Chronic Alcohol Abuse in the News

Unvaccinated patients hit hardest by severe influenza this season
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… ICU had comorbid conditions: one patient had chronic lymphocytic leukemia and was assigned rituximab (Rituxan, Genentech/Idec); and the other had hepatitis C with a history of ethanol abuse and was admitted to the ICU overnight for alcohol withdrawal.
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Scars of a different battle: Why do people self-harm?
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“I'm going to hurl myself against the wall, 'cause I'd rather feel bad than not feel anything at all.” — From Warren Zevon song “Ain't That Pretty at All”. She was just 13 years old when Elizabeth experimented with cutting for the first time. A gifted …
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