Alcoholism is a disease that warrants a complete medical workup and vigorous intervention in all age-groups, including the elderly. Increased awareness of the problem, with early diagnosis and treatment, can reduce mortality and morbidity. Alcoholics are at risk for relapse, so physicians should be...
Many of the effects of drinking every day can be reversed through early intervention but become harder to treat with time. It’s critical to recognize alcohol abuse and treat alcoholism as early as possible to avoid irreversible damage to the brain and body. ...
The first step to overcoming addiction is stopping alcohol consumption completely. This leads to “withdrawal symptoms” such as restlessness, increased heartbeat, anxiety, and mood swings. The initial couple of days may be the worst to get through, but it gets easier to manage these symptoms w...
Sometimes you don't need to go to an alcohol rehab to treat alcoholism. There are other outpatient treatment centres to address alcoholism. The National Institute of Health recommends that those diagnosed with alcoholism enter a treatment program. Medications play a significant role in substance us...
The researchers also found that the alcohol-triggered changes in the two genes of binge and heavy drinkers were associated with a greater craving for alcohol. "This may help explain why alcoholism is such a powerful addiction, and may one day contribute to new ways to treat alcoholism ...
treat erectile dysfunction Importance of Erection erection corpora cavernosa Erectionstarts with physical or mental stimulation, or both. Signals from your brain and local nerves cause the muscles of the corpora cavernosa to relax. They then allow blood to flow in and fill the spaces. ...
Yes,Field of Dreamswas about Ray Kinsella’s journey, but one of the key players along the way to “go the distance” was a cameo by acting legend Burt Lancaster in his final movie role as Archibald “Moonlight” Graham, an elderly doctor who played in the major leagues years earlier bu...
Over time, each of my children has drawn close to me for healing, and pulled away for the same reason. I am, after all, the one they hold responsible for the shifting emotional sand in their psyche. Ten years ago, I remarried a man whose children were also grown. We imagined that wo...
A member of the Swiss Circus Kirie juggled clubs while hanging by her hair in 1967. Keystone/Getty Images Francisca Vazquez had never seen anything quite like it. It was 1916, in Mexico City, and young Francisca's parents had brought her to see the world-famous Barnum & Bailey Circus...
Omega 3 supplementation after an acute myocardial infarction has been found to reduce infarct size, reduce scaring (fibrosis), and enhance heart tissue healing. (Randomized controlled clinical trial) However a post MI study in 1027 elderly patients randomized to receive 1.8 grams per day of EPA+DH...