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Deficient Moms May Give Kids ADHDMental Health

Deficient Moms May Give Kids ADHD

Serotonin Deficit may also predispose kids to heart illness

October 4, 2010·2 min read
One Body, Different Ways of Gaining WeightHealth News

One Body, Different Ways of Gaining Weight

Finding may explain why fat is better on thighs than upper body

October 4, 2010·1 min read
Going Nuts? Have Some NutsMental Health

Going Nuts? Have Some Nuts

Walnut and walnut oil shown to lessen stress

October 4, 2010·4 min read
Non-Addictive Cigarettes?Mental Health

Non-Addictive Cigarettes?

Experts urge research, development of non-addictive cigarettes

October 4, 2010·2 min read
Good News for Moms Who Want to Smoke AgainMental Health

Good News for Moms Who Want to Smoke Again

Postpartum intervention, support prevents relapse

October 4, 2010·2 min read
A Brain Mechanism to Keep in CheckMental Health

A Brain Mechanism to Keep in Check

Brain cue tied to certain forms obesity and addiction

October 4, 2010·2 min read
Yellow Medical Journalism? Health News

Yellow Medical Journalism?

Analysis unveils fair amount of 'spin-doctoring' articles

October 4, 2010·2 min read
Second-Hand Smoke and Breast CancerHealth News

Second-Hand Smoke and Breast Cancer

Study links environmental-smoke exposure, breast cancer

October 4, 2010·2 min read
Air Pollution: Bad for Lungs, Bad for ... Blood Sugar?Health News

Air Pollution: Bad for Lungs, Bad for ... Blood Sugar?

Study links air pollution and diabetes

October 4, 2010·3 min read
Pregnant? Catch Your Z's ... But Not Too ManyHealth News

Pregnant? Catch Your Z's ... But Not Too Many

Sleep affects blood pressure in third trimester

October 4, 2010·4 min read
Suicidal Teens: Who's There to Pick Up the PiecesMental Health

Suicidal Teens: Who's There to Pick Up the Pieces

Most adolescents receive follow-up care following ER visit

October 4, 2010·1 min read
Teen Girls May Lose Nutrients Following SurgeryHealth News

Teen Girls May Lose Nutrients Following Surgery

Gastric bypass may put girls at risk for neural tube defects

October 4, 2010·2 min read
Unemployment May Cost ChildHealth News

Unemployment May Cost Child

Children suffer more maltreatment when parents are jobless

October 4, 2010·1 min read
Doctor May Know Best, but Some Can't Afford to ListenHealth News

Doctor May Know Best, but Some Can't Afford to Listen

1-in-8 parents forego physician recommendations

October 4, 2010·2 min read
Toddlers Aim HighHealth News

Toddlers Aim High

Study shows 12-month-olds can reach kitchen counters

October 4, 2010·1 min read
Race and Diagnostic Delays in Breast CancerHealth News

Race and Diagnostic Delays in Breast Cancer

Race shown to play bigger role than insurance-status

October 4, 2010·2 min read
Telemedicine May Improve Geriatric BluesMental Health

Telemedicine May Improve Geriatric Blues

Telemedicine's role in alleviating depression in elderly

October 4, 2010·3 min read
Bold New Multiple Sclerosis Discovery Health News

Bold New Multiple Sclerosis Discovery

Immune cells attack neurons directly in disease

October 1, 2010·2 min read
Friends, Family More Effective than Alzheimer's Tests Mental Health

Friends, Family More Effective than Alzheimer's Tests

Those close to patient more reliable in Alzheimer's diagnosis

October 1, 2010·3 min read
New Moms: Being There Means More Than You Think   Mental Health

New Moms: Being There Means More Than You Think

Absent mothers can cause hyperactivity, anxiety in children

October 1, 2010·1 min read
Anxiety: It's All in Your HeadMental Health

Anxiety: It's All in Your Head

How our brains get tripped up when we're anxious

October 1, 2010·4 min read
In Remission from Breast Cancer? Don't DrinkHealth News

In Remission from Breast Cancer? Don't Drink

Alcohol consumption appears to increase recurrence risk

October 1, 2010·1 min read
White Gay Men May Be Taking More HIV Risks?Health News

White Gay Men May Be Taking More HIV Risks?

Behavior among white men accounts for increased infections

October 1, 2010·1 min read
Baby Boomers Raising Suicide Rate Mental Health

Baby Boomers Raising Suicide Rate

Middle-aged people reversing long-standing trend

October 1, 2010·2 min read