Feds: Teen use of pot can lead to dependency, mental illness
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Fri, 09 May 2008 11:00:36 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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US offering to help China in fight against viral infection
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Fri, 09 May 2008 10:21:01 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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Medical know-how raises suicide risk for doctors
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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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More than half of US diabetics have arthritis
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Thu, 08 May 2008 20:39:39 GMT
AP - More than half of U.S. adults with diabetes also have arthritis, raising a serious obstacle for diabetic patients urged to exercise, according to a government study.
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Chantix recommended to quit smoking despite safety concerns
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Thu, 08 May 2008 20:57:12 GMT
 AP - The federal government's new advice to doctors for helping smokers quit recommends the drug Chantix, which has recently been linked with depression and suicidal behavior. The new guidelines mention the psychiatric risks but also say the popular Pfizer Inc. drug is the most effective at helping people get off cigarettes.
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Too much, too little sleep tied to ill health in CDC study
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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.
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Pelvic floor maladies can impact women's sex life
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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.
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Health Tip: Treating an Ulcer
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Fri, 09 May 2008 03:47:44 GMT
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Ulcers are sores that occur in the lining of
the digestive tract. They can be triggered by factors such as bacteria,
medication or excess production of stomach acid.
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Death toll in China disease outbreak hits 34: state media
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Fri, 09 May 2008 06:26:47 GMT
 AFP - The number of Chinese children confirmed dead from hand, foot and mouth disease has risen to 34 with nearly 25,000 people infected but the outbreak's spread may be slowing, state media said on Friday.
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New rule would limit insurers contact with elderly, disabled
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Thu, 08 May 2008 22:28:25 GMT
AP - Agents selling private health insurance plans to the elderly and disabled would be barred from cold-calling, door-to-door solicitations and pitching their products outside hospital waiting rooms or pharmacies, under a federal rule proposed Thursday.
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Breast Cancer Tends to Grow Faster in Younger Women
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Fri, 09 May 2008 03:47:42 GMT
HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- While the rate at which
breast cancer tumors grow varies among patients, that growth tends to be
faster among younger women, Norwegian researchers report.
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