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Sweden Developing More Efficient Drug to Fight Alcoholism
Dec 29, 2015Swedish researchers said on Wednesday they had taken steps towards developing a more efficient drug to fight alcoholism by tweaking the brain's reward system. A dopamine stabilizer reduces alcohol cravings in humans and normalizes the ...
Tags: Fight Alcoholism, Drug
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The Study Found That E-Cigarettes Are More Likely to Help Give up Smoking
May 29, 2014People attempting to quit smoking without professional help were approximately 60 per cent more likely to report succeeding if they used e-cigarettes than if they used willpower alone or over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapies such ...
Tags: E-Cigarettes, Smokers
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Extending Treatment with The Smoking Cessation Drug Chantix May Help Them Avoid a Relapse
Jan 9, 2014For people with serious mental illness who are trying to quit smoking, extending their treatment with the smoking cessation drug Chantix (varenicline) may help them avoid a relapse, according to a new study. After a standard 12-week ...
Tags: mental illness, quit smoking, Chantix, avoid relapse
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The Study Authors Looked at The Efficacy of Combining The Medications Varenicline
Jan 9, 2014Among cigarette smokers, combining the smoking cessation medications varenicline and bupropion, compared with varenicline alone, resulted in higher smoking abstinence rates for one outcome but not the other at three and six months; rates ...
Tags: cigarette smokers, smoking cessation, varenicline, bupropion
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Young Who Suffer a Concussion to Return to School, But Resuming Life Might Delay Recovery
Jan 7, 2014Young people who suffer a concussion often want to return to school and begin using electronics right away, but resuming everyday life too quickly might delay recovery, researchers say. Kids who give their brains a few days' rest and ...
Tags: concussion, young people health, concussion recovery, recovery time
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The Research on Behavioral Change Tells Us That There Are Several Concrete Factors
Jan 2, 2014Every year at New Year's millions of people make resolutions to change habits such as drinking alcohol, smoking, overeating, exercise, etc. However, research by Richard Wiseman from the University of Bristol shows that only 12% of New ...
Tags: change habits, Richard Wiseman, New Year's resolutions, behavioral change
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Increased Spirituality in Teens Is Associated with Greater Likelihood of Abstinence
Nov 15, 2013Increased spirituality in teens undergoing substance abuse treatment is associated with greater likelihood of abstinence, U.S. researchers say. Co-investigators Matthew T. Lee, a professor the University of Akron and vice president of the ...
Tags: abstinence, teen, spirituality, marijuana
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Innopharma Has Introduced Acamprosate Calcium The Generic Version of Campral
Aug 19, 2013Sterile product development company InnoPharma has introduced acamprosate calcium, 333mg delayed-release tablets, the generic version of Campral. The generic formulation of acamprosate delayed-release tablets was developed by InnoPharma, ...
Tags: Generic Version, Campral
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Vaccine Can Help Prevent HPV
Jan 11, 2013While the overall death rate from cancer has dropped in recent years, more people than ever are being diagnosed with anal cancer and certain cancers of the throat and mouth. Both are linked to infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV), ...
Tags: Hpv Vaccine, cancer, healthcare, anal cance
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Soberlink's 2nd Generation Product Has Made Monitoring These Professionals
Jan 9, 2013Ten to fifteen percent of airline pilots and physicians will have a problem with addiction during their lifetime. Soberlink's 2nd generation product, SL2, has made monitoring these professionals easier than ever. Studies have shown that ...
Tags: airline pilots, Soberlink, Wireless Mobile Technology, alcohol abuse
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A Dutch Court Has Banned Sales of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Products
Dec 31, 2012A Dutch court has banned sales of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy products that infringe on an Apple patent describing a way to scroll through a photo gallery using a touchscreen. The ban only applies to Galaxy products that run Android 2.2.1 ...
Tags: Dutch court, Samsung Electronics, Galaxy products, Apple, patent
