December 29, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO - Young gay people whose parents or guardians responded negatively when they revealed their sexual orientation were more likely to attempt suicide, experience severe depression and use drugs than those whose families accepted the news, according to a new study.

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December 28, 2008 Chicago Tribune

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December 26, 2008 Dec. 26–CHAPEL HILL — Gadgets whiz and whir from every corner of the cramped laboratory.

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December 26, 2008 Dec. 26–SAMAR KHEL, Afghanistan — Wali Sultani has been chained to the wall of his cell for almost a month. He is wearing the same dirty clothes and he is eating the same diet every day — bread, black pepper and water.

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December 25, 2008 WASHINGTON, Dec 25, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — People with a sleep disorder that causes them to kick or cry out during their sleep may be at greater risk of developing dementia or Parkinson’s disease, according to a study published in the Dec. 24 online issue of U.S. journal Neurology.

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December 25, 2008 By Tim Carpenter

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December 25, 2008 By John Fauber

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December 24, 2008 WASHINGTON, Dec 24, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — New research by scientists from Rice University clearly identify the parts of the brain involved in the process of choosing appropriate words during speech.

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December 23, 2008 STAUNTON, Va. - Mental patients sprinkled throughout the nation’s psychiatric hospitals are being locked up alone for years despite laws aimed at preventing the practice, because medical workers say they’re too dangerous to handle any other way.

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