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Healthy lifestyle may protect against dementia: Not smoking, avoiding alcohol and exercising more ‘cuts the risk of the memory-robbing disorder by a THIRD’ The study by Dutch academics followed 6,000 people for an average of 14 years They found having unhealthy habits raises the risk of dementia by around 29% But an unhealthy lifestyle ‘made … Read more
After marijuana is legalized in a state, fewer people seek chronic pain diagnoses and treatment, but more wind up in hospitals being treated for car crash injuries, overdoses or alcohol poisoning, according to a new study. Marijuana is now legal in the majority of US states and many see it as a win, offering better … Read more
Women who use the female libido pill, Addyi, no longer need to avoid alcohol, regulators have declared. Previously, Addyi came with a warning to stop drinking two hours before taking the pill, or to skip the pill if they’d had a few drinks. But on Thursday, the US Food and Drug Administration found studies conducted … Read more
Disturbing scans reveal how brain damage caused by alcohol carries on for up to SIX WEEKS after you stop drinking Experts in Germany and Spain scanned the brains of alcoholics and non-drinkers They found there was less activity in the drinkers’ brains even weeks later Areas of the brain controlling emotions, behaviour and memory were … Read more