Drugs
Too much caffeine? Say “Ner” to energy drinks?
By: William Atkins
According to a new Johns Hopkins study, researchers are recommending warning labels on energy drinks, such as the first energy drink Red Bull introduced in the United States, because the super-caffeinated drinks could cause overdose symptoms such as heart palpitations and insomnia.
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By: William Atkins
According to a new Johns Hopkins study, researchers are recommending warning labels on energy drinks, such as the first energy drink Red Bull introduced in the United States, because the super-caffeinated drinks could cause overdose symptoms such as heart palpitations and insomnia.
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U.S. children on mind-altering drugs more than Dutch, German
By: William Atkins
A comprehensive study found that American children are much more likely to be given antidepressents, stimulants, and other psychoactive drugs (to alter the brain or mood) than children in the Netherlands or Germany.
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By: William Atkins
A comprehensive study found that American children are much more likely to be given antidepressents, stimulants, and other psychoactive drugs (to alter the brain or mood) than children in the Netherlands or Germany.
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Anorexic Web now 470 percent fatter
By: Davey Winder
The Optenet 2008 International Internet Trends Study reveals that websites with pro-anorexia and bulimia content have grown by 470 percent since the end of 2006. Child pornography, violence, racism and drug abuse sites are also on an unhealthily upward curve.
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By: Davey Winder
The Optenet 2008 International Internet Trends Study reveals that websites with pro-anorexia and bulimia content have grown by 470 percent since the end of 2006. Child pornography, violence, racism and drug abuse sites are also on an unhealthily upward curve.
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2nd AP report: Even more Americans have drugs in drinking water
By: William Atkins
An Associated Press report in March 2008 showed 41 million Americans have pharmaceuticals in their drinking water. An updated September 2008 AP report shows that number is now at least 46 million—and will likely increase in the future!
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By: William Atkins
An Associated Press report in March 2008 showed 41 million Americans have pharmaceuticals in their drinking water. An updated September 2008 AP report shows that number is now at least 46 million—and will likely increase in the future!
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FDA announces first-time list of "potential" problem drugs
By: William Atkins
The U.S. federal government on Friday began posting--for the first time--a list of prescription drugs under investigation for potential safety problems in an effort to better inform physicians, the medical community, in general, and patients.
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By: William Atkins
The U.S. federal government on Friday began posting--for the first time--a list of prescription drugs under investigation for potential safety problems in an effort to better inform physicians, the medical community, in general, and patients.
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Western Australia: Double whammy decline in smoking cannabis
By: William Atkins
It is considered dangerous to smoke cigarettes and smoking of cannabis is considered dangerous, too, but in Western Australia a government report shows that the smoking of the Cannabis plant as marijuana has declined dramatically over the past seven years.
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By: William Atkins
It is considered dangerous to smoke cigarettes and smoking of cannabis is considered dangerous, too, but in Western Australia a government report shows that the smoking of the Cannabis plant as marijuana has declined dramatically over the past seven years.
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An Inconvenient Truth: Spam Sells Lots of Sex and Drugs
By: Davey Winder
It is the question that everyone who stops to think about the amount of spam they get asks at least once: does anyone actually buy this stuff? The answer, it seems, is that 29 percent of us do and we are buying sex and drugs...
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By: Davey Winder
It is the question that everyone who stops to think about the amount of spam they get asks at least once: does anyone actually buy this stuff? The answer, it seems, is that 29 percent of us do and we are buying sex and drugs...
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U.S. report: teen pregnancies up, 8th grade smoking down, 9% asthma in children
By: William Atkins
The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics released the tenth edition of its report "America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2008” on Friday, July 11, 2008. We have both good and bad news to report.
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By: William Atkins
The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics released the tenth edition of its report "America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2008” on Friday, July 11, 2008. We have both good and bad news to report.
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Viagra like? No wonder watermelons grow so big!
By: William Atkins
Texas A&M University researchers say that eating watermelon can act on a man’s sexual desire much like the drug Viagra. These Texan researchers should be right because we all know that everything is bigger in Texas.
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By: William Atkins
Texas A&M University researchers say that eating watermelon can act on a man’s sexual desire much like the drug Viagra. These Texan researchers should be right because we all know that everything is bigger in Texas.
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Marijuana and depression a bad mix with teens
By: William Atkins
On Wednesday, May 9, 2008, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released the report “"Teen Marijuana Use Worsens Depression: An Analysis of Recent Data Shows 'Self-Medicating' Could Actually Make Things Worse.”
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By: William Atkins
On Wednesday, May 9, 2008, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released the report “"Teen Marijuana Use Worsens Depression: An Analysis of Recent Data Shows 'Self-Medicating' Could Actually Make Things Worse.”
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Experimental drug may block radiation damage
By: William Atkins
One dose of the early-stage experimental drug protected mice and monkeys from lethal doses of radiation. Future experiments will be conducted to see if tissues in humans can, likewise, be protected during radiation treatments and as an antidote from nuclear attacks.
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By: William Atkins
One dose of the early-stage experimental drug protected mice and monkeys from lethal doses of radiation. Future experiments will be conducted to see if tissues in humans can, likewise, be protected during radiation treatments and as an antidote from nuclear attacks.
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Happy Girthday, I mean Birthday, Viagra!
By: William Atkins
Viagra®, uncommonly known as sildenafil citrate, is a drug that is used to treat men with erectile dysfunction, or impotence. It was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a little over ten years ago, on March 27, 1998.
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By: William Atkins
Viagra®, uncommonly known as sildenafil citrate, is a drug that is used to treat men with erectile dysfunction, or impotence. It was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a little over ten years ago, on March 27, 1998.
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AP finds drugs in 13.5% of U.S. water supplies
By: William Atkins
The Associated Press article “AP probe finds drugs in drinking water” reveals that its five-month study found prescription and OTC drugs such as antibiotics, ibuprofen, and acetaminophen in the drinking water of at least forty-one million Americans.
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By: William Atkins
The Associated Press article “AP probe finds drugs in drinking water” reveals that its five-month study found prescription and OTC drugs such as antibiotics, ibuprofen, and acetaminophen in the drinking water of at least forty-one million Americans.
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Smokers found 4X more likely to be sleepy than nonsmokers
By: William Atkins
According to Johns Hopkins University researchers, smokers have more trouble getting asleep and have more sleep problems during the night. Overall, smokers are four times more likely than nonsmokers to feel “unrested” after waking up in the morning.
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By: William Atkins
According to Johns Hopkins University researchers, smokers have more trouble getting asleep and have more sleep problems during the night. Overall, smokers are four times more likely than nonsmokers to feel “unrested” after waking up in the morning.
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