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'Prescription Thugs': New documentary looks at America's legal drug abuse problem

The United States makes up about 5 percent of the world’s population, yet consumes more than 75 percent of the world’s prescription drugs, according to the 2011 UN World Drug Report.

Among high-risk kids, both boys and girls are victims of dating violence

For kids and teens exposed to violence at home or in the community, boys are just as likely to be seriously hurt by a romantic partner, although the risk changes with age, according to a new study.

I missed the red flags of someone in pain, but it won't happen again

That woman whom I was so quick to judge had been sending out red flags. And if I hadn’t been so quick to make myself better than she, I might have been able to help her.

Review suggests breastfeeding could have multibillion dollar benefit for global economy

That breastfeeding can provide a slew of health benefits for babies and their mothers isn’t news, but for the first time, international scientists have put a dollar amount on that benefit.

Moderate drinkers less depressed than teetotalers, poll finds

Are moderate drinkers less likely to be depressed than those who abstain from alcohol? Maybe a bit, a new Gallup Poll finds

'Schizophrenia gene' discovery sheds light on possible cause

Researchers have identified a gene that increases the risk of schizophrenia, and they say they have a plausible theory as to how this gene may cause the devastating mental illness

Addiction changes brain biology in 3 stages, experts say

Experts who research addiction have long argued that it is a disease of the brain.

Maternal obesity, diabetes tied to increased autism risk in kids

Mothers who are obese during pregnancy have almost twice the odds of having a child with autism as women who weigh less, a U.S. study suggests.

Knowing a suicide victim raises your own risk

Dealing with death is difficult enough, but when a loved one takes his or her own life, it becomes even more complex—and it may up the risk of suicide for those left behind, a new study finds.

Girls may be like mom when it comes to mood disorders

A woman with depression might have her mother's brain circuitry at least partly to blame, suggests a new study out of the University of California San Francisco.