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In Monkey Trial, Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Curbing Severe Problem Drinking

MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For people with severe alcohol use disorder, a new gene therapy trial could lead to an effective treatment that would involve chemically rebalancing the area of the brain associated with addiction. “With alcoh…

Gastric Bypass May Increase Risk for Nonalcohol Substance Use Disorder

MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with obesity, gastric bypass surgery is associated with an increased risk for nonalcohol substance use disorder (SUD), according to a study published online July 21 in Obesity.Per-Arne Svensson…

‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Some Period Products

Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Effective for Children Under 12 Months

MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) can induce desensitization to peanuts in children younger than 12 months of age, according to research published online July 13 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology…

More Americans Than Ever Believe Marijuana Smoke Is Safer Than Cigarette Smoke. They’re Wrong

MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As cannabis use has become legal in many U.S. states for medical or recreational use, Americans’ views on the drug may have gotten rosier.In fact, a new report finds that over 44% of adults now believe smoking…

AHA News: What Is Shared Decision-Making, and How Can It Help Patients?

MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Traditionally, many decisions about medical treatment were left up to doctors: They decided, and patients agreed.Today, health care professionals are embracing the idea of shared decision-maki…

Drinking, Often Heavy, Is Common Among Cancer Survivors

MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans diagnosed with cancer continue to drink alcohol regularly — sometimes heavily and sometimes during treatment, a new study shows.The study, of over 15,000 U.S. cancer survivors, found that 78% we…

New Lawsuit Filed by Family of Henrietta Lacks Over Unauthorized Use of Her Cells

MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The family of Henrietta Lacks has filed another in a series of planned lawsuits over the use of Lacks’ cells without her knowledge or consent. Known as the HeLa cell line, it has changed modern medicine because…

Don’t Use Certain Tests for Pregnancy, Ovulation, UTIs, FDA Warns

MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that consumers should not use certain pregnancy, ovulation, urine, UTI and breast milk test kits over concerns that the tests may not be safe and effective.The t…

Long COVID Triggered One Man’s ‘Blue Legs’ Syndrome

MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new scientific paper highlights a little-known symptom of long COVID: blue legs.Called acrocyanosis, it happened to a 33-year-old man cared for by Dr. Manoj Sivan at the University of Leeds in the United Kin…