A few years ago, Peter Grinspoon, MD, slipped on ice and tore a tendon in his left thigh so badly that he needed surgery to reattach it. He was sent home with a prescription for the opioid oxycodone to relieve…
Month: May 2023
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The United States needs to address a shortage of research monkeys by expanding breeding programs while also developing alternatives to monkey testing, an expert panel said in a…
On a beach in South Florida, hundreds of miles from home, Lori Dilley Anthony reached a turning point in her life. She’d traveled from Delaware to get help for a nearly 35-year addiction to opioids and other drugs. She’d checked…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While public health officials have expressed concerns about teens vaping, a new study suggests getting more to quit may be simple. Eliminating flavored e-cigarettes may reduce the use…
The second time he tried alcohol, at 16, Chris Marshall wrecked his mother’s car, racked up a DUI, and landed in jail. That did not scare him sober. Marshall loved how alcohol helped lubricate his social relationships and fortified his…
If you or someone you care about has a substance use disorder and wants to get better, maybe you’ve wondered if a rehabilitation center is the answer. It’s a treatment facility for people who have an addiction disorder involving alcohol or…
You have an injury, need surgery, or deal with chronic pain that interferes with your daily life. You need treatment for your pain. But you also have a history of opioid or narcotic addiction and aren’t sure how you’ll handle…
Alcohol use disorder, sometimes called alcoholism, is a disease that many people feel that they must keep it hidden — from themselves, as well as from family and friends. But when you’re ready, there are two important reasons to widen…
May 5, 2023 – The World Health Organization (WHO) is making it official — announcing the end of the global health emergency more than 3 years into the COVID-19 pandemic. Not much is expected to change in a realistic sense,…
May 4, 2023 – The investigational drug donanemab significantly slowed the decline of Alzheimer’s patients’ ability to think clearly and go about daily tasks in a large study of adults with early signs of the disease, according to early results….