A new study from the University of Chicago Medicine reveals that people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and depression experience high levels of stimulation and pleasure when intoxicated, similar to ...

Excessive alcohol use can harm the body in many ways, including an increase in the risk of various cancers. It damages liver ...

Excessive alcohol use can harm the body in many ways, including an increase in the risk of various cancers. It damages liver ...

Viral hepatitis is as much a public health problem in the UT as is tuberculosis. Hepatitis means “inflammation of the liver” ...

The newest treatment for AUD, acamprosate (Campral) was developed in France. The FDA approved the drug for abstinence maintenance in detoxified alcoholics 21 years ago, in 2004. Acamprosate restores ...

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The quantitative effects of alcohol consumption on cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are unknown. This study aimed to establish a dose-dependent model ...

At least a dozen people have been sickened in the Netherlands after eating blueberries contaminated with hepatitis A. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM ...

Hepatitis C causes liver damage, and alcohol consumption can put you at a higher risk of developing liver injuries or liver cancer. To slow down the progression of the disease, consider limiting ...