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Races Share Factors for Postpartum Depression

Black and Hispanic women report more symptoms of depression following the birth of a child than white women. Nevertheless, a new study shows that the factors underlying postpartum depression remain the same regardless of race or ethnicity. Click here for Web MD’s “Facts About Postpartum Depression.” Elizabeth A. Howell, MD, …

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Verdict-Less Scrushy Jury Ends 13th Day of Deliberations

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – An Alabama jury Monday ended its 13th day of deliberations in the federal fraud trial of former HealthSouth Corp. (search) Chief Executive Richard Scrushy (search) without reaching a verdict, a court official said. Scrushy is accused of directing a massive $2.7 billion accounting fraud from 1996 to …

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Hostage Released After 8 Months

A Filipino hostage in Iraq has been released after almost eight months in captivity, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (search) announced Wednesday. Robert Tarongoy (search), an accountant for a Saudi company that caters for the Iraqi army, was kidnapped on Nov. 1 along with U.S. citizen Roy Hallums (search) from their …

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