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• Alcohol Tied to 740,000 Cancer Cases Worldwide in 2020
• Alcohol to Blame for 1 in 5 Young Adult Deaths in U.S.
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• Did Pandemic Lockdowns Worsen the Epidemic of Opioid Abuse?
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• Disease That Permanently Bends Fingers Could Have Origins in Neanderthal Genes
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• Fatal ODs Are Hitting Less-Educated Americans the Hardest
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• Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans
• Faulty Gene Could Raise Vulnerability to Asbestos-Linked Cancer
• FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Nasal Spray for Opioid Overdoses
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• FDA Panel Considers Making Opioid Antidote Drug Available Without Prescription
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• FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
• FDA Warns of Animal Tranquilizer in Illicit Drugs
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• First Murder Conviction for Fentanyl Dealer Delivered in California
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• Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
• Gene Changes Made This Season's Bird Flu More Severe
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• Gene Could Predispose Some Black Patients to Alzheimer's
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• Gene Editing Technique Corrects Sickle Cell Disease in Mice
• Gene Found in Amish Helps Protect Their Hearts
• Gene Study Probes Origins of Addison's Disease
• Gene Study Reveals Brain's Complex Organization
• Gene Test Lets Some Colon Cancer Patients Safely Skip Chemo
• Gene Test Might Help Some Breast Cancer Patients Skip Radiation After Lumpectomy
• Gene Test Spots Those Vulnerable to Rare but Severe Side Effect of Drugs for MS, Other Conditions
• Gene Tests Could Spot 1 Million Americans at Risk of High Cholesterol
• Gene That Shielded Some Against Black Death May Be Helping, Harming People Today
• Gene-Based Embryo Selection: Are 'Designer Babies' on the Horizon?
• Genes Could Raise COVID Risks for People With Down Syndrome
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• Genes 'Switched On' Much Earlier in Human Embryos Than Thought
• Genetic Research May Help Identify Causes of Stillbirth
• Geneticists Probe Origins of Painful Cluster Headaches
• Genetics Might Explain Some Cases of Cerebral Palsy
• Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse
• Getting Anti-Addiction Meds to Prisoners Can Cut Overdose Deaths
• Global Consortium Finds Genes That Drive Severe COVID-19
• Gruesome Cigarette Warnings May Work on Smokers: Study
• Half of Adults With ADHD Have Struggled With Alcohol, Drug Use
• Half of Dentists Say Patients Are Coming to Appointments While High
• Half of Drinkers Who Think They're Fit to Drive Are Wrong: Study
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• Healthy Living Helps Ward Off Deadly Prostate Cancers in Men at High Risk
• Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some
• Hearts From Drug Abusers Can Be Used for Transplants
• Heavier Drinking During Pandemic Means More Liver Disease to Come
• Heavy Drinking Could Raise Your Risk for Frailty: Study
• Heavy Drinking in Youth Could Harm Arteries
• Heavy Drinking Into Old Age Ups Health Risks: Study
• Heavy Drinking Tied to Dangerous Buildup of Fat Around Heart, Liver
• Heavy Drinking Tied to Raised Stroke Risk, Study Finds
• Heavy Marijuana Use May Harm the Heart
• Heavy Pot Use Linked to Mental Problems, Even After Quitting
• Herpes Virus Yields Up Genetic Secrets
• High-Dose Withdrawal Drug in ER Can Help Battle Opioid Addiction
• Highly Inbred, French Bulldogs Face Higher Odds for 20 Health Issues
• High-Potency Pot Tied to Big Rise in Psychiatric Issues
• Hit Hard by Opioid Crisis, Canadian Province Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Hard Drugs
• Home Delivery of Alcohol Expanded During Pandemic, With Permanent Effects on Health
• Hope Can Save People From Making Bad Choices: Study
• How a 'Dry January' Could Help Your Health
• How Are 'Super Agers' Protected From Alzheimer's and Mental Decline?
• How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped
• How Unhealthy Are Cigars?
• Humans Started Loving Carbs a Very Long Time Ago
• Illicit Use of Ketamine Keeps Rising in U.S.
• Improved Pig-to-Human Kidney Transplants Mark a Major Advance
• In 10 Years, COVID-19 Could Be 'Just the Sniffles'
• In Breast Cancer Survivors, Obesity Raises Odds for Cancer's Return
• In Canada, Program That Supplies Safe Opioids to Addicts Is Saving Lives
• In Medieval Times, Plagues 'Sped Up' With Each New Outbreak
• In New Documentary, Michael J. Fox Describes Hiding Parkinson's, Struggles With Alcohol
• In Philadelphia, an Animal Tranquilizer Is Driving Deadly Rise in Opioid ODs
• In Some U.S. Schools, 1 in 4 Kids Said They've Misused an ADHD Drug
• Insights Into Genes Driving Epilepsy Could Help With Treatment
• Insomnia Tied to Raised Risk of Aneurysm
• Is Alzheimer's Disease Genetic?
