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+ Tips on Eating Well as You Get Older + Tips on Eating Well as You Get Older In Health News | Health Resources How should you eat as you get older? Which foods are likely [...] the National Library of Medicine (NLM), both part of the National Institutes of Health. URL: Tips on Eating Well as You Get Older

+ One in Every 12 Adolescents Experienced Major Depression in the Past Year + One in Every 12 Adolescents Experienced Major Depression in the Past Year In Health News | Health Resources Survey reveals adolescent [...] males to suffer a major depressive episode URL: One in Every 12 Adolescents Experienced Major Depression in the Past Year

+ Feb. 11 Seminar on Depression with Linda Dano + Emmy Award-winning actress, talk show host, designer and author Linda Dano will be the featured presenter at a free seminar on [...] will be held in San Diego at the Doubletree Hotel San Diego - Mission Valley URL: Feb. 11 Seminar on Depression with Linda Dano

+ National Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Week + The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) continues its commitment to raise awareness and support programs that promote the ...

+ SAMHSA Accepting Applications for Grants for Substance Abuse Treatment Programs + The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is soliciting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2008 Targeted [...] the epidemics of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS. URL: SAMHSA Accepting Applications for Grants for Substance Abuse Treatment Programs

+ MRSA in Men Who Have Sex with Men + MRSA is a common cause of skin infections throughout the United States. These infections occur in men, women, adults, children, and [...] source of disease among men with have sex with men in 2 geographically distinct communities. URL: MRSA in Men Who Have Sex with Men

+ Nonprescription Cough and Cold Medicine Use in Children + FDA has completed its review of information about the safety of over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold medicines in infants and [...] serious and potentially life-threatening side effects can occur URL: Nonprescription Cough and Cold Medicine Use in Children

+ Surf the Internet and Discover Your Benefit + DeCA has retooled its Internet site to include fresh new graphics that change with each season and a new section that promotes health [...] and experiences on nutrition topics with the DeCA dietitian and other users. URL: Surf the Internet and Discover Your Benefit

+ Hot Dog! It's Super Bowl Time! + FORT LEE, Va. – Hot dogs are as American as apple pie. And even though they’re closely tied to baseball, there is no reason they [...] matter of fact, they’re the perfect choice, if you want to keep the food offerings carefree. URL: Hot Dog! It's Super Bowl Time!

+ Treatment for Adolescent Marijuana Abuse Clinical Trial + URL: Treatment for Adolescent Marijuana Abuse Clinical Trial ...

+ Study Shows Vitamin A Suppresses Type 1 Diabetes in Animal Study + Pumpkin pie, sweet potatoes and many other holiday favorites are rich in vitamin A, a nutrient essential for good health. Now a study [...] of type 1 diabetes in laboratory mice prone to that disease. URL: Study Shows Vitamin A Suppresses Type 1 Diabetes in Animal Study

+ Sexual Stereotypes Portrayed in Rap Music Videos Influence High-Risk Behaviors Among African-American Teenage Girls + This study sought to determine whether perceiving portrayals of sexual stereotypes in rap music videos was associated with adverse [...] females. URL: Sexual Stereotypes Portrayed in Rap Music Videos Influence High-Risk Behaviors Among African-American Teenage Girls

+ Psychotic Illness: Scientists Can Predict Psychotic Illness in up to 80 Percent of High-Risk Youth + Youth who are going to develop psychosis can be identified before their illness becomes full-blown 35 percent of the time if they meet [...] diseases, such as diabetes URL: Psychotic Illness: Scientists Can Predict Psychotic Illness in up to 80 Percent of High-Risk Youth

+ Study Shows Over 3 Million get High on Non-Prescription Cough and Cold Medicines + About 3.1 million people in the United States aged 12 to 25 (5.3 percent of this age group) have used over-the-counter [...] Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). URL: Study Shows Over 3 Million get High on Non-Prescription Cough and Cold Medicines

+ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): New Interactive Health Tutorial + URL: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): New Interactive Health Tutorial ...