Medical Experts Debate Value of Alcohol Use

Medical Experts Debate Value of Alcohol Use

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And we tell about findings that may help people who have grown dependent on alcohol. Millions of people around … Dr. Kowalchuk says that to get the health benefits linked to alcohol, men and women should limit their drinking even more. “Pretty much …
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Abstinence May Make the Bones Grow Stronger (or Can't a Girl Get a Drink …

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Bottom line? Abstinence may help reverse bone loss.[4] No joke. … As a good friend once wisely said to me, "The very thing you think you're getting from alcohol — soothing, ease, transition, celebration, peace — it's actually stealing from you …
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Anti-Alcoholism Drug Helps Fight Deadly Brain Tumor

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Chemotherapy with drugs like gemcitabine helps fight the tumor cells, but some people develop resistance to the drug. Since disulfiram is already used to treat alcoholics for more than half century, researchers say that next phase of drug trial can …
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