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‘Huffing’ Household Chemicals Connected To Teen Suicide

With suicide as the third leading cause of death among adolescents in the United States, a new University of Denver (DU) study reveals inhaling or “huffing” vapors of common household goods, such as glue or nail polish, are associated with increased suicidal thoughts and attempts.Of the study’s participants, 33 percent reported having inhaled volatile solvents, 25 percent had attempted suicide, and 58 percent reported suicidal thoughts. [click link for full article]

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British Medicine “Leaderless”

British medicine is blighted by “self-interested, ineffective, squabbling” bodies incapable of providing the leadership it so desperately needs. Writing in this month’s edition of the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Dr Richard Smith, former editor of the BMJ , argues that the “wreckage” left by MTAS* and MMC*, is a result of the lack of “coherent, strategic, high level leadership”. [click link for full article]

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Frontiers In Cancer Research, Treatment And Resources At PENN

The PENN Medicine Department of Communications invites you to discover the latest in cancer research, treatment and resources. This informational luncheon and seminar features expert researchers and clinicians from the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.WHEN:November 8, 2007Noon — 1:30 p.m.Lunch will be served. [click link for full article]

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