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CHICAGO (AP) More than 30% of American adults have abused alcohol or suffered from alcoholism at some point in their lives, and few have received treatment, according to a new government study. Alcoholics who got treatment first received it, on average, at about age 30 Д eight years after they developed dependence on drinking, […]

By CAROLYN SAYRE
Neil Armstrong’s 1969 lunar landing may have been a giant leap for mankind, but his big, bulky spacesuit made it look more like a slow shuffle.
For 40 years astronauts have been lumbering around space in the same heavy, energy-sapping suits and that is what Dava Newman, professor of aeronautics, astronautics […]

WASHINGTON The public has little faith the government is adequately screening visitors to the country or could cope with an outbreak of an infectious disease, according to an AP-Ipsos poll.
Only one in five surveyed said the government is doing enough to scrutinize people crossing the border into the U.S., the poll found. Just […]

WASHINGTON (AP) A single pill appears to hold promise in curbing the urges to both smoke and drink, according to researchers trying to help people overcome addiction by targeting a pleasure center in the brain.
The drug, called varenicline, already is sold to help smokers kick the habit. New but preliminary research suggests it […]

PANORAMA CITY, Calif. The federal government will spend more than $1 billion this year on nutrition education Д fresh carrot and celery snacks, videos of dancing fruit, hundreds of hours of lively lessons about how great you will feel if you eat well.
But an Associated Press review of scientific studies examining 57 such […]