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• Doctor-Patient Teamwork Can Beat Depression

  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- More than two-thirds of people with major depression can ...

• Poor Reading Skills Raise Teen Suicide Risk

  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Teens who can't read well may also be at ...

• Antidepressants Lower Kids' Suicide Risk, New Research Finds

  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- The debate about how antidepressants might affect suicide risk ...

• American Blacks Face Comparable Suicide Risk

  TUESDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) -- About 4 percent of black Americans attempt suicide, a ...

• Elephants Recognize Themselves in Mirrors

  FRIDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest pachyderm ...

• Neurons Dictate Which Birds of a Feather Flock Together

  FRIDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- When you meet someone new, what makes you put ...

• Lung Tests Can Help Smokers Quit

  MONDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) -- "Spirometry" lung-function tests that tell a smoker how badly ...

• Study Sparks Debate on Ritalin Use in Preschoolers

  SATURDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- A new national study that raises the possibility of ...

• Suicide Risk Doubles After Cancer Diagnosis

  THURSDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Although their overall incidence of suicide is still low, ...

• Could Personality Influence Cancer Risk?

  THURSDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A new study in rats suggests a link between ...

• Could 'Female' Hormone Affect Male Aggression?

  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A study in mice suggests a connection between sunlight, ...

• Marijuana-Like Compound May Slow Alzheimer's

  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A new U.S. study finds that marijuana may help ...

• Genes May Dictate Response to Stress

  TUESDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Whether or not you have one or another variant ...

• Newer Schizophrenia Drugs May Be No Better

  FRIDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Newer, "second-generation" antipsychotic drugs don't appear to be significantly ...

• Car Safety Improvements May Not Be Working

  FRIDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Airbags and antilock brakes may not reduce rates of ...

• PTSD Can Take Months to Strike Wounded Iraq and Afghanistan Vets

  FRIDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Soldiers wounded during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan often ...

• 'Real Man' Stereotypes Keep Depressed Men From Treatment

  FRIDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The "strong, silent type" of self-image cherished by many ...

• Behavioral Therapy Gets Sleepless Seniors Snoozing

  FRIDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Brief behavioral treatment for insomnia may help bleary-eyed seniors ...

• Behavior Therapy Eases Kids' Sleep Woes

  THURSDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Behavioral therapies can be an effective means of dealing ...