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French Model Dies of Anorexia at 28
French actress and model Isabelle Caro, best known for her controversial advertisements in which she revealed her nude emaciated body as a campaign against anorexia, has died of the very disease of which she devoted her life to bringing awareness.
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Study Finds Why Prenatal Smoking Contributes to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
A new study has found that the link between smoking cigarettes during pregnancy and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) may relate to the effects of nicotine on the development of brain regions that control breathing.
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Alcohol Consumption Linked to Breast Cancer Subtypes
It is well known that alcohol can contribute to the risk of developing cancer, especially breast cancer among women. Some studies have suggested that a woman’s alcohol consumption affects her hormonally, putting her at a greater risk of developing hormonally-driven types of breast cancer. Yet little research had been done on the relationships between women’s alcohol consumption and the risk of various breast cancer subtypes. As reported in the latest issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have conducted the first study measuring postmenopausal women’s risk of breast cancer subtypes based on their alcohol consumption levels. The researchers discovered that postmenopausal women drinkers have an increased risk of lobular and hormone receptor-positive breast cancer.
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Drug Exposure Threatening Lives of Women and Children in Afghanistan
The health of many women and children in Afghanistan is at great risk because of passive exposure to heroin and other drugs, according to a new study commissioned by the U.S. Department of State and jointly led by two University of Florida drug addiction experts.
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Trends of Adult Female Substance Abuse from 1992 to 2007
Adult female substance abuse affects not only the women who choose to use alcohol and drugs in an abusive fashion, but it can have profound effects on their children. Injuries and deaths caused by substance abuse, child abuse and neglect, and fetal alcohol syndrome are all secondary consequences of adult female substance abuse.
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Research Shows Gender Differences in Addiction
The argument that there is no difference between the sexes holds little weight when it comes to drug abuse and addiction. According to a piece in the Psychiatric Times, studies presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) show that the molecular events that accompany drug abuse and addiction for men and women are different. Continue Reading
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