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Alcohol Impairment Goes Beyond BAC Number

Drivers may think they have the green light to drive when their blood alcohol levels fall below the legal limit or the buzz wears off, but that's not the case, says a Purdue University expert."It's more than just a number, and my advice is to not drink and drive at all because there really is no safe level," says Julia Chester, an associate professor of psychological sciences who studies genetic d...

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Study Suggests Certain Noncancer Pain Conditions Associated With Increased Risk Of Suicide

Suggests Certain Noncancer Pain Conditions Associated With Increased Risk Of SuicideStudy Suggests Certain Noncancer Pain Conditions Associated With Increased Risk Of SuicideA study by Mark A. Ilgen, Ph.D, of the Veterans Affairs Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan and colleagues examined the associations between clinical diagnosis of noncancer pain...

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New Advances In Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Dozens of leading psychology researchers are about to descend upon Concordia University for the annual Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies conference (CACBT 2013). Among the conferencepresentations will be a new research project that looks at using cognitive behavioural therapy for treatingCognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, is widely known and respected as a highly effective...

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Campaign Encourages Smokers To "Talk With Your Doctor" For Help Quitting

Advice and help from doctors can more than double odds smoker will quit successfullyBecause a doctor's advice and assistance more than doubles the odds that a smoker will quit successfully, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is partnering with five national physician groups on the new "Talk With Your Doctor" campaign to encourage smokers to ask a doctor for help. The campaign also encourages...

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Study Evaluates Prevalence Of Multiple Health Concerns Among Patients With The Alopecia Areata

Evaluates Prevalence Of Multiple Health Concerns Among Patients With The Alopecia AreataStudy Evaluates Prevalence Of Multiple Health Concerns Among Patients With The Alopecia AreataA study by Kathie P. Huang, M.D., of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, and colleagues examined the prevalence of comorbid (co-existing) conditions among patients withfrom some or all hair-bearing areas of the body,...

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World Lung Foundation Warns U.S. Budget Cuts Will Slow The Fight Against Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberc

World Lung Foundation Warns U.S. Budget Cuts Will Slow The Fight Against Multi-Drug Resistant TuberculosisWorld Lung Foundation Warns U.S. Budget Cuts Will Slow The Fight Against Multi-Drug Resistant TuberculosisWorld Lung Foundation (WLF) today warned that the sequestration of the United States Federal Budget will have the unintended consequence of slowing efforts to control and eradicate- particularly...

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Calorie Information In Fast Food Restaurants Used By 40% Of 9-18 Year Olds When Making Food Choices,

Calorie Information In Fast Food Restaurants Used By 40% Of 9-18 Year Olds When Making Food Choices, Study FindsCalorie Information In Fast Food Restaurants Used By 40% Of 9-18 Year Olds When Making Food Choices, Study FindsGirls and obese youth 70-80% more likely to use information than boys and youth with a healthy BMI.has found that of young people who visited fast food or chain restaurants in the...

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Researchers Eliminate Schizophrenia Symptoms In An Animal Model

causes classic symptoms of the disorder that are reversed when gene expression returns to normal, scientists report.They genetically engineered mice so they could turn up levels of neuregulin-1 to mimic high levels found in some patients then return levels to normal, said Dr. Lin Mei, Director of the Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents ...

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Addictive Behaviour - A Choice Or A Brain Disease?

New research shows that craving drugs such as nicotine can be visualized in specific regions of the brain that are implicated in determining the value of actions, in planning actions and in motivation. Dr. Alain Dagher, from McGill University, suggests abnormal interactions between these decision-making brain regions could underlie. These results were presented at the 2013 Canadian Neuroscience Meeting,...

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Treatment For Cocaine Addiction In Animal Model

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have unraveled the molecular foundations of cocaine's effects on the brain, and identified a compound that blocks cravings for the drug in cocaine-addicted mice. The compound, already proven safe for humans, is undergoing further animal testing in preparation for possible clinical trials in cocaine addicts, the researchers say."It was remarkably serendipitous that when...

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