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Identifying children at risk of abuse
Children whose mothers suffer domestic abuse are much more likely to be abused themselves. An article in BMC Medicine today shows that active screening significantly helps physicians to identify families that experience domestic abuse, and thus to protect children. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) notes that, "child abuse occurs in... view more... (2004-06-28)
The 'arms' race: Adult steroid users seek muscles, not medals
The majority of non-medical anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) users are not cheating athletes or risk-taking teenagers. view more (2007-10-11)
NIH study reveals incidence, precursors and psychiatric sequelae of major psychiatric disorders
A new study by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) presents results on the first onset of substance use disorders (i.e., alcohol and drug abuse and dependence) and major mood and anxiety disorders, based on Wave 2 of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC). view more (2008-04-23)
Batters may achieve dramatic increases in home runs through steroids
Steroid use by a Major League Baseball slugger may produce only modest increases in muscle mass and bat and ball speed but still boost home run production by 50 percent or more, according to a new study by Tufts University physicist Roger Tobin. view more (2007-09-20)
Study shows high rates, rising costs of alcohol/drug disorders in hospitalized patients
Fourteen percent of patients admitted to the hospital have alcohol/drug abuse and addiction (ADAA) disorders, costs for which have risen sharply in recent years, according to a study in the June issue of the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (JSAT). view more (2008-06-25)
Substance abuse practitioners ask 'what is recovery?'
Abstinence from alcohol and drugs is just the starting point in defining "recovery" for people with substance abuse disorders, according to a paper in the October issue of the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (JSAT). view more (2007-11-01)
Same Genes May Underlie Alcohol and Nicotine Co-Abuse
Vulnerability to both alcohol and nicotine abuse may be influenced by the same genetic factor, according to a recent study supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). view more (2006-03-20)
Prevention programs for young rural teens can reduce methamphetamine abuse years later
New research supported in part by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, shows that prevention programs conducted in middle school can reduce methamphetamine abuse among rural adolescents years later. view more (2006-09-05)
New steroid test uses oil exploration technique
It's a technique that has previously been used for oil exploration - now researchers at The University of Nottingham have developed a new, highly sensitive, anti-doping steroid test using hydropyrolysis. view more (2008-03-05)
RISK OF SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILDREN BECOMING ADULT ABUSERS LOWER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT (pp 446, 471; see also Editorial p 443)
Issue 8 February 2003 Embargoed 0001 h (London time) 7 February 2003 Authors of a UK study in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggest that most male victims of child sexual abuse do not abuse children later in life-however there are specific factors that increase the chances of sexually abused children becoming abusers. Sexual maltreatment is... view more... (2003-02-05)
Children's memory of long-ago events may be more accurate than previously thought
Children's memories of events that occurred long ago may be more accurate than their recollections of events that took place recently. view more (2007-07-20)
Pediatricians and pathologists see traumatic brain injury differently
Confronted with the same hypothetical scenarios of traumatic brain injuries to children, pediatricians and pathologists were unable to agree half the time whether the deaths should be investigated as potential child abuse, researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine found. view more (2007-05-15)
How multiple childhood maltreatments lead to greater adolescent binge drinking
Researchers from Boston University found that multiple types of child maltreatment are robust risk factors for underage binge drinking based on a national multi-year study that explored the influence of social environment on the health of adolescents. view more (2009-03-04)
Plant size morphs dramatically as scientists tinker with outer layer
Jack's magical beans may have produced beanstalks that grew and grew into the sky, but something about normal, run-of-the-mill plants limits their reach upward. For more than a century, scientists have tried to find out which part of the plant both drives and curbs growth: is it a shoot's outer waxy layer? view more (2007-03-08)
Low levels of neurotransmitter serotonin may perpetuate child abuse across generations
Infant abuse may be perpetuated between generations by changes in the brain induced by early experience, research shows at the University of Chicago shows. view more (2006-11-02)
Misuse of antibiotics not the only cause of resistance says report
The perception that antibiotic resistance is primarily the undesirable consequence of antibiotic abuse or misuse is a view that is simplistic and inaccurate. view more (2009-10-16)
Childhood asthma still inappropriately treated in the UK
Children with asthma are missing out on the best drug treatment for their disease, because family doctors are ignoring prescribing guidelines, suggests research published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. view more (2007-09-04)
Risks for painkiller abuse do not outweigh benefits in chronic pain
As controversy swirls about proper clinical use of opioids and other potent pain medications, research reported at the American Pain Society annual meeting shows that, contrary to widespread beliefs, less than 3 percent of patients with no history of drug abuse who are prescribed opioids for chronic pain will show signs of possible drug abuse or... view more... (2008-05-09)
Victims of child maltreatment more likely to perpetrate youth violence, intimate partner violence
Some people are caught in a cycle of violence, perhaps beginning with their own abuse as a child and continuing into perpetration or victimization as an adult. view more (2007-09-25)
New genetic study of Asperger syndrome, autistic traits and empathy
Scientists from the University of Cambridge have identified 27 genes that are associated with either Asperger Syndrome (AS) and/or autistic traits and/or empathy. view more (2009-07-15)
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