Teenagers who exhibit symptoms of insomnia are more likely than other teens to develop depression or problems with substance abuse or to entertain thoughts of suicide by the time they reach early adulthood, according to a study recently concluded at…

April 21, 2006, was marked by an extreme number of overdoses in Camden, New Jersey, with reports of similar overdose outbreaks coming in from other parts of the state as well as from Maryland, Chicago, Detroit, and Philadelphia. The Detroit…

A new study suggests that heavy smoking and drinking can hasten the onset of Alzheimer’s disease by several years.  Eliminating smoking and drinking are considered the two most important steps to preventing Alzheimer’s disease.

A woman’s history of drinking is directly linked to her chances of developing the most common form of breast cancer and it doesn’t matter what form of alcoholic beverage she prefers, either.  The largest study ever conducted that matches alcoholic…

Researchers for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported the findings of a study that identifies more than 90,000 infants who were neglected or received poor parental care during their first year of life. In about…

Patient demographics has led researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center to identify two types of cancer associated with the head and neck and the types of people more likely to get one form of the cancer or the…

Researchers have found a link between smoking and diabetic neuropathy. A study found that 62 percent of patients with diabetic neuropathy smoked cigarettes compared with 33 percent of patients who didn’t smoke.

Patients were entered into the study if they scored…

Med Headlines - Alcoholism is a sad, tragic illness that often leads the sufferer to take desperate measures. Researchers in London recently reported that an alarming number of alcoholics are ingesting alcohol-based hand wipe solutions when other form of alcohol…