New research in more than 600,000 veterans suggests GLP-1 drugs may do more than help with weight and diabetes.

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In reverse order of difficulty, here are the seven addictions people find hardest to quit: 7. Cocaine. Cocaine is an episodic-use drug. It is one moreover associated with certain lifestyles—at one ...

Al-Aly is a physician and researcher at Washington University in St. Louis and chief of research at the VA Saint Louis Health Care System. At a dinner party recently, someone poured my friend a glass ...

Quitting smartphone addiction is good for mental and physical health. But how do you do it? Here are some of the best science-based methods. We spend 4 hours and 37 minutes on our phones each day, ...

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People often joke that their favorite snack is "like crack" or call themselves "chocoholics" in jest. But can someone really be addicted to food in the same way they could be hooked on substances such ...