Hispanic kids show greater risk of substance use
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Hispanic middle school students may be more likely to smoke, drink or use marijuana than their peers of other races and ethnicities, whereas Asian students seem to have the lowest risk, according to new research...

Biochemical pathway may link addiction, compulsive eating
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Ezlopitant, a compound known to suppress craving for alcohol in humans, was shown to decrease consumption of sweetened water by rodents in a study by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center, which...

Sensitivity to alcohol odors may indicate a genetic predisposition to alcohol...
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Prior research had found an association between DNA sequence variations in a gene that encodes parts of the brain's gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA)-A receptors (the GABRA2 gene) and alcohol dependence. New research has found that...

Targeted strategies needed to find, prevent and treat breast cancer among Mex...
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Specific prevention and education strategies are needed to address breast cancer in Mexican-origin women in this country, according to a study at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, which was published online in...

A single interaction affects the way a child seeks information, Queen's Unive...
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Seven-year-old children only need to interact with a person once to learn who to trust and seek information from, according to a study by Queen's University researchers."It shows that kids really pay attention to people's...

A single interaction affects the way a child seeks information, Queen's Unive...
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Seven-year-old children only need to interact with a person once to learn who to trust and seek information from, ac...

School-based intervention successfully lowers drinking rates in at-risk children
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: In an effort to combat these startling findings, researchers at King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry desc...

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Statement from Secretary Sebelius on National HIV Testing Day
From HHS News and Events: The observance of National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) on Sunday, June 27, is a critical opportunity for all of us to talk about ...

International Medical Corps Chosen by American Express and TakePart as Member...
From PR Newswire: Health: International Medical Corps is proud to be selected as a partner in Members Project from American Express and TakePart, an i...

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News from EPI: Wage growth collapsed during the recession, EPI report finds
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Violence in inner city neighborhoods contributes to trouble with asthma
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Patients with asthma who are exposed to violence in their community are at an increased risk for an asthma-related h...

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Buying common medicines can push poor people further into poverty
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A substantial proportion (up to 86 percent) of the population living in low and middle income countries would be pus...

Abuses in the L-Visa Program: Undermining the U.S. Labor Market
From Economic Policy Institute: In a globalized business environment, it should come as no surprise that corporations conducting business activities i...

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Early Education Programs and Children of Immigrants: Learning Each Other's La...
From Urban Institute Latest Reports: Children from immigrant families are the fastest growing group of children in the United States. High-quality chi...

Two-Generation Strategies and Involving Immigrant Parents in Children's Educa...
From Urban Institute Latest Reports: Intervening in the parent generation can improve current and future prospects in the child generation. Such two-g...

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Neonatal intensive care units critical to infant survival
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Very low birthweight and very preterm infants are more likely to die if they are not born at hospitals with neonatal...

Obesity, diabetes epidemics continue to grow in California, UCLA study finds
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A majority of adults in California are obese or overweight and more than 2 million have been diagnosed with diabetes...

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Runaway and Homeless Youth: Prevalence, Programs, and Policy
From: Chapin Hall - The Urban Institute: April 8, 2010 Attend in person in Washington, DC 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. ET Urban Institute 2100 M Street N.W., 5th...

Study finds significant number of kids experience family homelessness
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A new multisite study by UCLA and RAND Corp. researchers and colleagues has found that 7 percent of fifth-graders an...

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ADA position: Action needed to eliminate food insecurity in the US
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: The American Dietetic Association has published an updated position paper on food insecurity in the United States, c...

B vitamins and the aging brain examined
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A US Department of Agriculture nutritionist has collaborated in ongoing research that has taken a closer look at the...

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