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Report: Binge drinking rises at colleges
AP   Thursday, 15 March 2007

**FILE PHOTO** An unidentified man pours beer from a Jack Daniels bottle into a beer bong before a football game between Wisconsin and Western Illinois Sept. 9, 2006, in Madison, Wis. Binge drinking is common in this college town. (AP Photo/ Morry Gash)AP - Substance abuse on college campuses is nothing new, but it is taking a more extreme and dangerous form, with higher rates of frequent binge drinking and prescription drug abuse, and more negative consequences for students such as arrests and risky sexual behavior.


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US wants stronger warnings on sleeping pills
AFP   Thursday, 15 March 2007

The US Federal Drug Administration called Wednesday for popular sleeping pills such as Ambien and Lunesta to carry stronger warnings of dangerous potential side-effects like allergic reactions and sleep-driving.(FDA)AFP - The US Federal Drug Administration called Wednesday for popular sleeping pills such as Ambien and Lunesta to carry stronger warnings of dangerous potential side-effects like allergic reactions and sleep-driving.


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Low birth weight ups teen girls' depression risk
Reuters   Thursday, 15 March 2007
Reuters - During adolescence, girls but not boys may be more likely to develop depression if they were born weighing less than about 5.5 pounds, new research suggests.
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Obesity surgery complication studied
AP   Thursday, 15 March 2007
AP - Doctors warn that a few obesity surgery patients have developed a serious neurological condition, with symptoms of confusion and poor coordination, linked to a lack of vitamin B1.
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U.S. agencies track bird flu at ports
AP   Thursday, 15 March 2007

A worker vaccinates a day-old chick against bird flu at the Wadi Hatcheries in Sadat City, March 8, 2007. A ten-year-old Egyptian girl has tested positive for bird flu, becoming the 25th human case in the most populous Arab country, a World Health Organization official said on Wednesday. (Tara Todras-Whitehill/Reuters)AP - The government is trying to determine whether deadly bird flu can contaminate the food supply and is cracking down on smuggling of pet birds and poultry that can spread the virus, officials said Wednesday.


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Dying woman loses marijuana appeal
AP   Thursday, 15 March 2007

Robert Raich embraces his wife, Angel, Monday, June 6, 2005, at a news conference in Oakland, Calif. Angel Raich, the California woman whose doctor says marijuana is the only medicine keeping her alive, is not immune from federal prosecution on drug charges, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, March 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)AP - A woman whose doctor says marijuana is the only medicine keeping her alive can face federal prosecution on drug charges, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.


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Court upholds ban on medical marijuana
Reuters   Thursday, 15 March 2007
Reuters - A California woman with an inoperable brain tumor may not smoke marijuana to ease her pain even though California voters have approved its medicinal use, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday.
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Many Blacks, Hispanics Misinformed About Alzheimer's
HealthDay   Thursday, 15 March 2007
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Black and Hispanic communities harbor many misconceptions about Alzheimer's disease, a new survey shows.
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Clinical Trials Update: March 14, 2007
HealthDay   Thursday, 15 March 2007
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
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Chickenpox Vaccine Booster Shot a Good Idea
HealthDay   Thursday, 15 March 2007
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Protection against chickenpox slowly fades in children immunized against the disease, suggests a study that adds support to a recommendation for a booster shot of the vaccine.
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U.S. downplays H5N1 entering via bird pathways
Reuters   Thursday, 15 March 2007
Reuters - It is unlikely that a sick bird would be able to carry the deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus into the United States through the Pacific and Atlantic flyways, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
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