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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 e...

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.

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.

Clinical Trials Update: May 9, 2008 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:

Health Tip: Coping With Alzheimer's (HealthDay)
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.

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.