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In Highland Peru, a Culture Faces Blight

by (author unknown), NPR Topics: Health & Science

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NHS smoking ban 'flouted daily'

by (author unknown), BBC News | Health | World Edition

Smoking bans are being routinely flouted in many NHS hospitals in England, researchers say....

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China reports big rise in food-poisoning deaths

by (author unknown), Reuters: Health News

BEIJING (Reuters) - China saw a rise of almost a third in food-poisoning deaths last year even as the total number of incidents dropped, the Health Ministry said on Monday, underscoring the food safety challenge China still faces....

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Snow Flurries, Bacteria Likely

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GTx prostate-cancer drug reduces hot flashes in men

by (author unknown), Reuters: Health News

(Reuters) - Biotechnology company GTx Inc said a late-stage trial showed its experimental drug, toremifene citrate, reduced hot flashes in men who were on Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), a common treatment for advanced prostate cancer....

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Breakfast 'keeps teenagers lean'

by (author unknown), BBC News | Health | World Edition

Skipping breakfast is not the way to lose weight, a study of US teenagers suggests....

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Study sees prescription drug abuse at colleges

by (author unknown), Reuters: Health News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About a fifth of U.S. college students are taking painkilling pills and other prescription drugs to get high, a study published on Monday showed....

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Depression, pregnancy linked among black teens

by (author unknown), Reuters: Health News

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Black American adolescents who suffer depression after giving birth run a higher risk of becoming pregnant again soon after than those who are not depressed, researchers reported on Monday....

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Device helps fat kids cut screen time, and weight

by (author unknown), Reuters: Health News

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A monitoring device that cut TV and computer time in half helped young, overweight children eat less and lose weight, U.S. researchers said on Monday....

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Parents urged to go beyond 'big talk' about sex

by (author unknown), Reuters: Health News

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Parents should consider having repeated discussions with their children about many aspects of sex instead of one "big talk" on impersonal topics linked to sexuality such as puberty, researchers said on Monday....

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