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The first Intervention About Women Compulsive Gamblers Airs on A&E February 23, 2009 at 9 PM: Williamsville Wellness will be Featured

The show will be about an intervention and the growing problem of female compulsive gambling. Ten years ago only 3% of compulsive gamblers were women, today that figure is 46% or higher. Williamsville Wellness (located in Hanover, VA) specializes in treating compulsive gambling, is licensed to ...

Older Problem Gamblers Face Increased Suicide Risk

Over-55 bettors more likely to ask casinos to bar them, fearing self harm if they can't stop SUNDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Older problem gamblers who ask to be barred from casinos are three to four times more likely than younger gambling addicts to do so because they're afraid t...

Older problem gamblers may face greater suicide risk than younger counterparts, study finds

WASHINGTON Compared to their younger counterparts, older problem gamblers who ask casinos to bar them from returning are three to four times more likely to do so because they fear they will kill themselves if they don't stop betting, according to a new study. Researchers Lia Nower, JD, PhD, o...

Estimated 750,000 problem gamblers among America's youth

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Gambling activity is widespread among U.S. adolescents and young adults ages 14 through 21, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalos Research Institute on Addictions (RIA). Results of the first national survey of its kind show pr...

Compulsive Gamblers Don't Learn From Their Mistakes

Study finds they have a mental rigidity that keeps them from folding their cards THURSDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) -- A form of mental rigidity that leads to compulsive behavior may explain why gambling addicts can't stop trying their luck even when they're on a losing streak, a new ...

Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) Announces $100,000 in Contributions to Organizations Working to Assist Problem Gamblers

LAS VEGAS, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved $50,000 in contributions to the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) based in Washington, D.C. and $50,000 for The International Pro...

U of M study: Health food supplement may curb addiction of pathological gamblers

MINNEAPOLIS/ ST. PAUL (Sept. 11, 2007) University of Minnesota researchers have discovered that a common amino acid, available as a health food supplement, may help curb pathological gamblers addiction. In a recent eight-week trial, 27 people were given increasing doses of the amino acid, N-ac...

Odds Are That Gamblers Have More Health Problems

People who gamble at least five times a year have more health problems than people who gamble less frequently, a new study reveals.// And people with a severe gambling addiction are the most likely to report serious health problems, such as increased heart rate, angina and liver disease when ...

Personality profiles of gamblers and substance abusers are similar

Individuals suffering from problem gambling behavior may share their personality// profiles with substance abusers like drug addicts and alcoholics. Researchers have been able to identify personality traits of problem gambling behavior in people and have found marked semblance with those of su...

Parkinson's Drug Leads To Increase in Gamblers

A new research in the field of medications prescribed to treat Parkinson’s disease revealed shocking results. After investigation it was found// that drugs prescribed to treat Parkinson's disease could turn patients into compulsive gamblers. Scientists at the Food and Drug Administration have found...

gamblers in Medical Dictionary

Pathological Gambling

... . During the 1990s, changes in State and ... meet the DSM criteria for pathological . gambling at some point in their lives ... Pathological gamblers may have a predisposition to developing a gambling problem ... Causes of both pathological gambling and antisocial personality disorder are .....

gamblers in Biological News

UBC researchers develop new method to study gambling addictions

...tant next step because the neurobiological basis of gambling is still poorly understood and few treatment options exist," adds Winstanley, noting that gamblers experience higher rates of divorce, suicide and crime than non-gamblers. "It brings us a step closer to the goal of drug-based treatments for people s...

Brain's 'gambling circuitry' identified

... From gamblers playing blackjack to investors picking stocks, humans make a wide range of decisions that require gauging risk versus reward. However, laboratory stud...

gamblers in Biological Technology

Where have all the Midwest VCs gone?

...addition, the returns on other investments are abysmal. The real investment gamblers are hungry for the right deal. Most of them have been spoiled on high-tech ...t keep investing thinking things will correct themselves much like casino gamblers thinking that putting in a couple more quarters will change their luck on t...