Raise a Glass, Risk Your Strength: Heavy Drinking is Linked to Muscle Loss
According to a recent study published today, persons with the least amount of muscular consumed 10 units or more every day - about an entire bottle of wine.
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Jury: NCAA not to blame in ex-USC football player’s death
By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles jury on Tuesday rejected a claim by the widow of a former USC football player who…
Expert: School shooter’s mother drank heavily in pregnancy
By TERRY SPENCER - Associated Press
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — One of the nation’s leading fetal alcohol researchers testified Tuesday that Florida…
‘Tragic outcomes’: Mentally ill face fatal risk with police
By ANDREW SELSKY and LEAH WILLINGHAM - Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — One summer night, Misty Castillo stepped out of her house in Salem, Oregon,…
‘Magic mushroom’ psychedelic may help heavy drinkers quit
By CARLA K. JOHNSON - AP Medical Writer
The compound in psychedelic mushrooms helped heavy drinkers cut back or quit entirely in the most rigorous test…
Psilocybin Mushrooms Help Treat Alcohol Addiction
"Our findings strongly suggest that psilocybin therapy is a promising means of treating alcohol use disorder, a complex disease that has proven notoriously difficult to manage," says study…
Marijuana and Hallucinogen Use on the Rise Among Young Adults
Binge drinking (five or more drinks in a row in the past two weeks) rebounded in 2021 from a historic low in 2020, during the early stages of COVID-19 pandemic. On the other hand,…
Lafayette Mayor-President completes 21-day rehab program
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — The mayor of a southwestern Louisiana city and parish is back after a 21-day stint from an in-person rehab program where he was getting treatment for…
Doctors urge access to psychedelic therapies in New Mexico
By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Physicians and researchers are urging New Mexico legislators to allow the use of psychedelic…
Alcohol consumption might be riskier to the heart than previously thought, study…
A recent study conducted by the scientists of Ireland revealed that levels of alcohol consumption currently considered safe by some countries are linked with the development of heart…