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14 Risk Factors Raise Your Odds for Odds for Dementia

2024-08-01
By: Exporter
On: August 1, 2024
In: Alcoholism, Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Head & Neck, Heart / Cardiovascular, Mental Health, Obesity

THURSDAY, AUG. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New research has added two conditions to the list of 12 risk factors that boost the chances of a dementia diagnosis. The good news? You can guard against the development of both and researchers offer advice on exactly how to do that. InContinue Reading

A Little Drinking Won’t Help You Live Longer, New Research Shows

2024-07-29
By: Exporter
On: July 29, 2024
In: Alcoholism

MONDAY, July 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new review challenges the long-held belief that moderate drinking can have health benefits. The analysis, conducted by a team of researchers in Canada, points out flaws in several studies that seemed to support moderate drinking and suggests that even low levels ofContinue Reading

Another Study Suggests GLP-1 Meds Could Ease Alcoholism

2024-07-02
By: Exporter
On: July 2, 2024
In: Alcoholism, Obesity

TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Cutting-edge weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic can help treat alcoholism, a new study says. People taking semaglutide had 50% to 56% decreased odds for either becoming alcoholic or relapsing into alcoholism, researchers reported recently in the journal Nature Communications. Few drugs areContinue Reading

How Drinking on Long-Haul Flights Could Threaten Your Heart

2024-06-04
By: Exporter
On: June 4, 2024
In: Alcoholism, Public Health

TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Booze could threaten a sleeping air passenger’s heart health, particularly on long-haul flights, a new study warns. Alcohol combined with cabin pressure at cruising altitude lowers the amount of oxygen in the blood and raises the heart rate for a long period, evenContinue Reading

Wegovy, Ozempic May Help Curb Alcohol Dependence

2024-06-04
By: Exporter
On: June 4, 2024
In: Alcoholism, Obesity

TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Could the blockbuster GLP-1 meds like Wegovy and Ozempic have a role to play in helping people cut down on problem drinking? A new study suggests so. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland report that obese folks with drinking issues whoContinue Reading

More Americans Now Use Marijuana Each Day Than Alcohol

2024-05-22
By: Exporter
On: May 22, 2024
In: Alcoholism, Health News

WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Reflecting changing times and legislation, Americans are now more apt to light up a joint or pop a weed gummy on a daily basis than they are to raise a glass of wine or beer, new research shows. Among folks who said theyContinue Reading

Getting Help for Alcohol, Drug Abuse Tougher for Rural Americans

2024-05-10
By: Exporter
On: May 10, 2024
In: Alcoholism, Vitamins / Drugs

FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — When folks in rural America need treatment for a substance use disorder, significant obstacles stand in their way, researchers say. They are more likely to have to look outside their insurance network for care, resulting in higher out-of-pocket costs, according to a recentContinue Reading

A Parent’s Watchful Eye Does Keep Kids From Drugs, Alcohol: Study

2024-05-07
By: Exporter
On: May 7, 2024
In: Alcoholism, Mental Health, Parenting, Vitamins / Drugs

TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Parents can be very effective buzzkills for their teens, just by letting kids know they’re being closely watched, a new study reports. Teenagers are less likely to drink, smoke or use drugs when parents keep tabs on their activities, according to findings publishedContinue Reading

Two-Drug Combo Curbs Drinking for People Battling Severe Alcoholism

2024-04-18
By: Exporter
On: April 18, 2024
In: Alcoholism, Vitamins / Drugs

THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A combo of an allergy drug and a blood pressure med appears to lower daily drinking in folks battling severe alcoholism, French researchers report. The two generic drugs are the antihistamine cyproheptadine and prazosin, which treats high blood pressure and urinary urgency, notedContinue Reading

Most Homeless Americans Are Battling Mental Illness

2024-04-17
By: Exporter
On: April 17, 2024
In: Alcoholism, Mental Health, Vitamins / Drugs

WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Two-thirds of homeless people are experiencing some form of mental health disorder, a large, new review of data on the subject. The analysis found that men who are homeless are more likely to be battling mental illness than women, although rates were highContinue Reading

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