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Smoking: New ways to quit
By now, even the tobacco companies agree: Smoking is bad for your health -- very bad, in fact. Cigarettes are the most hazardous, but cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco also contribute to tobacco's terrible toll. And secondhand smoke is an important...Tags: Beverage Industry, Behavioral Conditions, Death and Dying, Government Health Care, Medicine
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Russia passes new restrictions on cigarettes, but health advocates not satisfied
MOSCOW (AP) _ Russia's lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved legislation to lower tar and nicotine content in cigarettes and to place large health warnings on the packs. But some health advocates say the measure passed by the State Duma flies...Tags: Human Rights, Laws, Tobacco Products
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Healthy Toys Site Launches
The Hartford CourantWondering if that plastic stegosaurus or well-dressed doll carries a little toxic baggage? If the millions of toys recalled last year makes you worry about lead and other toxic substances in products made for children, a newly redesigned online guide set...Tags: Toy Industry, Toys, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Connecticut, Learning Disability
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FDA will ask experts whether benefits with Allergan eyelash drug outweigh risks
AP Business WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Federal regulators on Wednesday said a glaucoma drug from Allergan appears to make eyelashes longer and fuller, and experts soon will assess the safety of that new use. Allergan, which makes Botox anti-wrinkle injections, has asked...Tags: Beauty Products, Beauty Products and Fragrances, Allergan Incorporated
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Divorce rate increases in Marine Corps, Army as wars strain marriages
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The divorce rate among soldiers and Marines increased last year as military marriages suffered continuing stress from America's two ongoing wars. There were an estimated 10,200 failed marriages in the active duty Army and 3,077 among...Tags: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Defense, Family, Marriage, Divorce
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Horizon's combo pain-reliever moving ahead
Tribune staff reporterSkokie-based Horizon Therapeutics Inc. said today its experimental pain-relief pill that reduces the risk of stomach ulcers met its desired "primary end point" in a final stage clinical trial. The pill, known under the scientific name HZT-501, combines...Tags: Migraine, Skokie, Pain
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Weighing the value of organic foods
Los Angeles TimesWith the recession breathing down our necks, many people are looking for ways to cut the household budget without seriously compromising family well-being. So here's a suggestion: If you buy organic fruits and vegetables, consider switching to less pricey...Tags: Health Treatments, Environmental Politics, Food Safety, Hazardous Materials, Arable Farming
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Feds to boost ethanol corn crop
Of The Associated PressThe Agriculture Department is moving to make it easier to grow genetically engineered corn for ethanol production, despite fears among safety advocates that some might end up in human food. The agency is seeking public comments on a request to deregulate...Tags: Ethanol, Food Safety, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Healthcare Policies, Agriculture
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Business Briefing - December 1, 2008
HEALTH PANEL RECOMMENDS GOUT DRUG WASHINGTON | Government health advisers have recommended approval of the first new drug in 40 years for gout, a painful joint disease that mainly strikes middle-aged men. About 5 million people in the U.S. suffer from...Tags: Marketing, Aztar Corporation, Sales, Macy's, Chicago Auto Show
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In Your Town - Lehigh and Northampton counties
STATE REP. JULIE HARHART will open her new district office at 2030 Center St., Northampton, today. The purpose for the move is to better serve the constituents of the 183rd Legislative District. The Whitehall Township office will be closed. Residents...Tags: Schools, Bible, Religious Festivals, Christmas, People
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NM baby dies, another hospitalized from rare infection associated with powdered formula
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) _ The New Mexico Health Department says a baby has died and another has been hospitalized due to a rare infection. Both babies had been fed powdered formula and other foods. They had different strains of the bacteria Enterobacter...Tags: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New Mexico, Diseases
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HEALTHBEAT: Doctors scramble to switch holdouts to eco-friendly asthma inhalers by Dec. 31
AP Medical WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Last warning: Asthma inhalers go "green" on Dec. 31, forcing patients still using the old-fashioned kind to make a pricey and even confusing switch. The medicine inside these rescue inhalers — the albuterol that quickly opens...Tags: GlaxoSmithKline, Pharmaceuticals, Michigan, Asthma, Northwestern University
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