Health myth: Can alcohol help you build muscle and lose weight?
Plus, by increasing your heart rate, alcohol actually fires up your fat burners for about an hour after you take your last sip, according to Eric Rimm, an associate professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard Medical School and chairman of the …
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Amy Dickinson: Don't go quietly; tell alcoholic pal she needs help
Dear Amy: We have a friend who is a controlling alcoholic. Her husband of more than 25 years divorced her seven years ago due to her abusive behavior. The only one surprised by their divorce was her. Her own adult children knew it was only a matter of …
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Alcoholism Treatment Can Help Some Liver Transplant Patients
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) — Liver transplant recipients with a history of alcoholism are much less likely to start drinking again if they undergo substance-abuse treatment before and after their transplant, new research finds. And a second …
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Steps Toward Recovery from Alcohol Addiction
There are various treatment programs available and with help from a medical professional, it will be easier to work on a treatment plan that can cure the addiction. In order to have full recovery an alcoholic will go through these stages during …
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Drug Rehab Center Cleveland Designs New Programs to Treat Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol can be found at family gatherings, dinners with friends, and even work parties. For these reasons, Drug Rehab Center Cleveland has redesigned their alcohol addiction and recovery programs to emphasize habits, techniques, and tricks patients can …
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Intensive Substance-Abuse Treatment Fails to Deliver Better Results: Study
TUESDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) — Treating drug and alcohol addiction with a concentrated approach called chronic care management may be no more effective than a single medical appointment and addiction referral, according to a new study.
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Intensive Substance–Abuse Treatment Fails to Deliver Better Results: Study
TUESDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) — Treating drug and alcohol addiction with a concentrated approach called chronic care management may be no more effective than a single medical appointment and addiction referral, according to a new study.
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Chronic Care Management Does Not Result In Increased Abstinence From Alcohol
Persons with alcohol and other drug dependence who received chronic care management including relapse prevention counseling and medical, addiction and psychiatric treatment were no more abstinent than those who received usual primary care, …
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Revealed: How Zac Efron completed a secret stint in rehab for alcohol abuse …
According to E! News, the 25-year-old actor quietly checked into a treatment facility to deal with his alcohol problems. Zac is now said to be healthy and happy and is focusing on his movie career as he aims to put his days as a teen heartthrob behind him.
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