prenatal smoking
Smoking while pregnant may raise a baby's risk factor for teen obesity by impacting the brain's reward system. MORE
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Morning Roundup: May 23, 2013
Scientists discover cocaine-blocking molecule, food addiction could be at the root of global obesity epidemic, and former Bachelorette star reveals battle with alcoholism.
5:00amIslamic Extremists Target "Vice" in Iraq
Fundamentalists seek to eradicate behaviors "contrary to Islam" with deadly attacks on brothels and liquor stores.
5/22/13 5:27pmBig Tobacco Wants YOU to Keep Smoking
As Americans cut back, tobacco companies fight to keep customers with more giveaways.
5/22/13 4:19pmDrunk Directs Traffic in Midtown Manhattan
A homeless alcoholic helps a transit worker catch some shut eye by taking over his duties.
5/22/13 3:31pmIs Addiction a Pathology of Choice?
New research suggests that drug cravings and decision-making are linked in the brain.
5/22/13 2:22pm
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