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E-cigarettes primarily used to quit tobacco, study finds
Although the long-term health effects of electronic cigarettes are unknown, a new survey finds people who use the devices think…
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Tobacco taxes, smoking bans set to save millions of lives, study says
Anti-smoking measures including higher taxes on tobacco products, bans on adverts and controls on lighting up in public places could…
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Alcohol consumption is the direct cause of 80,000 yearly deaths in the Americas
Alcohol consumption is the direct cause of nearly 80,000 deaths in the Americas each year, according to a new study.…
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Miners in lock-down in Guinea as Ebola death toll hits 84
Foreign mining firms have locked down operations in Guinea and pulled out some international staff, executives said on Wednesday, as…
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5 reasons women live longer than men
Life expectancy in the U.S. is at an all-time high, according to a report released last week by the Centers…
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The rate of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is falling in the United States and some other rich countries –…
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Surgeons to attempt first ever suspended animation trials on humans
Suspended animation: It’s a common concept used in science fiction, in which doctors preserve humans’ lives by suspending them between…
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