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| Feds: Teen use of pot can lead to dependency, mental illness
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 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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| 77 more hepatitis cases may trace to clinic, officials say
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| 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
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 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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 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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| 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. |
| Too much, too little sleep tied to ill health in CDC study
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| 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
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| Reuters - Incontinence and other
disorders of the pelvic organs can take a toll on a woman's sex
life, a new study suggests. |
| Health Tip: Treating an Ulcer
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| 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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