Health myth: Can alcohol help you build muscle and lose weight?
Plus, by increasing your heart rate, alcohol actually fires up your fat burners for about an hour after you take your last sip, according to Eric Rimm, an associate professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard Medical School and chairman of the …
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Amy Dickinson: Don't go quietly; tell alcoholic pal she needs help
Dear Amy: We have a friend who is a controlling alcoholic. Her husband of more than 25 years divorced her seven years ago due to her abusive behavior. The only one surprised by their divorce was her. Her own adult children knew it was only a matter of …
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Alcoholism Treatment Can Help Some Liver Transplant Patients
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) — Liver transplant recipients with a history of alcoholism are much less likely to start drinking again if they undergo substance-abuse treatment before and after their transplant, new research finds. And a second …
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