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Psychiatrist explains dangerous effects of cocaine addiction

Last year, almost a million in the UK people snorted, dabbed, smoked or injected cocaine, making it the second most popular drug in the country, after cannabis.

29 May 2017

British Society for Rheumatology releases updated clinical guideline for gout management

Today we release the important update to our most ‘in demand’ clinical guideline, on the Management of Gout. Gout is the most searched for term on our website and it’s is a particularly painful form of arthritis which is becoming more common, yet continues to be poorly managed.

29 May 2017

Study finds similar risk of suicide among adolescents with alcohol, drug or violence related injuries and who self-harm

Adolescents who are admitted to hospital for alcohol, drug, or violence related injuries are at a similar risk of suicide 10 years later than those who have self-harmed, according to a study using data from 1 million adolescents in the UK, published in The Lancet.

29 May 2017

Preventative measures can help minimize rising threat of tick-borne illnesses

Healthcare providers and researchers agree: this will be a bad year for ticks and we need use preventative measures to minimize the threat of tick-borne illnesses.

27 May 2017

Study demonstrates negative impact of weakened motorcycle helmet laws in Michigan

Skull fractures and other head and facial injuries from motorcycle trauma in Michigan have doubled since that state relaxed its motorcycle helmet laws, reports a study in the June issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

26 May 2017

Study finds direct link between adolescent lying and early alcohol usage

Adolescents who have a greater tendency to lie to their parents are also more likely to start using alcohol at an earlier age, while excessive parental supervision may aggravate rather than solve the problem.

25 May 2017

Study highlights rising burden of aging and disability in the coming decade

Urgent need for better disease prevention policies targeting poor diet, smoking, alcohol, high blood pressure and physical inactivity, as well as increased investment in health and social care.

25 May 2017

Cluster headaches: searching for effective therapies

Cluster headaches are probably the most painful types of pain a human can suffer and it is for no small reason that this condition is also sometimes referred to as suicide headache.

25 May 2017

Men appear to have worse chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy than women, research shows

Men seem to have worse chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy than women despite receiving similar cancer treatments, according to research presented today at EuroCMR 2017.

25 May 2017

New findings provide insights into brain mechanisms underlying alcohol addiction

The human brain functions on a delicate balance of reinforcing positive behaviors and suppressing negative ones, which takes place in the dorsal striatum, a brain region critical for goal-directed behavior and implicated in drug and alcohol addiction.

25 May 2017

Medical methods in the life of Shakespeare’s son-in-law

During this period, there was a revival of the Classical medicine of Ancient Greece and Rome, particularly the ideas of the Greek philosopher Hippocrates and the Roman physician Galen of Pergamon.

24 May 2017

Just one alcoholic drink per day could increase breast cancer risk, say experts

Drinking just one alcoholic drink a day significantly increases the risk of breast cancer, according to a new report from the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) and the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF).

24 May 2017

Study examines state-level factors contributing to variation in MVC-related pediatric mortality

Unintentional injury is the leading cause of pediatric death in the U.S. and motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) are the most common cause of injury.

23 May 2017

Physically active lifestyle, limiting alcohol could help lower breast cancer risk

Drinking just one glass of wine or other alcoholic drink a day increases breast cancer risk, finds a major new report by the American Institute for Cancer Research and the World Cancer Research Fund.

23 May 2017

Researchers link intestinal fungi to increased risk of death in patients with alcoholic liver disease

Liver cirrhosis is the 12th leading cause of mortality worldwide and approximately half of those deaths are due to alcohol abuse.

23 May 2017

Preterm infants have higher risk of heart failure than babies born at full term

Babies born preterm run a higher risk of heart failure during childhood and adolescence than those born at full term, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report.

22 May 2017

School-based intervention program has preventive effect on binge drinking in adolescents

An intervention program based on school class groups has a preventive effect on subsequent drinking behavior, especially binge drinking, in adolescents who had previously consumed alcohol.

22 May 2017

Study provides insight into mental resilience of journalists

Neuroscientist and executive advisor Dr Tara Swart announced the results of her study into the mental resilience of journalists last night at a London Press Club event held at the Corinthia Hotel.

22 May 2017

Fetal alcohol exposure reduces taste system's responsiveness to bitter flavor and burning sensation

A new study suggests that fetal alcohol exposure reduces the taste system's responsiveness to the bitter flavor and burning sensation of many varieties of alcoholic beverages.

18 May 2017

Colon cancer patients with healthy lifestyle have longer disease-free survival, study finds

A study of 992 patients with stage III colon cancer found that those who reported a healthy lifestyle during and following adjuvant (post-surgery) treatment had a 42% lower chance of death and a trend for lower chance of cancer recurrence than those who had less healthy lifestyles.

18 May 2017

Alcohol News and Research

Psychiatrist explains dangerous effects of cocaine addiction

British Society for Rheumatology releases updated clinical guideline for gout management

Study finds similar risk of suicide among adolescents with alcohol, drug or violence related injuries and who self-harm

Preventative measures can help minimize rising threat of tick-borne illnesses

Study demonstrates negative impact of weakened motorcycle helmet laws in Michigan

Study finds direct link between adolescent lying and early alcohol usage

Study highlights rising burden of aging and disability in the coming decade

Cluster headaches: searching for effective therapies

Men appear to have worse chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy than women, research shows

New findings provide insights into brain mechanisms underlying alcohol addiction

Medical methods in the life of Shakespeare’s son-in-law

Just one alcoholic drink per day could increase breast cancer risk, say experts

Study examines state-level factors contributing to variation in MVC-related pediatric mortality

Physically active lifestyle, limiting alcohol could help lower breast cancer risk

Researchers link intestinal fungi to increased risk of death in patients with alcoholic liver disease

Preterm infants have higher risk of heart failure than babies born at full term

School-based intervention program has preventive effect on binge drinking in adolescents

Study provides insight into mental resilience of journalists

Fetal alcohol exposure reduces taste system's responsiveness to bitter flavor and burning sensation

Colon cancer patients with healthy lifestyle have longer disease-free survival, study finds

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Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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