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Medication for male pattern baldness may also help decrease alcohol consumption
Finasteride – a synthetic drug that is used to treat male pattern hair loss and enlarged prostate problems – may also help to decrease alcohol consumption, a new...
June 17, 2013
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Enzyme treatment for jaundice?
Minimizing the effects of jaundice in newborns and adults might be possible, thanks to recent study from the University of Guelph. Researchers found that a particular liver...
June 12, 2013
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Jason Isbell Talks Sobriety
Singer and songwriter Jason Isbell was probably best known for his time with the Drive-By Truckers, an alternative country band out of Georgia. And Isbell had the country...
June 11, 2013
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Corn Syrup Addiction?
High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a product that finds wide use in the U.S. as a sweetener. It is derived from corn syrup by treating it with enzymes. HFCS is a mixture of...
June 10, 2013
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Cardiac Risk with Methadone Treatment
The condition is called “torsades de pointes” (TdP). It’s a change in heart rhythm where the heart muscle that normally controls beats takes too long to recover from the...
June 7, 2013
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Smoking employees cost companies $6,000 more a year
In a study that researchers say is the first of its kind, smokers were found to cost their employers about $6,000 more a year than their non-smoking colleagues. Ohio State...
June 5, 2013
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Childhood abuse linked to food addiction
The far-reaching effects of childhood abuse may extend into eating habits, a new study reports. Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School found...
June 3, 2013
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Teasing Out the Role of Cues and Smoking Addiction
In smoking cessation treatment, diagnosticians are interested in what are known as “smoking cues” so they can blunt these sources of stimulation of the unwanted behavior....
May 28, 2013
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Accidental ingestion of marijuana edibles in children can be traced to "relaxed" pot laws
Looser legislation when it comes to marijuana has been linked to a negative trend in Colorado: More and more young children are being treated for accidental ingestion of pot-...
May 28, 2013
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College Women and Excessive Drinking
According to a study to be published this fall in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, female college students are more likely to exceed alcohol consumption...
May 22, 2013

 
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