• Is Mind-Altering Ayahuasca Safe? No, But Folks Who Try It May Not Care
• Is Obesity Especially Dangerous for Women at Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer?
• Is Rise in Liver Damage Tied to More Drinking During Lockdowns?
• Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
• Job Done: Scientists Fill in Missing Gaps to Complete Map of Human Genome
• Just 1 in 5 Americans Struggling With Opioid Misuse Gets Meds That Can Help
• Just 2 Kids Worldwide Are Known to Have This Rare Genetic Disease. Their Parents United for a Cure
• Juul to Pay $40 Million in N.C. Case Over Vaping's Harm to Teens
• Kicking the Coffee Habit But Scared of Withdrawal? Try Decaf
• Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years
• Kids of Heavy Drinkers Face Multiple Threats to Health
• Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches
• Knee, Shoulder Surgeries Without Opioids? It's Possible, Study Finds
• Largest-Ever Study of Suicide Genetics Gives Clues to Who's at Risk
• Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
• Legalizing Marijuana Doesn't Raise Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
• Legalizing Marijuana Tied to More Binge Drinking in Folks Over 30
• Lesbians, Gays Suffer More Mental Health Issues, Drug Use Problems: Survey
• Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
• Like Flu, COVID-19 May Turn Out to Be Seasonal
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• Lockdown Got You Feeling Low? Yoga May Help
• Lockdowns Tied to Temporary Drops in Illicit Drug Seizures
• Loneliness May Make Quitting Smoking Even Tougher
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• Major Gene Study Looks at Origins of Bipolar Disorder
• Major Gene Study Spots DNA Tied to Autism, Other Disorders
• Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?
• Many American Teens Are in Mental Health Crisis: Report
• Many Americans Live Too Far From Opioid Addiction Treatment
• Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study
• Many Using Cannabis for Pain Take Opioids, Too
• Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
• Many Women May Overestimate Risks From Genes Tied to Breast Cancer
• Marijuana Edibles Are Sending Kids to the ER: Here's Tips to Keep Them Safe
• Marijuana Use by Youth: After Legalization, Education Seems to Matter
• Marijuana, Meth, Cocaine Use Can Help Trigger Dangerous A-Fib
• Massive Gene Study Probes Origins of Depression
• MDMA/Ecstasy Shows Even More Promise in Easing PTSD
• Measuring Up: Scientists Spot Genes Linked to Height
• Medical Marijuana Rx Ups Odds for Overuse, With No Benefit to Health: Study
• Medicare's Coverage of Methadone Could Help Get People Off Opioids
• Men Exposed to Cigarette Smoke in Childhood More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids
• Men More Prone to Cancer Than Women, But Why?
• Men Often Die Before Women, and the Y Chromosome May Be to Blame
• Mental Health Issues Linked to Higher Risk of Breakthrough COVID Infections
• Mental Health Woes Double Women's Odds for Cervical Cancer
• Menthols Make Up 40% of U.S. Cigarette Sales; Ban Could Have Huge Impact
• Meth Abuse Drove Huge Surge in Heart Failure Crises in California
• Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
• Methadone Treatment Does Help Curb Fentanyl, Heroin Use, Study Shows
• Microbes in Lungs Could Affect COVID-19 Outcomes
• Middle-Aged Americans Are Using Marijuana, Binge-Drinking at Record Levels
• Million-Person Study Finds Genes Common to Many Addiction Disorders
• More Clues to the Genes Behind Hearing Loss
• More DNA Errors Seen in Brain Cells of Alzheimer's Patients
• More Education May Slow Start of Early-Onset Alzheimer's
• More Than 1 Drink a Day Ups Blood Pressure for Diabetics
• More Than 1 in 6 U.S. Adults, Teens Have Substance Use Disorder
• More U.S. Teens Are Getting Heavily Addicted to Vaping
• More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol
• Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey
• Most Dog Breeds Are Highly Inbred -- and Unhealthy
• Most Injection Drug Users Are Not Seeking Out Fentanyl: Study
• Most U.S. Adults Who Vape Want to Quit: Study
• Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment
• Moving Away From Opioids to Treat Dental Pain
• Mutant Gene Stops At-Risk People From Getting Alzheimer's: Could It Lead to Treatment?
• Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
• Need to Pee? Scientists May Have Found the Gene for That
• Nerve Gas Sarin Probably Caused Gulf War Syndrome
• New Biden Plan Would Help Pregnant Women Fight Opioid Addiction
• New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
• New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented
• New Clues to Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Young Kids
• New Coronavirus Strain More Contagious, Scientists Say
• New Genetic Insights Into Cause of ALS
• New Insights Into Each Parent's Role in the Genetics of Autism
• New Insights Into What Might Drive Parkinson's Disease
• New Jersey's '5-Day Rule' Didn't Curb Opioid Use
• New 'Mu' Coronavirus Variant Being Watched Closely: Fauci
• New Opioids Are Joining the Illicit Drug Supply, and They're More Potent Than Fentanyl
• New Polio Vaccine Promising in Early Test
• New Research Links Another Gene to Alzheimer's Risk
• New Technique 80% Effective in Selecting a Baby's Gender
• Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
• No Change in Adolescent Drug, Alcohol Use During Pandemic
• No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
• No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study
• Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
• Nurses, Other Health Care Workers at High Risk of Drug Overdose
• NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives
• Odds for Early Death Rise After Severe Injury Linked to Alcohol
• Ohio State Warns of Fake Adderall Pills After Two Students Die
• Older Gays, Lesbians at Higher Odds for Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
• Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women
• Opioid Addiction Treatment in Jail Could Change Lives
• Opioid Deaths in Young Americans Often Involve Other Drugs
• Opioid Use a Hazard for Young Patients Battling Sarcomas
• Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
• Oregon Decriminalized Possession of Small Amounts of Drugs. Fatal ODs Didn't Skyrocket
• Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
• Over 100,000 Americans Died From Drug Overdoses in One Year: Report
• Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells
• Oxycontin Maker Purdue Dissolved, Family to Pay $4.5 Billion in Bankruptcy Settlement
• Pandemic Boosted Drinking Among Americans Over 50: Poll
• Pandemic Brought Surge in Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Teens
• Pandemic Brought Surge in Teen Drug Overdose Deaths
• Pandemic Has Blocked Access to Treatment for Many Americans Hooked on Opioids
• Pandemic Has More Americans Turning to Booze
• Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose
• Pandemic Saw Big Rise in Deaths to Millennials From Multiple Causes
• Pandemic Stress Has Americans Gaining Weight, Drinking More: Poll
• Pandemic Tied to Rising Number of Fatal Opioid ODs
• Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
• Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began -- and Might End
• Patients' Genes Raise Odds for Rare Brain Infection When Using Certain Meds
• People Are Buying Illegal Opioids on the Dark Web
• People Are Still Evolving, Creating New Genes
• People With Cerebral Palsy Could Be in the Crosshairs of the Opioid Crisis
• Pharmacists Can Be Key to Helping Folks Kick Opioid Addiction
• Pig Hearts Successfully Transplanted Into 2 Brain-Dead Patients
• Pig Study Could Lead to Gene Therapy to Prevent Heart Failure
• Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
• Poll Finds Many Parents Unaware of Kids' Exposure to Vaping
• Poor Sleep Plus Genes Might Raise Some Folks' Asthma Risk
• Popular 'Nicotine Pouches' Won't Help Smokers Quit: Study
• Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show
• Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
• Problem Drinking to Blame for 232 Million Missed Workdays in U.S. Annually
• Program Helps Folks Battling Mental Illness Beat Another Foe: Smoking
• PTSD Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction Patients: Study
• Rare But Dangerous Form of Eating Disorder Could Run in Families
• Record Number of Fatal Drug ODs for Pregnant, Postpartum Women
• Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain
• Regular Drinking Can Raise Blood Pressure in the Otherwise Healthy
• Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study
• Research Gives Clues to Why Cancer in One Breast Could Develop in the Other
• Researchers Explore New Nonaddictive Means of Fighting Pain
• Restricting Access to Vapes Might Drive People to Cigarettes
• Ridesharing Services May Be Lowering Drunk Driving Deaths
• Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid Abuse
• Rising U.S. Deaths After Users Mix Coke, Meth With an Opioid
• Saving the 'Butterfly Children:' Gene Therapy Helps Heal Deadly Blistering Condition
• Science Brings Shortcut to Spotting 50 Rare Genetic Diseases
• Science Reveals Genes That Help Drive Dyslexia
• Scientists Decode the Y Chromosome, Key to Male Development
• Scientists Develop Quick Test for Marijuana Use
• Scientists Discover Cause of Swallowing Disorder in German Shepherds
• Scientists Discover Rare Form of ALS That Can Strike Kids
• Scientists Engineer Mosquitoes That Can't Transmit Malaria
• Scientists Gain Insight Into Genetics of Glaucoma
• Scientists Get Close to Genetic Cause of Lupus
• Scientists Get Closer to a Better PSA Test
• Scientists Move Closer to Mapping Entire Human Genome
• Scientists Spot Genes Linked to Raynaud's Phenomenon
• Scientists Spot More Genes Linked to Problem Drinking
• Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
• Should All U.S. Newborns Undergo Genomic Testing?
