About 15% to 20% of U.S. soldiers in Iraq have signs of depression or post-traumatic stress disorder, and about 30% of soldiers on their third or fourth tours have experienced emotional illnesses, according to a study released on Thursday by the Army, USA Today reports (Zoroya, USA Today, 3/7). The survey included anonymous responses collected from 2,295 soldiers in Iraq in October and November 2007 (Spiegel, Los Angeles Times, 3/7). Mental health teams from the Army Surgeon General’s Office conducted the survey (USA Today, 3/7).

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced its intention to take enforcement action against companies marketing unapproved prescription drug products containing hydrocodone, a narcotic widely used to treat pain and suppress coughs. The action does not affect other hydrocodone formulations, which have FDA approval.

(FinalCall.com) - AIDS activists, civil rights leaders, celebrities and organizations launched National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Feb. 7 with prNational movement.htmess conferences, free testing, education and awareness rallies and media campaigns across America in an effort to stop the spread of AIDS within the Black community.

Researchers have found a correlation between drinking diet soda and metabolic syndrome -- the collection of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes that include abdominal obesity, high cholesterol and blood glucose levels

development. The effect is to impair language development and memory and hence the ability to escape poverty for the rest of the childs life. So now we have another, even more compelling reason to be ashamed about Americas record of failing to fight poverty. L. B. J. declared his War on Poverty 44 years ago. Contrary to cynical legend, there actually was a large reduction in poverty over the next few years, especially among children, who saw their poverty rate fall from 23 percent in 1963 to 14 percent in 1969 development. The effect is to impair language development and memory and hence the ability to escape poverty for the rest of the childs life. So now we have another, even more compelling reason to be ashamed about Americas record of failing to fight poverty. L. B. J. declared his War on Poverty 44 years ago. Contrary to cynical legend, there actually was a large reduction in poverty over the next few years, especially among children, who saw their poverty rate fall from 23 percent in 1963 to 14 percent in1969.

The American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association on Sunday launched the "Power to End Stroke" campaign, which urges minority churches and community leaders across the nation to raise awareness about stroke prevention, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Blacks are four times more likely than others to have a stroke between ages 35 and 54 because of genetics, Emil Matarese, director of the Primary Stroke Center at Langhorne, Pa.-based St. Mary Medical Center and a representative for the American Stroke Association, said. About 80% of blacks who have a stroke die, compared with 52% of others.

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