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28 min ago | CBS News

Baldness drug curbs men's interest in alcohol, study suggests

Some men who take the drug finasteride to slow a receding hair line may also find it reduces their interest in drinking alcohol, new research reveals.

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Related Topix: Proscar, Finasteride (generic), Baldness, Health, Hair Loss

4 hrs ago | The Telegraph

Rinpas help to limit your pegs

Remember Devdas? Anyone who is an alcoholic or a substance addict can't be high on life, goes the basic premise.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Psychiatry, Drug Addiction (Substance Abuse), Health

7 hrs ago | The Guardian

Breaking the cycle of addiction through social investment

Parental substance misuse is a huge problem and we are keen to expand our services so we can help more people.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

11 hrs ago | My Addiction

Medication for male pattern baldness may also help decrease alcohol consumption

The drug appears to contribute to the adverse effects of alcohol, causing extreme sedation, intoxication and even memory impairment.

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Related Topix: Health, Medicine, Proscar, Finasteride (generic), George Washington University

16 hrs ago | BroadwayWorld.com

BWW Reviews: Adelaide Cabaret Fringe Girl on the Drink: from Gutter...

Reviewed 15th June 2013 Annie Siegmann is performing her latest cabaret performance, Girl on the Drink: From Gutter to Glamour in Satire and Song , at the very intimate venue, La Boheme, which ideally suits the even greater intimacy of her production.

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20 hrs ago | Andover Advertiser

Alcoholism contributed to Winchester woman's death

The inquest on Wednesday heard that Ms Arci had been plagued by illnesses during her life, including Crohn's disease.

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23 hrs ago | Monterey County Herald

Elizabeth Robbins: Alcohol abuse hurts bonds forged in military

Lately it has been awkward to be both a soldier and a woman. Civilian friends gently inquire about my welfare, always after a kindly and meaningful pause.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Opinion

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Free Republic

Drunks Getting Drunker in San Francisco

Anyone who passed out in a drunken stupor on a city street and awoke to discover this story about San Francisco's burgeoning alcoholism rate in a nearby Examiner can label himself a newsmaker.

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Related Topix: Argentina, World News, Mexico, Medicine, Health, South San Francisco, CA

Yahoo!

Drug addict mums flock to clinic

Carol Daws, Michelle Scott and theraputic community manager Shonna Grant chat to mums.

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Related Topix: Drug Addiction (Substance Abuse), Health, Medicine

Ledbury Reporter

Former soldier Steven Edwards wins Midlands Inspirational Learner Award

The 34-year-old said his studies through the Open University became a lifeline after developing stressrelated illness and alcohol dependency.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Peter D. Barbey: We've been giving up our rights bit by bit

How do you boil a live frog? Very, very slowly. The legendary recipe long has been used as a cautionary tale and a metaphor for unwitting, man-made disasters big and small.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Internet, Science / Technology, Widevine Technologies, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

Sat Jun 15, 2013

SeacoastOnline

Another good reason for Medicaid expansion

There are plenty of good reasons for the N.H. Senate to support the proposed Medicaid expansion through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

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Related Topix: Medicaid, Health, Medicine, Drug Addiction (Substance Abuse), Drugs, Marijuana, Opinion

Globe and Mail

Lauren B. Davis: 'It's always about compassion'

Detail of illustration of Lauren B. Davis created for the print version of this story Detail of illustration of Lauren B. Davis created for the print version of this story Lauren B. Davis's new novel, The Empty Room , is a harrowing glimpse into the world of alcoholism.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

Mirror.co.uk

Mark Owen "massively grateful" his wife forgave him for cheating

The Take That star told Notebook magazine, free with the Sunday Mirror tomorrow, that he is "massively grateful" to still be with Emma Ferguson.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Take that, Medicine, Health

Denver Post

White girls more likely to become problem drinkers than black girls, Yale study shows

African-American girls are less likely to become problem drinkers than white girls because of cultural and environmental factors, according to a Yale University study.

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Related Topix: African-American, Medicine, Health, Genetics

Fox News

Link between fetal alcohol syndrome and autism spectrum disorder may point to novel treatment methods

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and autism spectrum disorder , both conditions that are neurodevelopmental in origin, may share some similar molecular vulnerabilities, according to a new rodent study published in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research .

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Related Topix: Health, Northwestern University

E! Online

John Galliano Opens Up to Charlie Rose in First Televised Interview Since Anti-Semitic Rant

Following his interview with Vanity Fair earlier this month, in which he expressed remorse for his 2011 anti-Semitic rant, the disgraced designer sat down with Charlie Rose last night to express his regrets in his first televised interview since the scandal.

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Silicon Alley Insider

Hello, My Name Is Tom And I Am An Underearner

In high school, I bought my own M&M's for marching band fundraisers rather than sell them to my neighbors.

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Argus Leader

Running group helps those in recovery

Tim Ryan has been in recovery for alcohol addiction for more than four years, and a key factor in his success has been the miles he's logged in his running shoes.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Sioux Falls, SD, Marketing, Weight Training, Fitness

KELO-TV Sioux Falls

Alcohol Question Divides Pine Ridge Communities

Signup to: Share pictures, videos and stories about your community, submit wedding and engagement announcements, let people know about closings or cancellations, sell or buy items from the KELO Classifieds, receive daily emails from KELOLAND News and the KELOLAND Live Doppler HD Storm Center.

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Related Topix: Oglala, SD, Medicine, Health, Pine Ridge, SD