The apparent relaxing effect of smoking is a coping mechanism for young people who may have experienced physical maltreatment or abuse during their younger days. In coming up with that conclusion, a research team from the Duke University Medical Center trailed 15,000 youths between 15 to 22.

The exposure to physical violence need not be a personal assault, it could include witnessing beatings and other forms of body abuses. Such incidents often spurs a young person to start smoking within a year

At least 15,000 human kidneys a year are sold and obtained through organ trafficking and many medical professionals are turning a blind eye (and hand) on the practice.

At a United Nations Forum in Vienna, Austria, University of Berkeley Professor Nancy Scheper-Hughes accused surgeons and top medical professionals of being in league with criminal elements in targeting desperate transplant patients

A study revealed Thursday that an existing pill might in aid in the curbing of a person's appetite for alcohol, simply by reducing the cravings caused by stress.

The new drug reportedly worked by controlling the results of stress, as behavioral stress was a major contributor to the "vicious cycle" of alcoholism

Babies can acquire HIV by eating pre-chewed food prepared by their infected parent or caretakers, researchers revealed. According to scientists, the virus is transmitted through the blood and not the saliva of the infected person who has bleeding gums or even mouth sores.

Pre-chewing baby food before giving it to the babies is a practice among poor or even developing countries where people can't afford to buy baby food or the equipment to grind up food for babies who can't chew because they have no teeth

During a 24 hour period, domestic violence programs helped more than 53,000 adults and children. However, more than 7,700 were turned away because there was not enough funding or staff to meet the demand.

In a report "Domestic Violence Counts" released Thursday, the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) conducted a 24-hour census on Sept. 25, 2007, of shelters and services across the United States. Of the 1,949 programs identified, 69 percent participated in the census