Mothers who drink moderate to high levels of alcohol during pregnancy may be changing their babies’ DNA, according to a
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Witnessing violence in high school as bad as being bullied
Students who witness violence in school at age 13 are at later risk of psycho-social and academic impairment at age
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Lynchings of the past affect health today: Analysis shows that US counties with a history of lynching events have higher contemporary mortality rates for whites and blacks
Counties with higher rates of lynching between 1877 and 1950 showed higher mortality rates between 2010 and 2014. A new
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Omega-3s help keep kids out of trouble: How diet, biology can prevent bad, even criminal behavior
Something as simple as a dietary supplement could reduce disruptive, even abusive behavior, according to newly released research by a
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Babies introduced to solids early slept longer and woke less frequently, study finds
A study by King’s College London and St George’s University of London has found that babies introduced to solid foods
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Binge drinking during youth may impact future offspring: Rat model finds parent’s alcohol exposure limits offspring’s growth, alters play behavior
A rat model found preconception binge drinking may have negative consequences on future offspring’s growth, social interactions and pubertal development,
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Opioid overdose responsible for over 500,000 years of life lost in Ohio
More than 500,000 years of life expectancy were lost in Ohio during a seven-year period, according to a study conducted
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Teenagers Today Aren’t As Interested In Sex Or Drugs, CDC Study Finds
But suicide among teens is on the rise. Teenage movies have convinced a lot of us that adolescents are obsessed
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Tdap vaccine given during pregnancy reduces occurrence of infant pertussis: Results show a decrease in overall cases of pertussis
A study published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows the effectiveness of the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, acellular
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No link found between oral antifungal drug and stillbirth
New research from a Swedish and Norwegian team of researchers led from Karolinska Institutet does not support a suggested link
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