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| Feds: Teen use of pot can lead to dependency, mental illness
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| Publish Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 19:24:44 GMT |
 AP - Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report being released Friday.
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| Flu vaccine makers to set new doses record for next season
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| Publish Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 19:25:13 GMT |
| AP - Flu vaccine manufacturers expect to make a record number of doses for next flu season despite concerns that demand may drop because this year's vaccine was largely ineffective.(link) |
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| US offering to help China in fight against viral infection
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| Publish Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 19:57:23 GMT |
 AP - The United States is offering to help China in its fight against a viral infection that has killed 34 children, including two reported Friday, and sickened thousands of others.
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| 77 more hepatitis cases may trace to clinic, officials say
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| Publish Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 19:25:31 GMT |
| AP - Seventy-seven more people who were treated at a Las Vegas outpatient clinic have been diagnosed with hepatitis C, health officials said.(link) |
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| Medical know-how raises suicide risk for doctors
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| Publish Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 03:19:34 GMT |
 AP - There's a grim, rarely talked-about twist to all that medical know-how doctors learn to save lives: It makes them especially good at ending their own. An estimated 300 to 400 U.S. doctors kill themselves each year a suicide rate thought to be higher than in the general population, although exact figures are hard to come by.
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| Too much, too little sleep tied to ill health in CDC study
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| Publish Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 20:57:12 GMT |
| AP - People who sleep fewer than six hours a night or more than nine are more likely to be obese, according to a new government study that is one of the largest to show a link between irregular sleep and big bellies.(link) |
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| Pelvic floor maladies can impact women's sex life
(Reuters)
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| Publish Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 16:15:30 GMT |
| Reuters - Incontinence and other
disorders of the pelvic organs can take a toll on a woman's sex
life, a new study suggests.(link) |
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| Clinical Trials Update: May 9, 2008
(HealthDay)
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| Publish Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 23:02:20 GMT |
| HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of Thomson CenterWatch:(link) |
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| Telemedicine a Cost-Effective Alternative to ER Visits
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| Publish Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 23:02:16 GMT |
| HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Telemedicine is a
cost-effective way to replace more than a quarter of all visits to the
pediatric emergency department, according to a community-wide study
conducted in New York.(link) |
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| Health Tip: Coping With Alzheimer's
(HealthDay)
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| Publish Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 23:02:25 GMT |
| HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- It's important for a person diagnosed with
Alzheimer's disease to continue to perform the daily tasks of life -- as
best as the person can.(link) |
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| Acrylamide Raises Kidney Cancer Risk
(HealthDay)
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| Publish Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 23:02:22 GMT |
| HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Consuming large amounts of
acrylamide, a chemical commonly found in French fries, cakes, snacks and
even coffee, appears to raise the risk of kidney cancer, especially in
smokers, Dutch researchers report.(link) |
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