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How is it that some people appear to be able to use alcohol, even several drinks at a sitting, and not be impacted much, while others are more susceptible to becoming intoxicated? Alcohol use disorder expert Denis Antoine at Johns …

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As the holidays approach with their celebrations, alcohol frequently plays a prominent part. Denis Antoine, an alcohol use disorder expert at Johns Hopkins, says overuse may occur more often at these times, with binge drinking and high intensity drinking. Antoine: …

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Children as young as 12 years of age may manifest alcohol use disorder, while the number of young people trying alcohol continues to grow, recent data indicate. Alcohol use disorder expert Denis Antoine at Johns Hopkins says if you’re the …

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Alcohol use disorder or AUD is characterized by someone’s compulsion to use alcohol, an inability to control that use and stop using alcohol even when it is causing problems in their life. Denis Antoine, an AUD expert at Johns Hopkins, …

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Alcohol is ubiquitous, especially as we approach the winter holidays. Denis Antoine, an alcohol use disorder or AUD expert at Johns Hopkins, says with something that’s around seemingly all of the time, it’s important to assess your own relationship to …

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Rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis…these are all autoimmune diseases, where someone’s own immune system attacks the body, and women get them much more often than men, perhaps because their immune response is so robust. Sabra Klein, an expert in sex …

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When women complain of pain and systemic side effects of vaccination, it’s not all in their heads. Abundant research shows that indeed, women do have different immune responses. That’s according to sex and immunity expert Sabra Klein at Johns Hopkins. …

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