Edie Falco on Jackie's Relapse
No one is as devastated over Jackie's relapse as Edie Falco, who's won an Emmy for her portrayal of the struggling addict, a role she connects to more than most might realize. Addiction is an issue “near and dear to my heart,” Falco, who has been sober …
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Study Shows A-CHESS Addiction Support App Helps Prevent Relapse [Video]
A-CHESS Results of a randomized clinical trial published online Wednesday by JAMA Psychiatry showed that a “smartphone-based application could provide effective continuing care to patients with alcohol use disorders.” The study monitored 349 patients …
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Smartphone App May Help People Overcome Alcoholism
There are many apps on the market intended to help alcoholics, Gustafson said, but A-CHESS is the first to undergo a large-scale randomized clinical trial to test its effectiveness. The app's name stands for Addiction-Comprehensive Health Enhancement …
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App can help alcoholics, study finds
Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies The A-CHESS app, developed for recovering alcoholics, includes a panic button and sounds an alert when they get too close to taverns. The app is being commercially developed and is not yet available.
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US Hair Restoration Opens a New Hair Transplant Center in Orange County Area
Dr. Mohebi's Orange County hair loss treatment office will conveniently offer services to patients and their families who wish to take advantage of high quality hair transplant services while avoiding the drive into metropolitan area of Los Angeles and …
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UCI cancer research center established
The new center will increase the scope of clinical trials at UC Irvine's Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and help toward UC Irvine's goal that cancer patients never have to leave Orange County to receive treatment. The funding will allow …
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Laura's Law mental-health debate rages in Bay Area
The law, now implemented only in Nevada and Yolo counties, allows judges to order outpatient treatment for people with a record of failed mental health hospitalizations and of violence. Advocates see it as a way to help people … "I want to have a say …
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Clinical trial indicates gabapentin is safe and effective for treating alcohol …
The generic drug gabapentin, which is already widely prescribed for epilepsy and some kinds of pain, appears to be safe and effective in the treatment of alcohol dependence. The finding comes from a 150-patient randomized, placebo-controlled, double …
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