LITTLE FALLS, NJ, January 31, 2010
/24-7PressRelease/ -- In the third installment of "Doctor's Orders," a monthly health and medicine series developed by MedPage Today for Good Morning America Weekend, MedPage Today and ABC News examine the latest research on addictive/compulsive behaviors. The report explores the ways in which neuroimaging technology is improving our understanding of the brain chemistry involved in addictions and how this new understanding is driving the development of more effective treatment strategies.
This month's segment, which airs on Sunday, January 31, between 8:30 and 8:45 AM, focuses on bad habits, and why they're so hard to break. Both MedPage Today and ABC News teams interviewed leading experts in psychiatry and addiction science, who explain that similar neurological mechanisms are involved in all types of addictions and addictive behaviors.
The news crews take viewers behind the scenes at Brookhaven National Laboratories on Long Island, New York, where researchers use PET scans to look at similarities in brain dysfunction among cocaine addicts, alcoholics, and even obese patients.
One goal of "Doctor's Orders" is to explore health trends within the context of evidence-based medicine, guided by healthcare journalistic standards. Another is to provide the viewer/patient with more than the passing shock value of a medical news story, enabling them to make intelligent healthcare decisions.
After it airs, the segment can be accessed on MedPageToday.com and ABCNews.com.
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