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Vitamin protection & Prostate Cancer Vitamin E and the mineral selenium don?t seem to give men the protection against prostate cancer that they might have hoped for. Use of Protective Gear in Bird Flu Outbreak Response CDC discusses how the use of masks and other protective gear impacted whether workers dealing with an outbreak of bird flu in England became sick. Tainted Weight Loss Pills - FDA Warns Consumers The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting consumers nationwide not to purchase or consume more than 25 different products marketed for weight loss because they contain undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients that may put consumers? health at risk. Prostate Cancer: Dietary Supplements Fail to Prevent Prostate Cancer Two large-scale clinical trials found that regular intake of vitamin E, vitamin C or selenium does not reduce the risk of prostate cancer or other cancers in older men, as some previous studies had suggested. Downward Trend in Teen Marijuana Use Slows; Prescription Drug Abuse Remains High There are signs that the ongoing decline in teen marijuana use in recent years has stalled; however the downward trend in cigarette and alcohol use continues, according to the 2008 Monitoring the Future (MTF) Survey. Results were announced today at a news conference.

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