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Having a Mocktail Instead of a Cocktail Could Reduce Your Risk for Developing 7 Known Types of Cancer

Updated: 2025-01-15 01:45:00

Have a "mocktail" instead of a cocktail. It could reduce your risk for developing seven known types of cancer. In this article, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center experts offer mocktail recipes and other tips on avoiding alcohol without feeling deprived.

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يسخّر الباحثون قوة الدماغ الكامنة وراء الكلام للمساعدة في اكتشاف الأمراض العصبية التنكسية

Updated: 2025-01-15 01:15:42

يستهلك الكلام قدرًا كبيرًا من طاقة الدماغ. بادئ ذي بدء، عندما توجد خاطرة أو فكرة يجب على الدماغ أن يترجمها إلى كلمات. ثم تُترجم تلك الكلمات إلى حركات معينة تقوم بها الرئتين واللسان والفم لتشكيل الأصوات. يجب بعد ذلك تنفيذ هذه الحركات بشكل دقيق وبالتزامن مع التنفس. ولكن إذا كان هناك تضرر في الدماغ بسبب سكتة دماغية أو مرض أصاب الدماغ، يصبح توقيت الحركات أو الترجمة غير صحيح.

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National Disaster Distress Helpline 1-800-985-5990 Provides Immediate Crisis Counseling to People Affected by Palisades Wildfires in Los Angeles

Updated: 2025-01-08 18:00:00

Wildfires can have an enormous impact on people, including survivors, first responders, eyewitnesses, and even those who watch related media reports on television. The Disaster Distress (DDH) Helpline, at 1-800-985-5990 can provide immediate counseling to anyone affected by the Palisades wildfires in Los Angeles, California.

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The Biden-Harris Administration Awards 14 States and Washington, D.C. with CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration Planning Grants for Expanding Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services

Updated: 2025-01-07 05:02:56

Note to editors and reporters: Video b-roll of a CCBHC (4 minutes, 41 seconds) and an explainer video “What is a CCBHC?" (50 seconds) are available for download and use in reporting, courtesy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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National Disaster Distress Helpline 1-800-985-5990 Provides Immediate Crisis Counseling to People Affected by Mass Violence Incident in New Orleans

Updated: 2025-01-02 18:17:05

Mass violence incidents can have an enormous impact on people, including survivors, first responders, eyewitnesses, and even those who watch related media reports on television. The Disaster Distress (DDH) Helpline, at 1-800-985-5990, can provide immediate counseling to anyone affected by the mass violence incident in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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HHS Awards $10 Million for New Community-Based Maternal Behavioral Health Services Grant Program

Updated: 2024-12-31 18:00:25

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), recently awarded $10 million for the Community-Based Maternal Behavioral Health Services Program, a new grant program supporting the behavioral health of pregnant and postpartum women.

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Preclinical study finds surges in estrogen promote binge drinking in females

Updated: 2024-12-30 18:19:18

The hormone estrogen regulates binge drinking in females, causing them to 'pregame' -- consume large quantities of alcohol in the first 30 minutes after it's offered, according to a preclinical study. The study establishes -- for what is thought to be the first time -- that circulating estrogen increases binge alcohol consumption in females and contributes to known sex differences in this behavior.

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New evidence on the relationship between moderate wine consumption and cardiovascular health

Updated: 2024-12-18 18:22:07

Light and moderate consumption of wine is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular complications, according to a multicenter study. The study is based on the analysis of a biomarker of wine intake -- specifically, tartaric acid, present in grapes. It was carried out in 1,232 participants in the PREDIMED project, a major scientific epidemiological study in nutrition on the effects of the Mediterranean diet on cardiovascular health.

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