FDA-approved drug might prevent relapse in male alcoholics
Friday, November 4, 2011 - 08:30
in Health & Medicine
Mifepristone, a drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for terminating early pregnancy, might prove effective in preventing stress-induced relapse in recovering male alcoholics, based on findings in rats reported by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at UCSF.