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New plan to contain drug-resistant TB
July 7th, 2008
New plan to contain drug-resistant TB
WHO, Stop TB Partnership release two-year response plan
22 JUNE 2007 GENEVA -- Hundreds of thousands of cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) can be...
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Curbs on tobacco ads upheld
July 7th, 2008
Curbs on tobacco ads upheld
Kirk Makin, Globe and Mail
June 28, 2007. Tobacco advertising restrictions aimed at preventing Canadians from becoming addicted to smoking are amply justified under the Charter...
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SNAP ? Patches and Stop
July 7th, 2008
SNAP – Patches and Stop
University of Nottingham News Release July 03 2007
1050 pregnant women are being recruited for the most extensive trial of its kind to establish the effect of using nicotine patches...
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New asthma gene could lead to new therapies
July 7th, 2008
New 'asthma gene' could lead to new therapies
University of Michigan news release 4-Jul-2007
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---A gene that is strongly associated with a risk of developing childhood onset asthma was...
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Just one cigarette can lead to addiction
July 7th, 2008
Just one cigarette can lead to addiction: study
CBC News July 4, 2007
Some young people show signs of addiction after inhaling just one cigarette, say U.S. researchers.
In a four-year study of more...
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That cigarette really could hurt
July 7th, 2008
That cigarette really could hurt
Globe and Mail, July 10, 2007
TORONTO — Blue-collar working men and stressed-out women are at highest risk of being hurt at work, and slipping outside for a cigarette increases...
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Mental Health Suffers in COPD Patients
July 7th, 2008
Mental Health Suffers in COPD Patients
MedPage Today, July 10, 2007
MONTREAL -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, particularly women, may be significantly more likely to suffer psychiatric...
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Some smokers have genetic predisposition to develop COPD
July 7th, 2008
Some smokers have genetic predisposition to develop COPD, research shows
Wake Forest University News Release 11-Jul-2007
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Some people have a genetic variation that makes them more...
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Tobacco industry efforts to derail effective anti-smoking campaigns
July 7th, 2008
Tobacco industry efforts to derail effective anti-smoking campaigns
Temple University News Release 11-Jul-2007
Anti-smoking ads that reveal the tobacco industry’s deceptive practices have been aggressively...
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Poor ventilation and crowding in Nunavut homes associated with lung infections
July 7th, 2008
Poor ventilation and crowding in Nunavut homes associated with lung infections in Inuit children
CMAJ - Press Release July 16th, 2007
Inadequate ventilation and overcrowding may contribute to the high...
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