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Physicians and the Prescription Drug Epidemic |
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 By Dr. William Hapworth |
Category: Addiction
According to a recent survey, close to 50 million Americans, ages 12 and older, have abused prescription drugs in their lifetime. That means more than 1 in 6 Americans has taken a prescription d... more
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Problem Gambling Week Make-Up |
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: College Life
Although we're a week late, I wanted to make sure to get the word outabout National Problem Gambling Awareness Week. According to theirwebsite, "The goal of this campaign is to educate the gener... more
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Problem Gambling Week Make-Up |
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 By Blog Master |
Category: Addiction
Although we're a week late, I wanted to make sure to get the word out about National Problem Gambling Awareness Week. According to their website, "The goal of this campaign is to educate the gen... more
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Problem Gambling Week Make-Up |
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Although we're a week late, I wanted to make sure to get the word out about National Problem Gambling Awareness Week. According to their website, "The goal of this campaign is to educate the g... more
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Physicians and the Prescription Drug Epidemic |
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Addiction
According to a recent survey, close to 50 million Americans, ages 12 and older, have abused prescription drugs in their lifetime. That means more than 1 in 6 Americans has taken a prescripti... more
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Dangers Begin to Surface for Sleep Drugs |
| Tuesday, March 14, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Medication Info
Two New York Times articles in the past week have thrown a great deal of negative attention by way of the popular sleep supplement Ambien. The drug, produced by the French company Sanofi-Aventis, has... more
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Online Documentary Illustrates Devastation of Anorexia |
| Monday, March 13, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
PBS has produced an extemely powerful documentary called Dying to Be Thin. Narrated by actress Susan Sarandon, the hour long program is divided into eight chapters. PBS's tremendous multimedia prese... more
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Depression Case Exposes University's Betrayal |
| Monday, March 13, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Legal issues/rights
Unlike most of his classmates, Jordan Nott has stuggled to enjoy his college experience. Now a 20-year-old senior, Nott was forced to leave his first school, George Washington University, after he we... more
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Depression Case Exposes University's Betrayal |
| Monday, March 13, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Unlike most of his classmates, Jordan Nott has stuggled to enjoy his college experience. Now a 20-year-old senior, Nott was forced to leave his first school, George Washington University, after he we... more
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Weight of Healthcare Threatening Government As Well As Corporate |
| Monday, March 13, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
As has been discussed before, here and here, changes are on the way in the field of health coverage. Unfortunately, according to a recent story from Barron's (subscription needed) detailing the impen... more
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The Hits Just Keep Coming |
| Friday, March 10, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
For the first time in 20 years the U.S. saw a dropoff in the sale of soda. This should come as little surprise though, as nutrition and health experts have made soda public enemy #1 in... more
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Cigarette Sales See Dip |
| Thursday, March 09, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
According to The National Association of Attorney Generals cigarette sales in 2005 reached the lowest they've been since 1951. The 4.2% dip in 2005 was the largest one year drop sinc... more
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Cigarette Sales See Dip |
| Thursday, March 09, 2006 By Blog Master |
Category: Addiction
According to The National Association of Attorney Generals cigarette sales in 2005 reached the lowest they've been since 1951. The 4.2% dip in 2005 was the largest one year drop since 1999. ... more
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Dialogue on Internet Safety Continues |
| Thursday, March 09, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Parenting
Over the past several months there has been a great deal of debate on the issue of adolescents' use of the internet. Specifically, we have been focusing on social networking sites like M... more
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Dialogue Continues on Internet Safety |
| Thursday, March 09, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
Over the past several months there has been a great deal of debate on the issue of adolescents' use of the internet. Specifically, we have been focusing on social network... more
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More "math talk" means more math skills |
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 By Blog Master |
Category: For Families
A recent study in January's issue of the journal Developmental Psychology found that adults using numbers in everyday speech may be related to improvement in the math skills of four- a... more
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Depressive Symptoms Effect Parenting |
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
By surveying nearly 5,000 new mothers from over 15 different pediatric care sites around the country, a new study by researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Columbia Unive... more
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More "math talk" means more math skills |
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Classroom Issues
A recent study in January's issue of the journal Developmental Psychology found that adults using numbers in everyday speech may be related to improvement in the math skills of four- and fiv... more
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Depression Linked to Partner Violence |
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Domestic violence and relationship violence have long been understood to cause or worsen depressive symptoms in their victims. But a new study from the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine ... more
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The Other Shoe Finally Drops on Barry Bonds |
| Tuesday, March 07, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
In what has become one of the worst kept secrets, possibly ever, Barry Bonds has been outted today as a steroids user by a Sports Illustrated cover story. There has been speculation of substance abus... more
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The Other Shoe Finally Drops on Barry Bonds |
| Tuesday, March 07, 2006 By Blog Master |
Category: Addiction
In what has become one of the worst kept secrets, possibly ever, Barry Bonds has been outted today as a steroids user by a Sports Illustrated cover story. There has been speculation of substance abuse... more
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Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts Haunt Many New Parents |
| Tuesday, March 07, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
There is a tremendous piece in today's Washington Post that addresses a problem faced by many new parents. Writer Stacey Colino discusses the trouble that many mothers and fathers face fr... more
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Obesity, a Problem without Borders |
| Monday, March 06, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Eating Healthy/ Eating Disorders
For years the U.S. has been battling the looming health care threat presented by obesity. According to the American Heart Association, among Americans 20 years old and over, nea... more
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Obesity, a Problem without Borders |
| Monday, March 06, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
For years the U.S. has been battling the looming health care threat presented by obesity. According to the American Heart Association, among Americans 20 years old and over, nearly 14... more
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Exclusion Can Be Just as Damaging to Children as Bullying |
| Monday, March 06, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Bullying/Victimization
New research to be published in the Journal of Educational Psychology shows that the effects of peer exclusion may be as damaging as outright bullying on a child's performance in school.&nbs... more
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