http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (AP)—The brother of a Chicago man poisoned with cyanide shortly after winning the lottery said Monday he is the family member who asked authorities to reconsider the initial finding that his sibling had died of natural causes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-poisoned-lotto-winner-brother-sought.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:00:01 EST news279867272 Results from recent studies show a growing number of high school students reportedly receive one or more lottery tickets or scratch cards as gifts. This, coupled with the increasing concern about adolescent problem gambling, has prompted the International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors at McGill University, the National Council on Problem Gambling, along with dozens of other lottery corporations around the globe, to collaborate again this holiday season to increase public awareness about the impact of giving lottery products as gifts to minors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-reconsider-lotto-tickets-holiday-gifts.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:47:50 EST news274524456 (Medical Xpress)—Youngsters who receive instant lottery tickets as a gift tend to begin gambling earlier in life—a possible risk factor for more severe gambling disorders later, Yale School of Medicine researchers report Sept. 19 in the journal Adolescent Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-kids-gifts-lottery-tickets-gamble.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:18:13 EST news267693487 Fifty secondary school children will debate the question 'If young people had more choice and control over the money spent on youth services, would they set up traditional youth centres?' Recent research at the University of Lincoln found that providing youth services helps prevent youth crime and by engaging young people in shaping their future it has a positive impact on their behaviour. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-youth-centers-young-people.html Health Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:52:32 EST news239593928