Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: benefits from massage therapy

Studied children with mild to moderate juvenile rheumatoid arthritis who were massaged by their parents 15 minutes a day for 30 days (and a control group engaged in relaxation therapy). The children's anxiety and stress hormone (cortisol) levels were immediately decreased by the massage, and over the 30-day period their pain decreased on self-reports, parent reports, and their physician's assessment of pain (both the incidence and severity) and pain-limiting activities

What does research on nicotine and tobacco use have to offer alcohol reseachers?

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/74420/1/j.1360-0443.1990.tb03079.x.pd

Alcohol or Tobacco Research versus Alcohol and Tobacco Research

Discusses the similarities and differences between tobacco and alcohol use. Features of alcohol and tobacco; Relationship between tobacco and alcohol abuse in Western Society; Benefits of combining alcohol and tobacco research; Characteristics of subjects who had stopped smoking