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Teen Smoking, Depression Up Risk of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

April 4th, 2013
Teen Smoking, Depression Up Risk of Postmenopausal OsteoporosisA new study finds that anxiety, depression and smoking during teenage years can lead to osteoporosis or bone ...

Heavy, Frequent Cannabis Use Linked to Mental Illness

April 3rd, 2013
Heavy, Frequent Cannabis Use Linked to Mental IllnessA new study suggests people with mental illness are more than seven times as likely to use marijuana weekly than ...

Teen Smoking Addiction Tied to Genes

March 30th, 2013
Teen Smoking Addiction Tied to GenesGenetics may help reveal why some teens become addicted so quickly to smoking cigarettes, according to new research. For the study, researchers analyzed ...

Parent Deployment Ups Risk of Child Substance Abuse

March 29th, 2013
Parent Deployment Ups Risk of Child Substance AbuseNew research suggests that deployment of a parent puts a child at an increased risk for drinking alcohol and using drugs. University of Iowa ...

Parental Counseling Helps to Slow College Drinking

March 20th, 2013
Parental Counseling Helps to Slow College Drinking A new study by a Penn State researcher discovers talking with a teen about drinking alcohol before they begin college is an effective strategy to ...

Evolutionary Link to Gambling?

March 19th, 2013
Evolutionary Link to Gambling? A team of international scientists believe they have discovered that basic survival techniques used by early humans influence the decisions gamblers make when placing bets. These findings may help to explain ...

Practice Does Not Make Perfect In Internet Gambling

March 16th, 2013
Practice Does Not Make Perfect In Internet Gambling  New research from Australia shows an increase in risk-taking by young people lured into Internet gambling sites through “free-play” or “practice” modes. The study, ...

Study Examines Alcohol Use Patterns Worldwide

March 5th, 2013
Study Examines Alcohol Use Patterns WorldwideNew research shows that alcohol is now the third leading cause of the global burden of disease and injury -- this even though ...

Pain Can Turn to Pleasure If Less Intense Than Expected

February 27th, 2013
Pain Can Turn to Pleasure If Less Intense Than ExpectedA new study suggests that when something causes less pain than expected, it is possible for ...

Abstinence Can Lift Drinking-Induced Depression

February 13th, 2013
Abstinence Can Lift Drinking-Induced Depression A new study clarifies that heavy drinking can lead to mood problems that often result in depression. Although experts have long known that heavy ...