News tagged with withdrawal
Post Office card error leaves Italians in the red: report
Nov 26, 2009 |
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A computer glitch left Italian Post Office customers in the red by processing card transactions at 100 times their value, Italian press reported Thursday.
Study reveals an increase in long-term antidepressant drug use
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 22, 2009 |
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A dramatic rise in antidepressant prescriptions issued by GPs has been caused by a year on year increase in the number of people taking antidepressant drugs on a long-term basis, according to researchers from the University ...
A new understanding of why seizures occur with alcohol withdrawal
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 17, 2009 |
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Epileptic seizures are the most dramatic and prominent aspect of the "alcohol withdrawal syndrome" that occurs when a person abruptly stops a long-term or chronic drinking habit. Researchers have shown that the flow of calcium ...
Traffic jam in brain causes schizophrenia symptoms
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Schizophrenia waits silently until a seemingly normal child becomes a teenager or young adult. Then it swoops down and derails a young life.
Ouch! Abrupt opioid withdrawal increases pain sensitivity
Jul 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The abrupt withdrawal of morphine-like analgesics - opioids - can increase sensitivity to pain. Experiments have now shown that this effect is caused by a memory-like process, the long-term ...
Surprising second thoughts on the effectiveness of coitus interruptus
Jun 16, 2009 |
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It is well-known that withdrawal doesn't really work. At least, that's the consensus from sex educators and locker-room sages.
Your brain on -- and off -- caffeine
May 01, 2009 |
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Ever miss your daily cup of coffee and subsequently get a pounding headache? According to reports from consumers of coffee and other caffeinated products, caffeine withdrawal is often characterized by a headache, ...
Scientists identify drug to treat opioid addiction
Feb 17, 2009 |
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Scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered that a commonly available non-addictive drug can prevent symptoms of withdrawal from opioids with little likelihood of serious side effects. The drug, ondansetron, ...
Credit crunch hits cash-strapped homeowners
Dec 11, 2008 |
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Homeowners have drawn on their biggest asset, the roof over their heads, not to fund 'champagne moments' but to get through hard times; that's the finding of a preliminary study by Durham University.
Withdrawal of life support often an imperfect compromise
Oct 07, 2008 |
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Intensive Care Unit (ICU) doctors seeking to balance the complex needs of their patients and the patients' families may make an imperfect compromise, withdrawing life support systems over a prolonged period of time. This ...
The neuropeptide Y system is linked to a more severe form of alcohol dependence
Sep 23, 2008 |
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Previous animal research showed an association between the neuropeptide Y (NPY) pathway and its three receptor genes and response to alcohol and cocaine. A new study has examined the relationship of the human NPY system ...
