CHICAGO – Substance use is widespread among adolescents in the United States, particularly among those of Native American, white, Hispanic and multiple race/ethnicity, and these groups are also disproportionally affected by substance-related disorders, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
(JUNEAU, AK) – Korean Farm, Inc. has issued a recall for ASSI Brand frozenoysters imported from Korea. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has confirmed three norovirus illnesses in Washington State were associated with the recalled oysters.
Great American Smokeout Takes Place Nov. 17 PRESSRELEASE PUBLISHED 11/05/2011 – 10:41 A.M. AKST JUNEAU and KLAWOCK, Nov. 4, 2011 — Every third Thursday in November, tobacco users are encouraged to make a plan and set a date to quit for life, or pledge to be smoke-free for 24 hours as a part of the […]
Steven H. Feinsilver, MD, Director, Center for Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine MOUNT SINAI-Generally, it is always easier to stay up an hour later than to go to sleep an hour earlier, so most people have relatively little problem setting the clocks back in the Fall. This is because our basic circadian rhythm […]