Health
Vouchers and cyber-friends: new keys to good health?
Have doctors, therapy and pills had their day in helping to wean people off addiction?
Jan 28, 2015
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Smoking linked to early menopause in women
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in the journal Menopause adds one more reason for women to avoid or give up the smoking habit. The study results show that women who light up are more likely to start menopause a ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Better sleep for kids starts with better sleep for parents, especially after holiday disruptions to routines
Everyone knows that sleep is critical for growing children and their mental and physical health. Regular, high-quality sleep habits help children consolidate memory and learn better. A lack of sleep contributes to childhood ...
Dec 27, 2022
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Heavy drinkers are four times more likely to smoke
Those who are among the heaviest drinkers in England are four times more likely to smoke than the general population, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.
Jun 9, 2022
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Nearly one-third of non-Hispanic Black young adults in the U.S. have hypertension
A new study published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers shows that, in a nationwide survey of young American adults age 18-44 years, nearly a third of non-Hispanic Blacks and ...
Jul 29, 2020
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The 1-parent family and kids' health risks
(HealthDay)—It's been known for some time that when one parent is absent because of death, divorce or separation, kids are at higher risk for drinking alcohol and smoking than their counterparts in a two-parent household.
Mar 29, 2019
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Pediatrics
Model identifies adolescents at risk for smoking initiation
(HealthDay)—A novel prognostic tool can be used to accurately identify adolescents at risk for initiating cigarette smoking, according to a study published online Oct. 1 in Pediatrics.
Oct 19, 2018
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More than one in 10 U.K. 14-year-olds admit to binge drinking
Just under half of young people in the UK had tried alcohol by the time they were 14, with more than one in ten confessing to binge drinking, according to UCL research.
Jan 25, 2018
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Health
Text messaging program may help pregnant women kick the smoking habit
An intensive text messaging program provides some pregnant women help in fighting the urge to light up a smoke, according to a study out today.
Oct 2, 2017
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Teens who feel 'too fat' light up cigarettes to slim down
Many doctors and public health experts assume that people smoke cigarettes simply because they're addicted to the nicotine.
Oct 13, 2016
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