Tag: Addictions
Antibiotic Addiction: Health Experts Warn Against Overuse
Economists estimate that without intervention, up to 10 million deaths, globally, could be attributed to antibiotic resistance by 2050
Overuse and misuse of antibiotics is...
Why Facebook Is Hard to Resist
Why is social media such a hard habit to break?
Because it makes us feel good. Even brief exposure to a Facebook-related image (logo, screenshot)...
How Video Games Change Your Brain
Scientists have collected and summarized studies looking at how video games can shape our brains and behavior. Research to date suggests that playing video...
50% of teens addicted to smartphones, pool says
Fifty percent of teens feel they are addicted to smartphones, according to a new poll, which was conducted for Common Sense Media, a nonprofit...
Addicted to Internet? You May Need a Trip to the Rehab
Many of us are dependent on our phones, tablets and laptops, but Chinese scientists claim that Internet addiction is indeed a mental disorder. A...