Am I a High-Functioning Alcoholic? Know the Signs
The classic picture of someone with alcohol use disorder is someone who always drinks too much and whose life is falling apart because of it. But that's not always the…
Do You Have an Addictive Personality?
The phrase “addictive personality” gets tossed around a lot these days. The basic idea: While most people can have a cocktail, buy a lottery ticket, or even experiment with drugs without…
Medications for Alcohol Dependence
SOURCES:Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration/Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Incorporating Alcohol Pharmacotherapies Into Medical Practice, Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 49, U.S. Department of Health and Human…
Addiction and Pain Management
A few years ago, Peter Grinspoon, MD, slipped on ice and tore a tendon in his left thigh so badly that he needed surgery to reattach it. He was sent…
Talking to Family and Friends About Your Drinking
Alcohol use disorder, sometimes called alcoholism, is a disease that many people feel that they must keep it hidden -- from themselves, as well as from family and friends.But when…
Experimental Drug Significantly Slows Alzheimer’s: Study
May 4, 2023 – The investigational drug donanemab significantly slowed the decline of Alzheimer's patients' ability to think clearly and go about daily tasks in a large study of adults…
Dangerous Infections in ‘Preemie’ Babies May Begin in the Gut
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, May 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- About half of extremely preterm babies have at least one life-threatening bacterial infection in their bloodstream after 72 hours of…
Babesiosis: A tick-borne illness on the rise
A lesser-known tick-related illness than Lyme disease is appearing in new parts of the US. You may be familiar with Lyme disease, a bacterial infection from the bite of an…
Lead poisoning: What parents should know and do
Reports of defective tests put lead poisoning — and ways to prevent it — back in the spotlight. You may have heard recent news reports about a company that knowingly…
New Risk Factors, Better Treatments for AFib: What to Know
May 4, 2023 – Did you know that atrial fibrillation – better known as AFib – is the most common type of heart rhythm disorder, and that by 2030, it’s…