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If you drink alcohol regularly and have noticed your belly starting to bulge, it may be more than just bloating - it could be a warning sign from your liver. While most people know alcohol isn’t great ...

One of the main physical symptoms of alcohol withdrawal is 'allodynia' -- increased sensitivity to mechanical stimuli that are normally innocuous, which is a clinical sign of chronic pain. In a new ...

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Tanya Hoy, a Clinical Substance Use Disorder Coordinator with Aspirus Health, says alcohol abuse is a leading cause of ...

Drinking too much alcohol can increase inflammation and harm your body. Alcohol use disorder is a leading cause of death in the US and Europe. Heavy alcohol use may worsen inflammatory conditions like ...

Deep within the brain, a small almond-shaped region called the amygdala plays a vital role in how we exhibit emotion, behavior and motivation. Understandably, it's also strongly implicated in alcohol ...

A new study has shown that alcohol intake can interfere with the natural regenerative abilities of the liver. Alcohol can keep cells in a kind of limbo between a functional or regenerative state, even ...

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