U.S. Congress Passes Teen Suicide Prevention Bill
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The U.S. Congress on Thursday easily  passed a bill to help prevent teen suicide, legislation named  for a senator's son who took his own life a year ago this week.
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Ending months of deadlock with the White House, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday gave final bipartisan approval to legislation that would temporarily extend the state health insurance program that covers about 6.6 million poor children.
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The House of Representatives easily   passed legislation on Tuesday that would make it a crime to   take a minor across state lines for an abortion.
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Highly publicized government warnings  that antidepressants could cause suicidal thoughts in  adolescents may have scared off parents and doctors alike,  meaning fewer depressed children are being diagnosed, U.S.  psychiatrists say.
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Warnings from federal regulators four years ago that antidepressants were increasing the risk of suicidal behavior among young people led to a precipitous drop in the use of the drugs. Now a new study has found that the drop coincides with an unprecedented increase in the number of suicides among...
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The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill designed to boost federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research, defying a veto threat by President George W. Bush.
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Suicides among children and young  adults rose by an alarming 8 percent in 2004, the largest rise  in 15 years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and  Prevention reported on Thursday.
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The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved new legislation drafted after the mid-April shooting rampage at Virginia Tech University that tightens background checks for potential gun owners.
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The US Food and Drug Administration plans to update antidepressant labels to reflect studies that suggest a link between the drugs and suicide in youths, according to documents released on Friday.
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The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday responded to the deadliest shooting rampage in modern American history by  passing legislation to help keep guns out of hands of the mentally ill.
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BETHESDA, Md.  - Antidepressants such as Paxil and  Prozac should come with strong warnings that they raise the  risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior in some children and  teen-agers, a U.S. advisory panel concluded on Tuesday.
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BETHESDA, Md.  - All nine antidepressants studied  by regulators raise concerns about a higher risk of suicidal  behavior in children and teens who take the drugs, a U.S.  advisory panel said on Tuesday.
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Since the F.D.A. has issued a strong warning about adolescent use of antidepressants, will the inevitable decrease in prescriptions ultimately lead to more teenage suicides?
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BETHESDA, Md.  - Use of antidepressants appears  linked to a higher risk of suicidal behavior in some children  and teenagers, a U.S. advisory panel concluded on Tuesday.
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Talk therapy can allay thoughts of  suicide among seriously depressed teenagers who are taking an  antidepressant drug and the combination of therapies is more  effective than the drugs alone, a study said on Tuesday.
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Counselling in schools is included in an action plan to reduce suicide levels in Wales says the health minister.
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Highly publicized government warnings that antidepressants could cause suicidal thoughts in adolescents may have scared off parents and doctors alike, meaning fewer depressed children are being diagnosed, U.S. psychiatrists say.