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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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