Recent study reveals that after the attack on September 11, 2001, New York City children suffer from anxiety or depression and are more succeptable to further mental stress if there are any future tragedies.

A survey of more than 8,000 children from the 4th to 12th grades found 29 percent suffered from one or more of six anxiety or depressive disorders six months after the hijacked plane attacks on the World Trade Center in which nearly 2,800 people died

New research indicates 7-percent of middle school girls and 5-percent of high school girls say they have used steroids at least once. The annual government-sponsored study says most girls who try performance-enhancing drugs want to get bigger and stronger, while some would like to lose weight and develop a more muscular physique. The report also indicates the same girls who have eating disorders are often the same ones who try steroids. Charles Yesalis, a professor of health and human development at Pennsylvania State University, says "There's been a substantial increase for girls during the 1990s, and it's at an all-time high right now." He says some girls start experimenting as early as age nine. Analysts say side effects from using male sex hormones can include smaller breasts, a deeper voice, irregular periods, severe acne, excess body hair and facial hair, "roid rage" (fits of anger), depression, and paranoia. Scientists say steroids also carry higher risks of some forms of cancer, stroke, and heart attack

Sussex, UK (AHN)- The University of Leicester analyzed the coping strategies of 200 white and British Asian patients. Their research in The British Journal of Cancer suggests that White patients cope better with the pressure of cancer than their British Asian counterparts. Researcher Dr. Paul Symonds told the BBC News website that he feared that Asian patients were more likely to view cancer as an automatic death sentence when in fact up to 50% of patients made a full recovery. Kate Law, head of clinical trials at Cancer Research UK, said, "This could be down to many factors, but if misunderstanding of cancer is one, then the NHS may need to focus on a targeted education campaign once this work has been further substantiated." The British Journal of Cancer study found the most common method of coping among Asian people was simply to deny they were ill. While White people were more likely not to dwell on their illness - a strategy linked to less anxiety and depression. About half of British Asians surveyed said they did not really believe that they had cancer - despite being told and agreeing to cancer treatment. In both groups denial was linked to an increase in depression