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| Cigarette Packages May Carry Images of Corpses, Lungs BusinessWeek By Molly Peterson Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Altria Group Inc., Reynolds American Inc. and other cigarette sellers in the US must place graphic images such as corpses and diseased lungs on the warning labels of packages and in advertisements to highlight ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Four Loko energy drink raises health concerns among youth USA Today By Paul Sakuma, AP By Steve Wood, (Cherry Hill, NJ) Courier-Post CAMDEN, NJ — Though wrapped in a camouflage label, the jumbo can of alcohol, caffeine, taurine and guarana called Four Loko has become hard to miss across campuses nationwide. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Race against time BBC News By David Walker BBC News Health officials and medical agencies in Haiti are racing to stem a cholera epidemic that has reached the crowded capital Port-au-Prince and threatens to spiral out of control. The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Not sweet: Sugary drinks blamed for gout in women msnbc.com By Rachael Rettner A new study finds that drinking orange juice, soda and other beverages high in the sugar fructose could increase the small risk that middle-age and elderly women have of developing gout. Gout is a painful form of arthritis caused by ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Number of Uninsured Americans Continues to Rise HealthNews By Susan Brady When the Census Bureau released its annual report earlier this year on poverty, income, and health insurance, that report, based on 2008 figures, pegged the number of Americans without health insurance coverage at 46.3 million, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| States Urged to Fill Gap in Helping Smokers Quit BusinessWeek TUESDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- The US health care reform law offers help to the majority of smokers who are trying to quit, but states need to bridge coverage gaps to ensure that all smokers have access to smoking cessation treatments, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Green: Deadline Extended for 9/11 Settlement New York Times By MIREYA NAVARRO The city is giving more than 10000 workers an extra eight days to decide whether to settle their lawsuits over illnesses they attribute to exposure to environmental hazards during the rescue and cleanup work at ground zero. ... See all stories on this topic » |
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