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• Weekend 'Catch-Up' Sleep May Cut Young Drivers' Crash Risk

  Study found 21 percent higher chance of accident among those who slept less than 6 hours a night

• Sugar Injections for Knee Arthritis May Ease Pain: Study

  But at least one expert questions benefits of the alternative treatment

• Favorite Music May Ease Anxiety in ICU Patients

  Those who listened to well-loved tunes in study needed less sedation medicine

• Revised Sunscreen Labels Should Help Consumers Make Wiser Choices

  New survey finds 1 in 7 products still claim an 'SPF' rating of 50 or higher

• Health Highlights: May 20, 2013

• Newer, Pricier Prostate Cancer Radiation No Better Than Old: Study

  Researchers looked at men who had the therapy after surgery

• Latest Edition of Psychiatry's 'Bible' Launched Amid Controversy

  Authors say it defines disorders more concisely; critics say it will lead to over-diagnosis and unnecessary treatments

• Losing Weight May Ease Chronic Heartburn

  Study found shedding pounds reduced GERD symptoms among overweight, obese patients

• Study: Older Whooping Cough Vaccine More Effective

  But it was phased out because of side effects; newer version works, study notes

• New Device May Show Doctors More of the Colon

  Advanced colonoscope has wider range of view than traditional models, picks up more polyps, study finds

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