Up to 5 Percent of Children Affected by Mothers’ Drinking, Study Finds
Nearly 5 percent of children in the U.S. may be affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), a new study finds, a figure much higher than previously thought.
Nearly 5 percent of children in the U.S. may be affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), a new study finds, a figure much higher than previously thought.
The odds that a man who commits suicide will have alcohol in his system go up in counties with relatively large numbers of bars and liquor stores, a new study finds.
After an agonizing (for the food industry) three-year wait, the FDA finally announced its new calorie labeling standards on Nov. 25, 2014 and many of the retailers affected by these requirements aren’t feeling very thankful for this change. While everyone knew change was coming, no one guessed how sweeping and comprehensive the FDA’s mandate would …
Women with a history of severe bipolar disorder have a much higher chance of giving birth to their children prematurely, a new study finds.
Coffee may be able to ease the symptoms of cocaine addiction, particularly in women, a new study has revealed. In the most recent edition of the peer-reviewed Journal of Caffeine Research, an article was published on research that looked into the effects of caffeine on the brains of cocaine addicts and found that caffeine consumption …
A new study from Baylor University suggests that the idea of cell phone addiction is becoming increasingly plausible. The study found that male college students spend an average of nearly eight hours on their phones each day, while female students spend an average of 10 hours per day on their phones. Even in a world …
In the science fiction thriller Minority Report, the police were able to eliminate crime thanks to the efforts of special investigators with the power to see into the future. Being able to predict impending criminal activity gave law enforcement a leg up on the competition, changing the old adage from “crime doesn’t pay” to “crime …
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When you drink before going to bed, you may initially benefit from its sedative effects, but alcohol leads to sleep disruption later in the night, according to a new study. This new finding has implications for anyone struggling with alcoholism, indicating that the disturbed sleep as a result of drinking prior to going to bed …
Diane Funston, RN, joins The Recovery Place addiction treatment center as executive director.
Type 2 alcoholism is a term sometimes used to refer to a subset of people with alcoholism who tend to display antisocial behavior. In a study published in October 2014 in the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism, a team of Finnish and Swedish researchers compared the brains of type 2 alcoholics to the brains of type …
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