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Feds: Teen use of pot can lead to dependency, mental illness (AP)
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)
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.
US offering to help China in fight against viral infection (AP)
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.
77 more hepatitis cases may trace to clinic, officials say (AP)
AP - Seventy-seven more people who were treated at a Las Vegas outpatient clinic have been diagnosed with hepatitis C, health officials said.
Medical know-how raises suicide risk for doctors (AP)
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)
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)
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)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
Tree-lined streets may cut city kids' asthma risk (Reuters)
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.
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