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• Study Links Yo-Yo Dieting to Addiction

  Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Not a big fan of dieting? Join the club. But ...

• Binge Drinking Puts the Brain, and Life Itself, at Risk

  Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly half of students at four-year colleges do it regularly ...

• Cocaine Addiction Vaccine Shows Limited Success

  Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- A vaccine to help cocaine addicts beat their habit is ...

• Alcohol Might Lower Death Rates in Brain Injury Patients

  Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- People who suffer serious head injuries are more likely to ...

• Binge Drinking May Encourage Infection

  Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Binge drinking can weaken the body's ability to fight infections ...

• Drinking in Adolescence May Lead to Risky Choices Later

  Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- In a study that shows that doing JELL-O shots is ...

• Lower Drinking Age Linked to Later-Life Problems

  Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- People who grew up in a place and time when ...

• With Alcohol, Starting Young May Lead to Dependency

  Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Teens who start drinking before age 15 could jump-start any ...

• Internet Can Help Curb Drinking Among College Students

  Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Heavy drinking is a growing problem among university students, but ...

• Program Curbs Teen Substance Abuse, Delinquency

  Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) Substance abuse and delinquent behavior among teens was significantly reduced in ...

• Non-Drinkers More Likely to Be Anxious, Depressed

  Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- While alcohol may be considered a depressant, teetotalers as well ...

• Driving After Binge Drinking More Common Than Believed

  Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one in eight binge drinkers say they get behind ...

• Drinkers May Exercise More Than Teetotalers

  Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Here's something to toast: Drinkers are often exercisers. According to a ...

• Alcohol Ads on Cable TV Reach Young Audiences

  Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Cable TV shows that attract a significant proportion of teenage ...

• Pot Might Blunt Damage of Binge Drinking

  Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Marijuana may buffer the brain against the damages of binge ...

• Medical Heroin Helps Treatment-Resistant Addicts

  Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term heroin addicts who were given "medical heroin" were able ...

• Survey Finds Binge Drinking Among Older People, Too

  Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Binge drinking isn't just a problem of young people, researchers ...

• Boozing Blunts Ability to Read Faces

  Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Heavy drinking can affect the ability to recognize other people's ...

• Folk Medicine Therapy May Prevent Alcoholic Relapse

  Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- A synthetic form of a substance found in the kudzu ...