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How Does Alcohol-Related Dementia Differ From Alzheimer's?

By Christine Kennard Health Expert

Alcohol abuse is recognized as a major health problem in the United States and in many countries throughout the world. Alcohol may cause cognitive problems and in certain conditions may cause dementia. Let's look at what role alcohol has in causing alcohol-related dementia and how this differs to Alzheimer's disease.

Both Alzheimer's dementia and alcohol-related dementia cause brain damage. In Alzheimer's, plaques and tangles made up of protein fragments cause nerve cell death, and chemic...

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Students, Social Anxiety & Alcohol Use

By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

Social anxiety disorder is the fourth most common psychiatric disorder. Its debilitating effects... Read more »

Can Alcohol Help Me Sleep?

By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert

Question: Does alcohol reduce REM sleep? Can alcohol make me have more vivid dreams? Dr.... Read more »

Smoking and Alcoholism: How to Fight Multiple Addictions, Part II

By Anne Mitchell , Health Expert

In my previous post, Smoking and Alcoholism - How to Fight Multiple Addictions, I mentioned there... Read more »

Watching for Alcohol Withdrawal in Elders

By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health Expert

...alcohol withdrawal. The doctors brushed me off. Was his alcoholism such a "crime" that they... Read more »

Drowning Your Sorrows: the link between alcohol and depression

By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

The history of depression and alcohol is both long and well documented. Reasons for hitting the... Read more »

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Health Guide

Substance Abuse in Teens With ADHD

Several studies have shown that teens with ADHD are at a higher risk for substance abuse than their non-ADD counterparts. A study that appeared in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology in 2003 showed a... Read more »

Alcoholism: Introduction

Alcoholism is a chronic, progressive, and often fatal disease. It is a primary disorder and not a symptom of other diseases or emotional problems. The chemistry of alcohol allows it to... Read more »

Alcoholism: References

...association genome scanning for alcohol dependence using 104,268 SNPs: Validation and use to identify alcoholism vulnerability loci in unrelated individuals from the collaborative study on the... Read more »

Alcoholism: Highlights

...that the monthly injection will provide an easier option for some patients.Outpatient Treatment For AlcoholismAlcoholism can successfully be treated in a doctors office, according to an important... Read more »

Alcoholism: Risk Factors

...90% of adults in the U.S. drink alcohol. Every day, more than 700,000 Americans are being treated for alcoholism. In addition, up to half of American men have problems that are caused by... Read more »

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Benzamycin Top Drug Interactions

This medication is used on the skin to treat moderate-to-severe acne. This medication is a... Read more »

BenzamycinPak Top Drug Interactions

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Thorazine Oral Precautions and Side Effects

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research shows people who start drinking at a young age tend to develop drinking problems -- specifically during... Read summary »

The Genetics of Alcohol Abuse

November 24, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- DNA plays a role in the amount of alcohol you drink, researchers say. Among alcohol-dependent (AD) individuals, DNA variations... Read summary »

Alcohol Dependence Delays Childbearing

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with alcohol dependence (AD) may end up having fertility problems. A new study from Washington University School of... Read summary »

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