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More evidence that depression is hard on the heart (AP) March 9, 2009 at 9:03 pm AP - Severe depression may silently break a seemingly healthy woman's heart. Doctors have long known that depression is common after a heart attack or stroke, and worsens those people's outcomes. Monday, Columbia University researchers reported new evidence that depression can lead to heart disease in the first place. Fighting Smoking: Can One Drug Cure Addiction to Another (Time.com) March 9, 2009 at 8:45 pm Time.com - New studies suggest that Chantix, an FDA-approved anti-smoking drug, may encourage less drinking as well. Bone Cement Eases Pain of Late-Stage Cancers (HealthDay) March 9, 2009 at 7:04 pm HealthDay - MONDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Injecting "bone cement" into lesions in patients whose cancer has spread to their bones can literally allow these individuals to rise from their deathbeds and live the remainder of their lives relatively pain-free. Blacks, Hispanics have steeper end-of-life costs (AP) March 9, 2009 at 6:14 pm AP - Striking new research shows dying blacks and Hispanics have much steeper treatment costs than whites, sobering evidence that racial health-care differences continue right up until death. Experts dispute Lyme disease-violence claim (AP) March 9, 2009 at 5:46 pm AP - The mother of a man charged in the Sunday shooting death of a church pastor blames Lyme disease for his mental problems. However, leading disease specialists say there's no convincing evidence linking the tickborne ailment to such violent behavior. HEALTHBEAT: What's the best medicine -- really? (AP) March 9, 2009 at 3:37 pm AP - Think your doctor knows which drug — or surgery or even diagnostic test — works best? Think again. Delaying bladder cancer surgery increases mortality (Reuters) March 9, 2009 at 2:50 pm Reuters - In patients with stage II bladder cancer, the risk of death from cancer and other causes increases if surgery is not performed within 12 weeks of diagnosis, U.S. researchers report. Late-Life Fatherhood May Lower Child's Intelligence (HealthDay) March 9, 2009 at 2:02 pm HealthDay - MONDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Men who put off becoming dads till later in life may pay a price: slightly lowered intelligence in their offspring. Clinical Trials Update: March 9, 2009 (HealthDay) March 9, 2009 at 2:02 pm HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: Children of older fathers do less well in IQ tests (Reuters) March 9, 2009 at 8:14 am Reuters - Children of older fathers appear to perform less well in intelligence tests during infancy and childhood, a study by researchers in Australia shows.