Overeating 'like drug addiction'
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Scientists show the same areas of the brain involved in drug addiction control appetite.
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A study by the John Hopkins Medical Institute has claimed that caffeine is the âmost behaviourally active drugâ with even a single cup of coffee a day producing âcaffeine addiction.
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BRUSSELS, Mar 1 (IPS) - A growing number of people are getting addicted to   tranquillisers and other prescription drugs, and this abuse is  set to  exceed illicit drug abuse, the International Narcotics  Control Board  (INCB) warns in a report published Thursday.
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Research suggests a link  between a disease of the heart muscle called cardiomyopathy and  use of methamphetamine -- a powerfully addictive illegal  stimulant drug, also known as meth, crank, crystal, and speed.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Dieters beware. You might be watching what you eat but if a friend next to you is tucking into a calorie loaded snack you could be in trouble.
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NEW YORK  - A single dose of Ritalin appears to dampen adults' taste for calories and fat -- suggesting, researchers say, that the ADHD drug should be studied as a weight-loss medication.
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Researchers suggest link to diabetes; critics say conclusion could be made about other junk foods. By Tara Burghart. CHICAGO -- Women who drink more than one sweetened soft drink a day are more likely to develop
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Hong Kong doctors are over prescribing a slimming drug to women desperate to lose weight, pharmacists said on Friday, warning its misuse could increase the risk of stroke.
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Children who gorge and are significantly overweight are at risk of developing the eating disorder bulimia later in life, British scientists have found.
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Robbie Williams has made perhaps the most effective anti-drug statement ever: taking narcotics can make you fat. According to the BBC, the 30-year-old British pop singer made the comment during a recent interview with a radio station.
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Tough love is turning tender at rehab clinics where gourmet food and whale watching are often replacing bed making and group therapy as part of the treatment for addictions to drink and drugs.
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Like many teenage girls, Lee Ann Thill was obsessed with her appearance. A diabetic, she was already suffering from bulimia &#151; forcing herself to throw up to lose weight. But it wasn't enough, and she'd recently put on 20 pounds.
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NEW YORK  - Preschoolers who drink at least  one serving of soda, fruit juice or other sweet beverage every  day are likely to become overweight, new study findings show.
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NEW YORK  - The results of a small study suggest that the muscle-relaxing drug baclofen may help curb binge eating episodes in women with bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder.
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Wondering how much of a diet-buster that big bowl of noodles is?
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Rats can become drug addicts. That's important to know, scientists say, and has taken a long time to prove. Now two studies by French and British researchers show the animals exhibit the same compulsive drive for cocaine as people do once they're truly hooked.
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THURSDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- There's no 'grace period' when it comes to use of injection drugs like heroin or cocaine: A new study in Addiction finds teenage and young adult users triple their risk for death soon after taking up the habit.