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    September 2, 2010 headlines

    How often do antidepressants make people suicidal?
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Antidepressants rarely trigger suicidal thoughts or behaviors, suggests a new study of more than 140,000 patients in European psychiatric hospitals.

    Safety groups find no Pampers link to rash cases
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Two agencies investigating claims that Procter & Gamble Co's Pampers Dry Max gave children severe diaper rash reported Thursday that they have found no specific cause linking the diapers to rashes.

    Text messages little help in remembering the Pill
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A cell phone text message -- and the buzz or beep that signals its arrival -- may not help a woman remember to pop her birth control pill, a new study suggests.

    Groups of friends key to health behavior changes
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - When it comes to changing health behaviors, it takes more than a far-flung network of friends on Facebook egging you on. It takes a jostling herd, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

    Scotland announces minimum price for alcohol
    LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Scotland's government announced on Thursday that its planned minimum price for alcohol would be set at 45 pence per unit, meaning a bottle of wine would cost at least 4.23 pounds ($6.52) and a bottle of whisky 12.60 pounds.

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