Benzodiazepine Withdrawal
To abruptly stop using benzodiazepines may produce a withdrawal syndrome. These withdrawal symptoms include increased anxiety and insomnia (the inability to fall or stay asle...
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Sydney (dpa) - Half of Australian men aged 18 to 24, and more than
a third of young women, are drinking dangerous amounts of alcohol.
The figures aren't much better ...
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For the first 44 weeks of each year, I'm a pretty disciplined eater, at least by my own, admittedly poor, standards. I limit myself to a couple of pieces of toast every morning, and I take in a dec...
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Sammy Sosa stepped into the batter's box against live pitching for the first time Sunday. The slugger didn't even swing the bat. Neither did Michael Young, Mark Teixeira or any of the other Texas R...
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Estimates vary, but most experts peg the calorie count of a traditional Thanksgiving meal anywhere from 3,000 to 4,500 calories, depending on what the diner plops on their plate. An average-sized a...
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In a vast room at 24 Hour Fitness in Sherman Oaks, Calif., heavily eyelined valley girls lift weight machines. In front of the mirror, Eric “Lil Eazy-E” Wright, 21, screws up his face, ...
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New Year's resolution or not, health experts are hoping Illinois' new smoking ban provides smokers the kick-start they need to ditch the habit. Starting Jan. 1, the Smoke-Free Illinois Act will mak...
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When Gina O'Brien decided she no longer needed drugs to quell her anxiety and panic attacks, she followed doctor's orders by slowly tapering her dose of the antidepressant Paxil. The grad...
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Steve Kerr offered a deadpan response to a question about the moves he's planning as the Phoenix Suns' new general manager."I'm going to shop (Steve) Nash immediately," he said, bringing a roar of ...
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Wellington (dpa) - About one-in-four New Zealanders still smoke,
despite a ban on smoking at all workplaces, including cafes and bars,
which has radically changed their life...
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Wellington (dpa) - It is not too much of an exaggeration to say
that October 7 - the day New Zealand's national All Blacks rugby team
was knocked out of the 2007 World Cup b...
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