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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/751 Health News en-us Sat, 10 May 2008 01:17:05 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/751 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_he_me/teens_drugs ap/20080510/teens_drugs AP Sat, 10 May 2008 01:17:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_he_me/teens_drugs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080504/capt.2810467201654b859edbfc483b0dbe7e.mexico_marijuana_protest_mxev104.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=TDUrmplCF40VC4k0ngdHOA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="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)" border="0" /></a>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.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_he_me/teens_drugs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080504/capt.2810467201654b859edbfc483b0dbe7e.mexico_marijuana_protest_mxev104.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=TDUrmplCF40VC4k0ngdHOA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="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)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_he_me/flu_vaccine ap/20080509/flu_vaccine 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. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_re_as/china_child_virus ap/20080509/china_child_virus AP Fri, 09 May 2008 19:57:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_re_as/china_child_virus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.f700f73eddec41ed9c293ee830dcf799.china_child_virus_bej803.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=RmzrdB5_f9J5a5.UeklvMg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="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)" border="0" /></a>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.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_re_as/china_child_virus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.f700f73eddec41ed9c293ee830dcf799.china_child_virus_bej803.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=RmzrdB5_f9J5a5.UeklvMg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="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)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_re_us/hepatitis_exposure ap/20080509/hepatitis_exposure 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. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_he_me/doctor_suicides ap/20080509/doctor_suicides AP Fri, 09 May 2008 03:19:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_he_me/doctor_suicides"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.f93a4f00ef5b46d59d59f21547b29396.doctor_suicides_ardj201.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=v.X34XbLa3JrwlInsVckFg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="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)" border="0" /></a>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.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_he_me/doctor_suicides"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.f93a4f00ef5b46d59d59f21547b29396.doctor_suicides_ardj201.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=v.X34XbLa3JrwlInsVckFg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="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)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_he_me/sleep_obesity ap/20080508/sleep_obesity 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. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/hl_nm/pelvic_maladies_dc nm/20080508/pelvic_maladies_dc 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. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080509/hl_hsn/clinicaltrialsupdatemay92008 hsn/20080509/clinicaltrialsupdatemay92008 HealthDay Fri, 09 May 2008 23:02:20 GMT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080509/hl_hsn/telemedicineacosteffectivealternativetoervisits hsn/20080509/telemedicineacosteffectivealternativetoervisits HealthDay Fri, 09 May 2008 23:02:16 GMT HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Telemedicine is a cost-effective way to replace more than a quarter of all visits to the pediatric emergency department, according to a community-wide study conducted in New York. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080509/hl_hsn/healthtipcopingwithalzheimers hsn/20080509/healthtipcopingwithalzheimers HealthDay Fri, 09 May 2008 23:02:25 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. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080509/hl_hsn/acrylamideraiseskidneycancerrisk hsn/20080509/acrylamideraiseskidneycancerrisk HealthDay Fri, 09 May 2008 23:02:22 GMT 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.