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New York Times Health News: 02-04-2005

Babies Seen Having Effects of Treatment of Depression
Newborns whose mothers took antidepressants while pregnant may suffer withdrawal symptoms, a new report says.

F.D.A. May Approve an Implant as a Treatment for Depression
The F.D.A. might permit an implantable electrical device for the treatment of epilepsy to also be marketed as a therapy for chronic depression.

Despite Desperate Measures, Baby With Rare Disease Dies
Hannah Mollie Stimell, a 13-month-old girl, endured an arduous and complex treatment that her parents and doctors hoped would cure her of a fatal genetic disease.

E. D. Freis, Expert on Risks of Hypertension, Dies at 92
Dr. Edward D. Freis's early studies of high blood pressure in patients helped definitively establish the health risks of hypertension.

Chickenpox Vaccine Cuts Deaths but Raises Questions on Shingles
Even as the vaccine protects children, questions are arising about whether its use will increase the incidence of a related disease, shingles, in adults.

Vietnam Is Seeking International Assistance to Fight Bird Flu
Vietnam wants help from foreign epidemiologists, pathologists, toxicologists, veterinarians and lab technicians.

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