A quick roundup of some of the health and medicine topics that are making news this week:
* Arthroscopy has become a very common type of surgery for all kinds of knee problems, but new research shows that it may not have any effect on reducing knee arthritis. Also, here's an in-depth guide to knee pain.
* "Snurf" pills (herbal, over-the-counter drugs that create feelings of euphoria) are becoming a growing health problem with teens.
* Singer Natalie Cole has hepatitis C, and this article answers some questions about the disease: how hepatitis C is contracted, how to treat it, and more.
* And with the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks tomorrow, the Mayo Clinic offers some tips for coping with reminders of grief.
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