VIDEO: Vaccine Successful Against Cocaine Addiction, Kids With ADHD or Hostility Problems More Likely to Have Internet Addiction, Pregnancy Safe For Childhood Cancer Survivors

06.10.2009 | 2:04 min

(October 6, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Houston – According to a report published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, scientists have developed a vaccine successful against cocaine addiction. Researchers studied volunteer cocaine users for 12 weeks, administering either five shots of the vaccine or placebo. The vaccine, which works by creating antibodies that attach to the drug thus preventing it from providing a chemical high, was effective in 38% of users. The effect, however, wore off after a period of time and many volunteers returned to use. From Taiwan – Adolescents with ADHD or hostility problems are more likely to have an internet addiction, according to a report published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Researchers studied over 2,000 children in the seventh grade for two years, asking questions gauging the youth’s internet use, ADHD, and emotional state. They found that those with ADHD were at 72% increased risk of having an internet addiction, while hostile youths had a 67% increased risk.   And finally, from Washington – Women who survive childhood cancer are at no major increased risk of complications during and after pregnancy, according to a report published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Researchers studied cancer registries and birth records, analyzing data on over 1800 children born to mothers who had cancer before age 20. They found that these women had no significant increased risk for: complications during pregnancy, birth defects in newborns, or death in infancy. They were more likely, however, to have preterm and underweight babies. 
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