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Here?s what?s making health news this morning: People With Depression at Greater Risk For Aging-Related Diseases (WSJ): Scientists discover that people who suffer stress, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder show signs of accelerated aging, opening new ways to treat psychological conditions. Study Finds Gene May Be Connected to Pain Sensitivity (WSJ): Study on mice and then DNA of humans who had breast cancer surgery and osteoarthritis showed lower pain sensitivity in those with a particular gene mutation, raising hope of developing new treatments for chronic pain. E.R.s for the Elderly (NYT): Growing numbers of hospitals are opening geriatric emergency rooms to deal with the special health concerns of elderly patients. Study Finds Higher Costs, Longer Survival in U.S. Cancer Care (KHN): A study in Health Affairs found that U.S. spending on cancer is higher than in 10 European countries and that cancer patients in the U.S. lived longer . Study Finds Some Doctor Groups Order More Prostate Cancer Tests (WSJ): Study finds that doctors who do their own prostate cancer testing order more tests, and find fewer cancers , than those who send out samples to outside labs. Image: IStock Photo

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