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Older non-smokers gain most by smoking ban EDINBURGH, Scotland, March 19 (UPI) -- A study of older people in New Zealand found those who have never smoked benefited most from smoking bans, British researchers said.
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Asian-language smokers use quit lines SAN DIEGO, March 19 (UPI) -- Those who speak an Asian language are actively using the services of smoking quit lines in California, U.S. researchers said.
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Disease rates for Asian-Americans differ FREMONT, Calif., March 19 (UPI) -- Distinct groups of Asian-Americans and those of Hawaiian and Pacific Islander ethnicity differ widely in death and disease rates, U.S. researchers found.
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Most older Canadians use 5 medications/day OTTAWA, March 18 (UPI) -- Sixty-two percent of Canadians age 65 and older living in six provinces are using five or more classes of prescription drugs, researchers say.
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Federal Tobacco Rule Is Set to Go Into Effect in June Officials said they would implement a measure banning the sale and marketing of tobacco products to teenagers 15 years after its proposal.
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Health Tip: Medications and Breast Feeding HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Just as when they were pregnant, breast-feeding moms need to monitor the drugs they take, which could reach their infants.
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Selenium Could Shield Against Diabetes HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have found evidence that older men with higher levels of selenium are less likely to suffer from dysglycemia, or improper blood-sugar metabolism.
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Prenatal Stress May Boost Baby's Asthma Risk HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) -- A stressful pregnancy may increase the risk that a baby will develop asthma, a new study finds.
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Review Faults Usefulness of Gene Expression Signatures HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) -- A review of research on gene expression-based prognostic signatures in lung cancer contends that the signatures aren't ready for prime time.
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More Kids Now Extremely Obese HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) -- The obesity epidemic is hitting children harder than ever, with 7.3 percent of boys and 5.5 percent of girls classified as extremely obese in a California study, researchers from Kaiser Permanente report.
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