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Is cannabis the answer to Booze Britain's problems?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Substituting cannabis in place of more harmful drugs may be a winning strategy in the fight against substance misuse. Research published in BioMed Central' open access Harm Reduction Journal features a poll of 350 cannab ...


The use and misuse of alcohol and marijuana can be traced to a common set of genes

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. Roughly eight to 12 percent of marijuana users are considered "dependent" and, just like alcohol, the severity of symptoms increases with heavier use. ...


Caffeine doesn't reverse the negative cognitive impact of alcohol, study shows

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

People who drink may want to know that coffee won't sober them up, according to new laboratory research. Instead, a cup of coffee may make it harder for people to realize they're drunk.


Parents encourage underage drinking

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Half of Australian adults and 63 per cent of Australians on a higher income believe 15 to 17 year olds should be allowed to consume alcohol under parental supervision at home, according to the latest MBF Healthwatch survey.


Family life can lead to cannabis disorders

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (10) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- One in five young people experience a cannabis use disorder, according to a UQ and Mater Hospital study published today in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.


Witnesses to bullying may face more mental health risks than bullies and victims

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Students who watch as their peers endure the verbal or physical abuses of another student could become as psychologically distressed, if not more so, by the events than the victims themselves, new research suggests.


Taiwan mulls world's first junk food tax: report

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Taiwan is planning the world's first tax on junk food in a bid to encourage the public to eat healthily and cut obesity rates, a report said Monday.


New study links DHA type of omega-3 to better nervous-system function

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The omega-3 essential fatty acids commonly found in fatty fish and algae help animals avoid sensory overload, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. The finding connects low omega-3s to ...


Parents encouraged to avoid purchasing lottery tickets as gifts for minors

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the flurry of activity before the holidays, some well-meaning family members consider buying lottery tickets and scratch cards as affordable, colourful, and potentially promising gift options for the children ...


In Greenland, warming fuels dream of hidden wealth (AP)

In Greenland, warming fuels dream of hidden wealth

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(AP) -- Gert Ignatiussen returns to this fjord-front Inuit town with the spoils of his hunting trip. Six seals, all killed with a single shot to the head.



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