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AP - A surprising number of teenagers — nearly 15 percent — think they’re going to die young, leading many to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe behavior, new research suggests.

AP - Hailing the House, President Barack Obama put pressure on senators Saturday to follow its lead and pass legislation to limit greenhouse gas emissions, helping usher the U.S. into a new age of energy efficiency.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) — Pop star Michael Jackson
probably did not die on Thursday of a heart attack but perhaps something
even more deadly — sudden cardiac arrest, experts say.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) — Looking at the legions of
fans mourning the loss of Michael Jackson, one might think celebrity
worship is a modern phenomenon. But from the gods on Olympus in ancient
Greece to the bobby-soxers swooning over Frank Sinatra in the late 1930s
to Brad and Angelina today, adulation of the stars is an age-old pursuit,
psychologists say.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) — A new drug to treat
rheumatoid arthritis reduces joint inflammation in severe cases while
causing only mild to moderate side effects, according to a report from the
first clinical trial of the drug on humans.

HealthDay - SATURDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) — If summer beckons you
outside to play, take precautions to lower your chance of getting hurt
during your pursuit of recreation.

AFP - President Barack Obama on Saturday urged his fellow Americans to get tested for HIV in an effort to reduce transmission of the virus that causes AIDS.

Reuters - Sanofi-Aventis’s diabetes drug Lantus may increase the risk of cancer, according to European studies involving some 300,000 insulin-treated patients, prompting a call from experts for more research.

AP - Swine flu has been detected in numerous pigs at a farm near the Argentine capital, but the virus has not shown itself to be any deadlier to the animals than a normal flu, the government said Friday.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) — Pick up a golf club and
your brain may do more than look for an easy par three.