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Today's Health
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Feds: Teen use of pot can lead to dependency, mental illness
(AP)
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.
Flu vaccine makers to set new doses record for next season
(AP)
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.
77 more hepatitis cases may trace to clinic, officials say
(AP)
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.
US offering to help China in fight against viral infection
(AP)
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.
Medical know-how raises suicide risk for doctors
(AP)
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.
Too much, too little sleep tied to ill health in CDC study
(AP)
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.
Pelvic floor maladies can impact women's sex life
(Reuters)
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.
Clinical Trials Update: May 9, 2008
(HealthDay)
Fri, 09 May 2008 18:02:17 GMT
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of Thomson CenterWatch:
Tree-lined streets may cut city kids' asthma risk
(Reuters)
Fri, 09 May 2008 18:32:47 GMT
Reuters - City blocks boasting plenty of
trees aren't only more pleasing to the eye; they may be
healthier for children's lungs, according to research conducted
in New York City.
Health Tip: Coping With Alzheimer's
(HealthDay)
Fri, 09 May 2008 18:02:22 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.
Prostate cancer deaths fall after screening program
(Reuters)
Fri, 09 May 2008 18:33:26 GMT
Reuters - Prostate cancer deaths fell
substantially in the decade after one Austrian state began free
PSA screening tests for all men ages 45 to 75, according to a
new study.
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