Teenagers who smoke and are around second-hand smoke are putting themselves at more risk for of metabolic syndrome, a condition marked by obesity, high blood pressure, unhealthy cholesterol levels and pre-diabetes according to a study printed in the medical journal "Circulation" Monday.

"This is the first study to link this syndrome, which most people associate with obesity, to secondhand smoke," Dr. Michael Weitzman of the University of Rochester in New York, who led the study told Reuters

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New York,NY (AHN)-A study released late Friday suggests that the heart medications known as "Beta Blockers" could greatly assist in helping victims of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, according to a report from Weill College of Medicine at Cornell University, in New York City

The U.S. Army's surgeon general has declared on Thursday that a new survey reveals 30 percent of troops have developed mental health problems due to stress.

The survey was carried out on 1,000 troops stationed overseas, in Iraq

The University of Alabama is operating an innovative six-week summer program for children with behavioral disorders.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Summer Treatment Program provides intense behavioral therapy for children in a summer day camp setting

The University of Alabama is operating an innovative six-week summer program for children with behavioral disorders.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Summer Treatment Program provides intense behavioral therapy for children in a summer day camp setting