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Could over-the-counter pills ward off booze addiction?
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 22 (ANI): A team of scientists has brought fresh hope to alcoholics as they are trying to find out whether or not treating the addiction is as simple as popping over-the-counter pills.
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Liquor shops near Narmada riverbank to be shut down from Apr. 1: MP CM
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Mar. 20 (ANI): Reiterating his commitment to an addiction-free society, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that all liquor shops within five kilometer of the riverbank of Narmada River will be shut down from April 1.
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Horses helped Ben Affleck to ward off alcohol demons
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London (UK), Mar.19 (ANI): If sources are to be believed, then Ben Affleck has "horsed" his way out the alcohol addiction.
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Addiction to social media leads to increased feelings of isolation
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Mar. 6 (ANI): Addicted to social media? You are more likely to feel isolated, according to a new study.
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Surprising link between athletics and addiction, study reveals
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 14. (ANI): In a latest development, a study has revealed that work-hard, play-hard culture may put elite athletes at higher risk of substance abuse.
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Teens' smartphones addiction can make them obese
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 16 (ANI): A recent study reveals teenagers spending more than five hours on digital devices like tablets, smartphones and television are 43 percent more likely to become obese compared with adolescents who do not spend time on these devices.
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Is your addiction to your smartphone robbing off your sleep?
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 20 (ANI): When we talk about the ills of smart-phone addiction, we usually refer to visual fatigue, sedentary lifestyles and a low-on-human-interaction society as the probable negative outcomes.
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Capt. 'joint candidate' of SAD, BJP, Cong, Kejriwal cautions peo
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Oct. 23 (ANI): Terming Punjab Congress chief Capt. Amarinder Singh a "joint candidate" of the Akalis, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday cautioned the people of Punjab that
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New study uses brain receptors to suppress cocaine addiction
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 13 (ANI): Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have used viruses to infect neurons with genes that allow them to switch on brain receptors involved in suppressing addiction relapse.
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Researchers can now find improved treatment for nicotine addiction
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 5 (ANI): A recent research could pave the way to end tobacco cravings after researchers crystallized a protein that
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98.64 percent of 1.12 lakh candidates clear Punjab Police recruitment dope
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh, Aug.8 (ANI-Newsvoir): Punjab government has created history by conducting the dope test of 1.12 lakh male aspirants for the police constables. What is believed to be the biggest 'sample survey' of reality check on drug addiction in Punjab, almost 4.7 lakh aspirants for
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Could these genes drive you towards booze addiction?
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Aug 5 (ANI): A team of researchers has discovered hundreds of genes and genetic codes that appear to play a role in increasing the desire to drink alcohol.
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