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Outdoor alcohol advertising and problem drinking among African-American women in NYC

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health indicates that the advertising of alcohol in predominantly African-American neighborhoods of New York City may add to problem drinking behavior ...





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UK incidence of children living with substance-misusing parents considerably underestimated

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Current figures underestimate the number of children who may be at risk of harm from parental substance use. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health have generated new estimates using five nation ...


Preference for Alcohol in Adolescence May Lead to Heavy Drinking

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 05, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have shown a connection between early drinking patterns and a tendency to be a heavy drinker in adulthood, in a study of adolescent rats.


'Hazardous drinking' may be a new 'check stop' on the way to alcohol dependence

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created Jun 17, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Current diagnostic guides divide alcohol-use disorders into two categories: alcohol abuse/harmful use and alcohol dependence. Some researchers and clinicians believe this is insufficient, that there should be a third, preceding ...


Microsoft says some Windows PCs get 'Black Screen'

Technology / Software

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. says it's not to blame for a problem that is causing a "limited" number of Windows computers to boot up to a blank black screen.


Helping doctors ask about drug, alcohol problems

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created May 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- If more doctors started asking, would more drug and alcohol abusers 'fess up so they could get help?


Naltrexone can help heavy social drinkers quit smoking

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Naltrexone, an opioid antagonist approved in 1994 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for alcohol-dependence (AD) treatment, can reduce relapse rates among AD patients. Research on naltrexone's effectiveness on nicotine ...


Older problem drinkers use more alcohol than do their younger counterparts

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Older adults who have alcohol dependence problems drink significantly more than do younger adults who have similar problems, a new study has found.


Insomnia prevalent among cancer patients who receive chemotherapy

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Three quarters of cancer patients and survivors treated with chemotherapy suffer insomnia or sleep disorders that often become chronic conditions, hindering patients' ability to fully recover, according to scientists at the ...


New chemical reaction offers opportunities for drug development

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Researchers led by Conway Fellow, Professor Pat Guiry have solved a chemistry problem that has stumped researchers worldwide for more than a decade. The results have earned the group the cover story of the leading scientific ...


39 percent of Britons polled said climate change had not yet been proven to be man-made

Half of Britons deny climate change man-made: poll

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 06, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (10) | comments 25

Almost half of Britons do not believe human behaviour is the main cause of global warming, a new poll showed Sunday, a day before world leaders begin crunch climate talks in Copenhagen.



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