Substance abuse treatment helps liver transplant patients

Substance abuse treatment helps liver transplant patients

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In the first study, researchers found that 16% of liver transplant patients with a history of alcoholism started drinking again if they received substance-abuse treatment before and after the transplant. Importance of continued … Given the shortage …
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Once infertile, woman gives birth after surgery

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The experimental technique was only tried in a small group of Japanese women with a specific kind of infertility problem, but scientists hope it can also help women in their early 40s who have trouble getting pregnant because of their age. The new …
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Motivational interviewing and HIV drug adherence

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It first came into prominence in the mid 1990s and has been successfully used in substance-use and weight-loss programmes, and is recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (2011) for treating alcohol dependence in the UK …
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