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05/18/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Opioids becoming drug of choice at raves and electronic dance clubs

Besides their children’s obsession with computers, some modern-day parents must deal with another, deadlier form of addiction that may be manipulating their offspring: the overuse of opioids. A new study by the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research (CDUHR) at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing concluded that one in 10 electronic dance […]

05/05/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Are you a slave to your phone? Happiness researchers explain how social media is making you unhappy

Many things aren’t what they used to be because of social media. We don’t talk to each other often anymore, because we’d rather check our mobile phones even if we’re seated at a table with friends and family. So everyone ends up reaching for their mobile phones as well. According to happiness researcher and psychologist Dr. […]

04/10/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Say what? Smoking found to increase risk of hearing loss, according to study

Still dying for a smoke? Besides, emphysema, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, blindness and of course cancer, here’s one more reason to stop smoking — hearing loss. A recently-published study published by Oxford University Press showed that the more than 50,000 participants of the over eight year-study showed that “smoking is an independent risk factor of hearing […]

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