Friday, April 30, 2010

At Risk Drinking Common Among Older Primary Care Patients

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Journal of General Internal Medicine Online First 16 April 2010 Prevalence and Correlates of At-Risk Drinking Among Older Adults: The Pro...
Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Moderate drinking linked to lower diabetes risk

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Moderate drinking linked to lower diabetes risk By Amy Norton 2010-04-27 (Reuters Health) NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adults who have a ...
Thursday, April 15, 2010

Is addiction a disease?

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Recently, a reader wrote to me with the following question: “ You state that alcoholism can be a chronic progressive disease but is not mos...
Thursday, April 1, 2010

The Brave New World of Genomics

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Here's a fascinating piece published in Nature by Francis Collins, the new NIH Director. Although addictions are not addressed directly ...
Thursday, March 18, 2010

Good news for people with combined depression and alcohol dependence

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Depression combined with alcohol dependence has been a tough combination to treat, with a number of negative trials. However, a new trial of...
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Monday, March 15, 2010

Do computerized assessments and interventions work?

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Here's a recent review of internet based assessment and intervention sites: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment Volume 38, Issue 3, ...
Friday, March 12, 2010

Another new mechanism for medication treatment of alcohol dependence?

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Here's an intriguing new study that suggests yet another novel mechanism of action for treating alcohol dependence:   Alcoholics' ...