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Smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity linked to unhealthy brain
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Mar 13 (ANI): If there weren’t enough already, here is another reason to let of go of unhealthy addictions. According to a recent study, factors that influence the health of our blood vessels, such as smoking, high blood and pulse pressures, obesity and diabetes, are li
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Menstrual cycle affects cocaine addiction risk
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 7 (ANI): Menstrual cycle may influence cocaine craving risk in women, a recent study suggests.
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FDA chief Scott Gottlieb resigns
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 6 (ANI): Food and Drug Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who tackled various health issues from youth vaping to opioid addiction, on Tuesday resigned from his post.
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'Opium-addicted' parrots wreaking havoc in MP
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Feb 26 (ANI): At a time when scattered rainfall is hampering poppy cultivation in the region, farmers claim that in addition to uneven rain, they have incurred massive losses due to a group of "opium-addicted" parrots.
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5.7 crore Indians dependent on alcohol: Survey
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI): A study by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has revealed that 5.7 crore Indians are addicted to alcohol and about 8.5 lakh people inject drugs.
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Women's hormones play role in drug addiction and increases relapse rates:
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 10 (ANI): While it is known that women's hormonal cycles may make them more prone to drug addiction, a recent study suggests that it also makes them more prone to relapse.
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Nicotine addiction while pregnant alters genes: Study
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 7 (ANI): The Akay Lab biomedical research team at the University of Houston has reported in the journal Nature Scientific Reports that a possible cure for addiction may be found by following the pathways of significantly altered dopamine neurons in newborns who wer
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Denied new mobile for playing PUBG, Mumbai boy commits suicide
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 3 (ANI): An 18-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself after he had an argument with his family members over buying a new mobile phone for playing PUBG game.
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Parents think opioids best for children's pain relief, despite risk
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 27 (ANI): Parents are still conflicted about opiods. A survey, commissioned by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) find that while more than half express concern their child may be at risk for opioid addiction, nearly two-thirds believe opioids are m
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Drug abuse taking heavy toll of Pakistani youth: Report
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad (Pakistan), Jan 26 (ANI): Drug abuse is taking a heavy toll on the youth in Pakistan, especially students, and fuelling a life of addiction and crime, the country's Anti-Narcotics Force has said.
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Gangster held for shooting transgender
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) Jan 22 (ANI): A smack addict gangster was held for shooting a transgender in the national capital, the police said on Tuesday.
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'Social media addicts similar to substance abusers'
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 10 (ANI): A recent research has found a connection between excessive social media users and drug addicts.
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