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CARMEL – The National Council of Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies of Putnam has now implemented a program to combat gambling addiction.
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown link between a mother's diet in pregnancy and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in her child. Researchers have found that a high fat diet during a woman's pregnancy makes her offspring more likely to develop a severe form of fatty liver disease when they reach adulthood. The findings are another piece in the jigsaw for scientists who believe diets ...
The Central Texas woman charged with stealing more than $65,000 from the Heart of Texas Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse pleaded guilty Monday.
A homeless Texas alcoholic is back on his feet thanks to a controversial Web site "pimping" people off the streets.
Oct. 22, Thursday -- Frank Bidart, one of the most admired contemporary American poets, will read for the UC Davis English department. A native of Bishop and Bakersfield, Bidart’s early poems question the role the myth of the Wild West played in family histories of alcoholism and self-destructive behavior. His later work is best known for long narrative poems and dramatic monologues about people ...
A RECOVERING alcoholic who is calling for ingredients to be displayed on booze bottles and cans is celebrating a breakthrough in her one-woman campaign.
LONDON - ACTOR David Hasselhoff has reportedly been hospitalised again after hitting a doctor and wetting the bed following an alcoholic binge, reported media outlets on Monday. Staff at a London hospital were so concerned about Hasselhoff's 'emotional and aggressive' behaviour that they sought to admit the American to a rehabilitation unit reported entertainment website Bang Showbiz.
"As the year draws to a close and we prepare for end of the year festivities, we all need to plan journeys ahead, avoid last minute rush, avoid night journeys, over speeding arid alcoholism."
“The Misfortunates” won the Golden Starfish Award for best narrative feature, and two other prizes, and “Long Distance Love” won the Golden Starfish for best documentary tonight at the 17th Hamptons International Film Festival in East Hampton, NY. Described by juror Thelma Adams as, “a comedy about alcoholism,” Felix van Groeningen’s “The Misfortunates” debuted at the Director’s Fortnight in ...
Recovery First, Inc., one of the leading Substance Abuse treatment centers in the country, is proud to announce that they have been accepted by Blue Cross Blue Shield as an in-network provider for these services. This means that Blue Cross Blue Shield members with these benefits can receive care from Recovery First for drug rehab and/or alcoholism - without the high cost of going to an out of ...
Jeff Bridges has a full dance card. At the moment, Bridges, 59, stars as an alcoholic country singer in the upcoming Crazy Heart; as the hero of Tron Legacy, a special effects-laden sci-fi adventure due in 2010; and as a peacenik hippie leader of a psychic army unit in The Men Who Stare At Goats, which opens Friday.
