Re-analysis of cigarettes confirms tobacco companies increased addictive nicotine 11 percent
A reanalysis of nicotine yield from major brand name cigarettes sold in Massachusetts from 1997 to 2005 has confirmed that manufacturers have steadily increased the levels of this agent in cigarettes. This independent analysis, based on data submitted to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) by the manufacturers, found that increases in smoke nicotine yield per cigarette averaged 1...Non-addictive antidepressant drug
Professor Gabriella gobbi and his team from Universite de Montreal have found that the new drug URB597 increases the level of endocannabinoids by blocking the degradation in the brain and relaxes depression. //Endocannabinoids are chemicals present in brain which is responsible for relaxing brain, endocannabinoids are released when specific brain receptors are triggered during exercises and other...Wider Addictive Choices – Now, Tanned Addicts
If you have felt elated using the tanning beds and cannot seem to get enough of them, there may be more to the elation than just the look good factor of the tan. // Researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center , have researched the background of the ‘feel good’ factor , suggesting that the ultraviolet light causing the beautiful tan could also be igniting euphoric sensations, a...The root of addictive carnal desire - Sexy Genes?
It’s all wired at birth. Even the sex drive, researchers say. A school of thought has indicated that only therapy may not work to cure 'sex addicts'// , for the answer lies in genetics. Infact, genes may hold the clue, for people who are more driven than others in seeking carnal pleasures. We owe this discovery to researchers from Hebrew University and Ben Gurion University of the Neg...Toxic and Addictive Foods Responsible For Obesity
In a study published in the journal Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism, scientists have attributed hormonal imbalances caused by high calorie,// low fat western diet to be responsible for the obesity. Robert Lustig, a Pediatrician at the Children's Hospital of the University of California in San Francisco, said: "Our current western food environment has become highl...Blackberry Email Can Get Dangerously Addictive
Experts have warned the users of Blackberry email devices on its addictive qualities.// The health experts have warned that the devices could get so addictive that owners might need to be slowly moved away from using them with treatment that is similar to that given to drug users. The study, which had been carried out by Rutgers University School, in New Jersey, claims tha...