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Sask. tops national smoking average
August 26th, 2008
Sask. tops national smoking average
Leader-Post, August 26, 2008
For the third year in a row Saskatchewan is the province with the highest rate of smokers in the country, according to a Statistics Canada...
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Tobacco industry's marketing linked to youth smoking
August 21st, 2008
Tobacco industry's marketing linked to youth smoking
University of Minnesota News release 21-Aug-2008
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) released a report today, co-edited by University of Minnesota professor...
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Infection Blocks Lung's Protective Response Against Tobacco Smoke
August 19th, 2008
Infection Blocks Lung's Protective Response Against Tobacco Smoke
News release August 19, 2008
An infection that often goes undetected can block the lung's natural protective response against tobacco...
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Study shows that surgical weight loss does not eliminate obstructive sleep apnea
August 15th, 2008
Study shows that surgical weight loss does not eliminate obstructive sleep apnea
News release 15-Aug-2008
1 year follow-up study of a random sample of men and women shows that bariatric surgery does not result...
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Hope for patients with COPD
August 15th, 2008
Hope for patients with COPD
News release 15-Aug-2008
For the first time, a drug therapy appears to reduce lung function loss in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),...
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Asthma in boys may be just a phase, but for girls it may be there to stay
August 15th, 2008
Asthma in boys may be just a phase, but for girls it may be there to stay
News release 15-Aug-2008
Boys may be more apt than girls to have childhood asthma, but, when compared to girls, they are also more...
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Air pollution killing Canadians, economy
August 14th, 2008
Air pollution killing Canadians, economy
The Leader-Post, August 14, 2008
The Canadian Medical Association issued a warning Wednesday that Canada has a serious home-grown pollution problem which is taking a...
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Illness Cost of Air Pollution Underscores Need for Lung Health Action Plan: The Lung Association
August 13th, 2008
Illness Cost of Air Pollution Underscores Need for Lung Health Action Plan: The Lung Association
Ottawa, August 13, 2008 “ The National Illness Cost of Air Pollution (ICAP) study, released today by the Canadian...
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Canadian study of colds and kids: Positive safety results for ginseng extract
August 4th, 2008
Canadian study of colds and kids: Positive safety results for ginseng extract
News release 2008-Aug-04
Positive findings of a safety study involving children and a highly touted botanical extract (COLD-fX)...
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Scientists identify how gastric reflux may trigger asthma
July 21st, 2008
Scientists identify how gastric reflux may trigger asthma
News release 21-Jul-2008
DURHAM, N.C. “ Researchers at Duke University Medical Center appear to have solved at least a piece of a puzzle that has...
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