Baclofen effective treatment option for AUD in cirrhosis and alcohol-associated hepatitis patients Aditi23 Sept 2023 10:00 AM ISTA review in Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics has included various interventions for treating alcohol use disorder (AUD) in patients with...
Psychotherapy Shows Promise In Preventing Alcohol-Related Liver Disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 Jun 2023 8:00 PM ISTAlcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is a devastating consequence of alcohol use disorder (AUD) that poses significant challenges for effective...
People with anxiety and depression are more prone to develop alcohol use disorder symptoms Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 May 2023 9:30 AM ISTUK: Individuals with anxiety or major depressive disorder experience more alcohol-related symptoms than people without those disorders who drink at...
Medical Bulletin 8/March/2023 Dr. Nandita Mohan9 March 2023 3:30 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Females of all ages, sexes have more salt- sensitive hypertension than their counterpartsThere is increasing...
How heavy alcohol consumption increases brain inflammation Dr. Nandita Mohan9 March 2023 9:15 AM ISTFor people with alcohol use disorder (AUD), there is a constant, vicious cycle between changes to the brain and changes to behavior. Alcohol use...
Psoriasis drug Apremilast incredibly promising treatment for alcohol use disorder Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Feb 2023 9:45 AM ISTApremilast is an FDA-approved anti-inflammatory medication used to treat psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Researchers have found in a new study...
Experimental anti-depression drug helps reduce drinking in alcohol use disorder Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Feb 2023 9:45 AM ISTUSA: A preclinical study published in Neuropsychopharmacology has shown that an experimental antidepressant compound with a potentially unique...
Prevention of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in surgical ICU: AAST releases consensus Medha Baranwal27 Dec 2022 9:45 AM ISTUSA: The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Critical Care Committee has released a clinical consensus document on preventing...
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass associated with alcohol use disorder related hospital admissions: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia21 Dec 2022 10:30 AM ISTA new study by Nadim Mahmud and team showed that compared to both sleeve gastrectomy and the MOVE! program, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) was linked...
Can pharmacotherapies prevent alcohol use disorder in people with PTSD? Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTSurvivors of abuse and trauma are vastly more likely than other people to develop alcohol use disorder (AUD). Further it is estimated as many as...
Alcohol use disorder: Major takeaways from APA guidelines Medha Baranwal24 Aug 2022 9:30 AM ISTUSA: The American Psychiatric Association has released a recent guideline statement on alcohol use disorder. The objective of the guideline is to...
"New drug in the town": Ibudilast for booze dependence. Dr. Shivi Kataria30 Jun 2021 9:15 AM ISTAlcohol use disorder (AUD) is a chronic relapsing disorder with a major public health impact. Ibudilast, a neuroimmune modulator which selectively...