• Skeletons May Put Blame on Vikings for Smallpox' Spread
• Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic
• Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse
• Smoking Undermines Human DNA That Would Normally Prevent Cancer
• Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
• Soaring Misuse of Horse Tranquilizer Xylazine Is Worsening Opioid Crisis
• Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
• Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
• Some Teens Are Overdosing With Meds Prescribed for ADHD, Anxiety
• Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
• Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring
• Strong Marijuana Habit Could Raise Odds for Complications During Surgery
• Study Uncovers Large Collection of Genes Behind Schizophrenia
• Substance Abuse Greatly Raises Odds of Heart Attack, Stroke During Pregnancy
• Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine
• Supplements Can Contain Far More Melatonin Than Is Safe, Upping Odds for Illness
• Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Oxycontin Maker's Bankruptcy Deal
• Taking ADHD Meds Won't Raise a Kid's Odds for Drug Abuse Later: Study
• Taking Kratom Claimed Her Son's Life. Now She and Others Are Warning of the Dangers
• Talking to a Loved One Battling Substance Abuse: Staying Positive Is Key
• Teen Drinking Much More Likely If Parents Binge Drink, Study Finds
• Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults
• Teens More Likely to Vape If Parent Smokes
• Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Helped Curb Fatal ODs During Pandemic
• Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
• Telemedicine Could Improve Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
• The Naked Ape: Science Unravels How Humans Lost Their Body Hair
• There Are No Hangover Cures, Scientists Say
• Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
• TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
• To Cut Down on Boozing, Offer Other Choices: Study
• Today's Potent Pot Could Be Prescription for Addiction
• Too Few People Treated for Opioid Use Get Anti-Overdose Med
• Too Few People With Opioid Disorder Receive Best Treatments
• Too Much Auld Lang Syne: Avoiding That New Year's Hangover
• Too Much Caffeine Might Raise Your Odds for Glaucoma
• Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health
• Traces of Human DNA Are Everywhere in the Environment
• Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
• Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
• Two New Studies Point to the Promise of Gene Therapy for High Cholesterol
• Two-Drug Combo May Help Fight Meth Addiction
• Two-Thirds of Americans Say Their Lives Have Been Affected by Addiction: Poll
• U.S. Child Deaths From Fentanyl Jumped 30-Fold in Just 8 Years
• U.S. Deaths Involving Meth Are Skyrocketing, Fentanyl a Big Factor
• U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Jumped Nearly 30% During Pandemic
• U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record Highs
• U.S. Fatal Drug ODs Rose Again in 2021, But Increase Is Slowing
• U.S. Meth Overdose Deaths Tripled in Recent Years
• U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
• US to Allow Medicaid to Pay for Drug Treatment in Prisons
• Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
• Used After Opioid Overdose, Anti-Addiction Drug Can Cut Odds for Fatal OD
• Using 'Grey's Anatomy' to Warn Teens Away From Vaping
• Vape Sales Soared in 2022, Especially Flavors Appealing to Youth
• Vaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
• Vaping Won't Help Smokers Quit, Another Study Finds
• Vaping's Popularity Falls Among U.S. High School Students
• Various Mental Illnesses Share Same Genes: Study
• Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
• Weekend Binge Drinking: Not as Harmless as You Think
• Were You a Big Baby at Birth? Your Infant May Be Also, Study Finds
• What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
• What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
• When Booze Labels Carry Health Warnings, Drinking Declines: Study
• When Genes Raise a Mom's Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
• When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
• WHO Calls for Global Registry of Human Genome Editing
• Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
• Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
• Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
• Why Are Some People More Sensitive Than Others? Genes May Tell
• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
• Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?
• Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
• Wider Supply of Opioid Antidote Naloxone Won't Encourage Heroin Use: Study
• Will Vaccines Work Against the New Coronavirus Variants?
• Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
• Worse COVID Illness May Mean Stronger Immune Protection After
• Yes, Pot Is Stronger Now Than in Decades Past, Study Finds
• You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
• You, Your Family and Cancer: How Genetic Counseling Works
• Young Adults' Use of Hallucinogens Like Mushrooms, PCP Doubled in a Few Years: Study
• Young, Immune-Compromised Patients Are Hotspots for Coronavirus Mutations: Study
• Your Dog's Behavior Is in Its DNA
• Your Dog's Breed Has Little Influence on Behavior, Study Finds
• Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded
• Your Height Could Be a Factor in Disease Risk
• Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight
• Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
• Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
• Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking