Alcoholism: Researchers Identify Why Alcoholism Causes Muscle Weakness – Xinhua

Researchers identify why alcoholism causes muscle weakness – Xinhua
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Researchers identify why alcoholism causes muscle weakness
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WASHINGTON, April 21 (Xinhua) — U.S. researchers said Monday that muscle weakness from long-term alcoholism may be due to an inability of mitochondria, the powerhouses of cells, to self- repair. In research conducted with rats, the researchers found …
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Potential New Treatment for Alcoholism: Ezogabine – Forbes
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Potential New Treatment for Alcoholism: Ezogabine
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State Debate: Alcoholism no excuse for drunk driving, Eau Claire editor argues – Madison.com
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State Debate: Alcoholism no excuse for drunk driving, Eau Claire editor argues
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Yes, alcoholism is a disease, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram editor Don Huebscher writes, but that isn't any justification for drunken driving. He notes criticism the paper has received for covering drunken driving trials from those who insist the drivers

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Alcoholism With Depression: Study Shows Long-Lasting Effects of Specific … – Science 2.0 (blog)
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Alcoholism With Depression: Study Shows Long-Lasting Effects of Specific
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Alcoholism and depression are the right and left hands of a heartbreaking condition that often includes both. Nearly half of people in treatment for alcohol addiction exhibit co-occurring depression. And of people treated for major depressive disorder

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