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POPSGenes Trigger Phobias in Kids & Teens I met with Dr. Kendler when I was just a 10th grader in high school. I love finding major research results he has published, as our interests usually intersect (such as with psychiatric genetics in general, and schizophrenia and phobias in particular).
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POPSDrugs, Alcohol, & Despair: State Rankings People in Utah are the least likely to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, and smoke marijuana, but they have the highest rate of serious psychological distress. Could correlation indicate causation in this case?
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POPSAnti-Depressants "Of Little Use" This doesn't really surprise me, since people with mild depression probably shouldn't be given drugs in the first place. It's a shame that so many psychiatrists have become revolving door prescription dispensers instead of knowledgeable therapists skilled in a number of treatment approaches.
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POPSDoctors Waste Time Talking About Themselves There is also a lengthier article on this topic from the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/26/health/26doctors.html?ex=1340596800&en=507455fca6562c3e&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
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POPSShrinking Telomeres Linked to Heart Disease Scientists already suspected that telomeres play a significant role in cancer, so it's exciting to see that said DNA strands are making headlines again in relation to another big killer in the West: heart disease.
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POPSMix-ups in the Medicine Cabinet – WebMD While they're at it, the researchers should study labels on OTC drugs. Is it just me, or have the directions become a lot more difficult to find? If you aren't really determined to discover the correct dosage, I'm sure it's quite easy to overdose.