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Thyroid hormone is used by millions of people worldwide, right up there with statins. Now a study by endocrinologist Jennifer Mammen and colleagues at Johns Hopkins finds that many people may be taking too much thyroid hormone, with some potentially …
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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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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 …
