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New Program Helps Mental Health Patients Stop Smoking

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Experts say that tobacco use among mental health patients account for nearly half of all cigarettes consumed in the United ...

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Teens with Mental Health Issues May Develop Online Addiction

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

A new report in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine posits that adolescents with psychiatric symptoms may ...

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New Research Strategy for Substance Abuse

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Substance abuse now accounts for one in 14 hospital admissions and billions in health care costs. Accordingly, leading scientists have presented a ...

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Modeling To Prevent Teen Behaviors

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Researchers are investigating the ways in which parents and peers influence teenagers on the use of tobacco, alcohol and ...

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Economic Stress May Have Health Benefits

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

A new University of Michigan study has a surprising twist as researchers discover U.S. life expectancy increased by 6.2 years during the Great Depression. Life expectancy rose from 57.1 years in 1929 to 63.3 years in ...

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Root Cause of Violence

Monday, September 28th, 2009

A doctoral dissertation by a Finnish investigator studied the root cause of violence in an effort to better predict future episodes of violent behavior. Roope Tikkanen, MD, analyzed the risk factors of violent reconvictions of 242 ...

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Emotional and Physical Health Linked in Young Adult Women

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

New research suggests common health problems such as depression, obesity and alcohol abuse appear to be interrelated conditions ...

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Age at First Drink Very Significant

Monday, September 21st, 2009

A provocative new study discovers an individual's first taste of alcohol may influence genes linked to alcoholism. Researchers found that the younger ...

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Tasty Food Makes Brain Want More

Monday, September 21st, 2009

Diets are difficult as temptations often win the battle of pleasure over discipline. New research enlightens the challenge as researchers discover fat ...

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Web Intervention Reduces College Drinking

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

A new report finds web-based interventions can mitigate drinking among college undergraduates. In the study, an online questionnaire identified respondents who reported ...

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