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Adding alcohol to energy drinks leads to an increased urge to drink
Public health advocates in recent years have become concerned not with the consumption of energy drinks by youth but also their joint consumption with alcohol by young adults.
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Billionaire's breakup plan would chop California into six states
A long-shot effort to break California into six separate states got a boost on Monday, when the billionaire venture capitalist behind the proposal said he had gathered enough signatures to place it on the ballot in two years.
Missing Mont Blanc mountain climber found after 32 years in ice
Mountain-climbers have made a grisly discovery in the Mont Blanc range of the Alps - the body of a young climber preserved in ice for 32 years.
Study: Young women with sexy social media photos seen as less competent
Girls and young women who post sexy or revealing photos on social media sites such as Facebook are viewed by their female peers as less physically and socially attractive and less competent to perform tasks, a new study from Oregon State University indicates.
Seattle's attorney apologizes for taking bags of marijuana to the office
Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes on Friday apologized for violating workplace rules by bringing bags of marijuana he purchased from newly-opened Washington state pot shops back to his office.
The bigger the better: Cigarette warning labels prompt quit attempts
Cigarette warning labels can influence a smoker to try to quit even when the smoker is trying to avoid seeing the labels, according to a survey of thousands of adult smokers in four countries published by the American Psychological Association.
Most prescription labels fail to meet guidelines, risking dosage errors
Small print and poor printing on prescription labels handed out by pharmacists may be misread and may lead to errors in taking medication, according to new research by the University of Waterloo and CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind).
Harmful hookahs: Many young smokers aren't aware of the danger
Despite warnings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that hookah smoking can be just as dangerous as cigarettes, many young adults believe that using the water pipes is not harmful to their health, according to a UCLA School of Nursing study.
Poll finds health most common major stressful event in Americans' lives last year
A new NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) poll released today that examines the role of stress in Americans' lives finds that about half of the public (49%) reported that they had a major stressful event or experience in the past year.
Researchers discover new way to predict which teens will binge drink
A new study published Monday found that genetics, brain function and other factors hold promise of helping researchers predict which teenagers will become binge drinkers and abuse alcohol.
