PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Monday, June 12, 2006

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Monday, June 12, 2006

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Tiger Woods Becomes Nation's Favorite Sports Star as Michael Jordan Drops to Number Two for First Time in 13 Years

For the first time since 1993, an athlete has stepped up to claim the number one spot from Michael Jordan as the nation's favorite sports star: Tiger Woods. Venus Williams returns as the nation's favorite female sports star after a one-year absence, and sister Serena Williams is right behind her in the number two spot. These are the results of a Harris Poll conducted online by Harris Interactive.

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President Bush's Approval Rating Rises Slightly From All-Time Low

After reaching an all-time low last month, President Bush's job approval rating has risen from 29 percent in May to 33 percent this month. Two-thirds of U-S adults have a negative view of the President's job performance. The view of the direction of the country has also taken a slight up-tick this month. In May, almost seven in ten said the country was going off on the wrong track and 24 percent felt it was going in the right direction. This month, 28 percent of U-S adults believe the country is going in the right direction while 64 percent believe it is going off on the wrong track. These are some of the results from a new Harris Poll.

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Teen Suicide Risk Exaggerated?

New research is shedding light on the ongoing controversy over whether antidepressant medications help depressed children and adolescents -- and how the benefits compare to the risk of suicidal impulses and attempts, reports the June issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter. While the use of antidepressants increased in the 1990s, the suicide rate among adolescents declined -- coincidentally or not -- by 31 percent. And recent autopsy studies have shown that adolescents who commit suicide, even when they have a prescription for an antidepressant, are usually not taking the drug at the time of death. http://www.health.harvard.edu/mental.

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PRNewswire -- June 12

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