Cigarette smoking rose slightly for the first time in almost 15 years, dashing health officials’ hopes that the U.S. smoking rate had moved permanently below 20 percent.
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US Adult Smoking Rate Rises Slightly – 1216th Edition
November 13th, 200912-Year-Old Girl Can’t Stop Sneezing – 1215th Edition
November 13th, 2009For the past two weeks, a Virginia girl has been sneezing up to 16 times per minute, and the doctors she’s seen haven’t been able to help.
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Chocolate Lowers Stress Levels, Study Says – 1214th Edition
November 13th, 2009A little chocolate each day could help high-stress people feel better, a study finds.
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Drug Ads Can Hurt Health, Study Says – 1213th Edition
November 13th, 2009Commercials for prescription medicines should be more clear about the possible benefits and risks of drugs, a study says.
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Organ Donation Creates Lifelong Bond – 1212th Edition
November 13th, 2009Only one-third of Connecticut’s drivers are registered to donate organs, though there are 1,000 people in the state who are waiting for an organ or tissue match that could save their lives.
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1.5 Lbs. Of Nails Pulled From Peruvian’s Stomach – 1211th Edition
November 13th, 2009“They call me the hardware store,” says Requelme Abanto from his hospital bed in northern Peru. Doctors in the city of Cajamarca said they removed 1.5 pounds of metal from Abanto’s stomach, including nails, coins, and rusted copper wire and scrap metal.
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CDC Now Says 4,000 Swine Flu Deaths In US – 1210th Edition
November 12th, 2009Federal health officials quadruple their estimate of the number of people who have died from H1N1.
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Chocolate Lowers Stress Levels, Study Says – 1209th Edition
November 12th, 2009A little chocolate each day could help high-stress people feel better, a study finds.
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Drug Ads Can Hurt Health, Study Says – 1208th Edition
November 12th, 2009Commercials for prescription medicines should be more clear about the possible benefits and risks of drugs, a study says.
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Organ Donation Creates Lifelong Bond – 1207th Edition
November 12th, 2009Only one-third of Connecticut’s drivers are registered to donate organs, though there are 1,000 people in the state who are waiting for an organ or tissue match that could save their lives.
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