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Flu vaccine makers to set new doses record for next season (AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 17:50:05 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.

Feds: Teen use of pot can lead to dependency, mental illness (AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 11:00:36 GMT

A man rolls a marijuana cigarette during a protest to fight stigmatization of marijuana consumption in Mexico City, Saturday, May 3, 2008 (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)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.


77 more hepatitis cases may trace to clinic, officials say (AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 13:56:46 GMT

AP - Seventy-seven more people that 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

A child is checked for symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease before acceptance into a kindergarten in Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang province Wednesday May 7, 2008. China has ordered health care providers to immediately report all cases of the viral illness that has killed 28 children and sickened nearly 20,000 in outbreaks across the country. (AP Photo)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

Dr. Robert Lehmberg poses in a hallway at the Little Rock, Ark., Veterans Hospital Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Lehmberg says he has battled depression and long considered suicide 'an exit strategy if absolutely necessary.' About 300 or more U.S. doctors kill themselves each year. Doctors are particularly susceptible to the stubborn stigma of mental illness. Many fear admitting psychiatric problems could be professional suicide, so they suffer in silence. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)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:

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