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"Ecstasy" may help PTSD victims get better

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The drug MDMA -- better known as the illegal recreational drug "Ecstasy" -- may help people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) recover, a Norwegian research team suggests. They say the effect of MDMA should allow PTSD ...

From ANNE HARDING, Boston Globe,  20 Mar 2009

Many mothers share bed with baby, a SIDS risk

When the Vancouver Aquarium's baby beluga goes to a party and gets a "Hello, my ... Get the daily headlines emailed to you every morning with the Vancouver Sun newsletter. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly half of mothers participating in the Women, ...

From ANNE HARDING, Vancouver Sun,  24 Oct 2008

Video game helps young cancer patients take meds

NEW YORK -- Playing a specially designed video game can help adolescents and young adult cancer patients adhere more closely to their prescribed treatment, according to a report in the journal Pediatrics. "Targeted video games can help improve the ...

From ANNE HARDING, Canada.com,  5 Aug 2008

Tree-lined streets may cut city kids' asthma risk

Four- and five-year-olds living along the city's greenest streets were less likely to have asthma than young children living in sparsely planted neighborhoods, Dr. Gina S. Lovasi and colleagues from Columbia University found. "We think that trees ...

From ANNE HARDING, EcoEarth News,  12 May 2008
Related Topics: Columbia University

Breathing Dirty Air May Lower Kids' IQ

The effect of pollution on intelligence was similar to that seen in children whose mothers smoked 10 cigarettes a day while pregnant, or in kids who have been exposed to lead, Dr. Shakira Franco Suglia of the Harvard School of Public Health in ...

From ANNE HARDING, EcoEarth News,  18 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Harvard University

Heat may kill hundreds of New Yorkers

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of heat-related deaths in and around New York City will nearly double by 2050 - and could rise as high as 95 percent -- due to global warming, if no efforts are made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a new ...

From ANNE HARDING, EcoEarth News,  9 Oct 2007
Related Topics: Columbia University

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