers
Alcohol is one of the most commonly used psychoactive drugs, with a growing number of users in many parts of ...
Light or moderate alcohol consumption does not guard against diabetes, obesity
WASHINGTON—People who have just one or two drinks per day are not protected against endocrine conditions such as obesity and ...
Lean body mass, age linked with alcohol elimination rates in women
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The rate at which women eliminate alcohol from their bloodstream is largely predicted by their lean body ...
Do hummingbirds drink alcohol? More often than you think
You may not realize it, but that backyard hummingbird feeder filled with sugar water is a natural experiment in fermentation ...
People with alcohol use disorder impaired after heavy drinking, despite claims of higher tolerance
While heavy drinkers can tolerate a certain amount of alcohol better than light or moderate drinkers, the concept of “holding ...
Alcohol and smoking to blame for premature deaths among night owls, 37-year study suggests
Staying up late at night has little impact on how long ‘night owls’ live, according to new research published in ...
Study finds that proven medications for alcohol use disorder are rarely given to adolescents and young adults on public insurance
BOSTON – Heavy drinking commonly begins in adolescence and is a known risk factor for the development of alcohol use disorder ...
Alcohol harm reduction can also reduce other substance use
SEATTLE, Wash. – Quitting alcohol or drugs was not a top priority for people experiencing homelessness in a harm reduction ...
Education on under-prescribed drug helps reduce cravings for those with alcohol use disorder, MU study finds
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Not only is alcohol one of the world’s most abused drugs, but alcohol-related deaths trail only tobacco, ...
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Important additional driver of insect decline identified: Weather explains the decline and rise of insect biomass over 34 years
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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New study definitively confirms gulf stream weakening, understanding the changes could help predict future trends in extreme events
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New findings on hair loss in men
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Abdominal fat plays important role in remission of prediabetes
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New rooms discovered in Sahura’s Pyramid