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How to Make New Year’s Resolutions Stick: Q&A with an Expert on Change
It’s time to set goals for 2013, and a psychologist has some hints for helping you make those changes last
Light to Moderate Drinking in Pregnancy May Be Safe, Study Says
Increasingly, the data suggest that light drinking in pregnancy doesn’t have ill effects on the developing fetus. Does this give expectant mothers the license to drink?
Heavy Drinking Costs the U.S. $223.5 Billion Annually: CDC
Excessive alcohol consumption cost the U.S. $223.5 billion in 2006 alone, and nearly half of that burden was borne by the government, according to a new study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Are Oxycontin Babies This Decade’s Crack Babies?
In the late 1980s and early ’90s, it was almost impossible to avoid hearing about the plight of “crack babies” — infants born to mothers who had used crack cocaine during pregnancy. These offspring were predicted to become a …
Even More Evidence for the Health Benefits of Drinking
After TIME.com ran my story about how moderate and even heavy drinking are both associated with living longer than average, lots of readers e-mailed me their skepticism.