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.
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Acrylamide Raises Kidney Cancer Risk
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Consuming large amounts of
acrylamide, a chemical commonly found in French fries, cakes, snacks and
even coffee, appears to raise the risk of kidney cancer, especially in
smokers, Dutch researchers report.
Mood Disorders Put Breast Cancer Patients at Risk for PTSD
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Breast cancer patients are more
than twice as likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder if they
have had previous mood and anxiety disorders, new research suggests.
Newer Prostate Cancer Treatment Similar to Traditional
Surgery
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Clinical practice may be
trumping science when it comes to treatments for prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer deaths fall after screening program
(Reuters)
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.
Being breast-fed may lower breast cancer risk
(Reuters)
Reuters - Adult women who were breast-fed
as infants may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer
than those who were not breast-fed, unless they were
first-born, study findings suggest.
Breast Cancer Tends to Grow Faster in Younger Women
(HealthDay)
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.
Outside Workers Least Likely to Get Skin Exams
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- Workers who face the greatest
risk of developing skin cancer from overexposure to the sun are the least
likely to get regular exams to detect its early warning signs, a new
report says.
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