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WHO confirms 1025 flu cases in 20 countries
Geneva - The World Health Organization confirmed Monday 1025 officially reported cases of influenza...
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WHO changes virus name, 257 confirmed cases
Geneva - The World Health Organization updated Thursday the number of laboratory-confirmed cases of...
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Travel and swine flu: US vice president stirs pot
Washington - While countries debate whether it's wise to travel to Mexico or the United...
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Smoking Ban Is Unclear and Weak
Timothy M. Kaine, the Virginia Governor, and William J. Howell, the Republican House Speaker, where...
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Smoking Bans in Restaurants, a New Attempt to Cut Smoking Rates
Why ban smoking in restaurants and other public places? Supporters of the proposed smoking ban in...
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February 9 - The Day Smoking Died…in Boston
Starting today, many Bostonians will breathe healthier air thanks to a tobacco ban implemented by...
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FDA Panel Votes to Ban Darvon Painkiller
Government advisers suggested a ban on the Darvon painkiller which has been in...
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Reduced Air Pollution Adds Years To Your Life
Pollution has always been thought to reduce survival due to its noxious effects on people’s...
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Smoking Bans, Anti-smoking Efforts Are Not Enough To Cut Tobacco Deaths
Despite the states’ increased effort to fight smoking, the rate of tobacco-related...
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Health Groups Dissatisfied with U.S. Tobacco Control Policies
The annual report on U.S. tobacco control efforts released by the American Lung Association gave...
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“Third-hand” Smoke Is Bad for Your Children
Most of us know that exposure to second-hand smoke is dangerous for our health, but a new study...
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Smoking Ban Reduces Heart Attack Admissions By 41%
One of the most damaging vices one can have is smoking. The habit has negative effects not...
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Smoking Ban Proves Effective in Pueblo, Colo., Cuts Heart Attack Rate
A study released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that...
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Smoking Bans Lead To Fewer Heart Attacks
A new report published by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a...
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Smoking News - More And More Bans, But What's The Effect?
The hi-tech smoking rooms may be allowed in Hong Kong bars when a total ban on cigarettes...
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U.K. Government Bans Cigarette Display From Shops
The U.K. government said on Tuesday that it would legislate to ban the display of cigarette...
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WHO Announces Tolerable Level for Melamine Intake
The tolerable amount of melamine in food a person
can ingest without “appreciable health risk” is...
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Baby formula makers target Asian mothers after melamine scare
Hong Kong - An attractive, smiling, healthy-looking couple pose with their thumbs up in front of a...
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Consumer Group Urges FDA to Ban Glaxo’s Avandia over Liver Failure
Consumer group Public Citizen on Thursday asked the Food and
Drug Administration to ban...
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FDA Supports New Limit On Cold And Cough Medicines
The Food and Drug Administration told healthcare providers
and customers that it agrees with the...
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Over The Counter Medicine For Kids, Not Healthy?
The FDA recently rejected pediatricians’ calls for the immediate
ban on over the counter cold...
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New York City Launches Aggressive Anti-Smoking Campaign
Images with throat cancer, mouth cancer,
gum disease, or lung cancer, massages like “Cigarettes...
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Is Tanning Bed Use Safe? Definitely Not, Experts Confirm
Exposure to ultraviolet rays, no matter
where you get them from, is not good for you. At least...
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Walgreen Challenges Tobacco Ban
A recently
passed city order that bans sales of tobacco products at pharmacies in San Francisco is...
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Exposure to Air Pollution Harms Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Exposure to traffic fumes increases the
risk of heart attack, or strokes and potentially fatal...
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Update: Walgreens Takes The Fight Over SF Tobacco Ban To Court
The largest US
drug-store chain by sales, Walgreen Co., is seeking an emergency injunction to...
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Lake County Thinks About Broadening Smoking Ban
Currently, smoking is banned in most Illinois public buildings, such as restaurants, taverns, pubs,...
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California Lawmakers Considering Ban of Bisphenol A in Baby Products
California
lawmakers are considering legislation that would ban bisphenol A (BPA) in
containers...
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A New Attempt To Reduce The Number Of Smokers
All tobacco products were placed under the regulatory powers
of the US Food and Drug...
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Public Ban on Smoking Improves the Health of Both Smokers and Nonsmokers
Public bans on smoking improve the overall
health of people, a new study carried out in Scotland...
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Decade after Columbine, gun laws lax as ever
San Francisco - Ten years ago, two teenaged misfits walked into their high school in Columbine,...
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Ending flows of drugs, guns atop Obama's Mexico visit
Washington - As the death toll in Mexico's drug wars soars into the thousands, the United States...
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House approves new controls on tobacco in United States
Washington - The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved tougher anti-smoking controls in...
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Obama Administration to Revamp Offshore-Drilling Plan
This is another piece of news from the category ‘if you wanted change, you got it.”...
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Ms. Kennedy and Her Q&A Marathon
Democrat Caroline Kennedy, who is now openly campaigning to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate,...
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Proposition 8 Protests Continue, Soon Nationwide
The passing of Proposition 8 in California, which modified the state’s Constitution by stating that...
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U.S. Supreme Court Lifts Navy Sonar Ban
On Wednesday the U.S. Supreme court ruled
in favor of national security over environmental issues...
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Lawsuits Filed against California Same-Sex Marriage Ban
San Francisco - Six months after the California Supreme Court cleared the way for same-sex...
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Setback for gay rights; California approves same-sex marriage ban
San Francisco - Six months after the California Supreme Court cleared the way for same-sex marriage...
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World embraces Obama, but expectations are high
Governments and leaders around the globe were overwhelmingly positive Wednesday to the election of...
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Tears of joy, faith, devotion from Obama supporters
Chicago - African-Americans wept and hugged as the diverse crowd in Chicago's Grant Park erupted...
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Abortion, Gay Marriage, Animal Rights on US Ballot Bids
San Francisco - Were they just to take their cues from television ads, voters in California might...
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Oscar Ads Cost Less
The Oscar ceremony this year is expected to lose some of its usual sparkle.
As part of a...
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Phelps Says Marijuana Pipe Photo Is Real and Apologizes
Michael Phelps, the man who won more Olympic gold medals than any athlete in the history of the...
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Taiwan Bans Indoor Smoking
Taiwan on Sunday announced the decision to ban indoor smoking, becoming the 17th state in the...
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Study Finds Possible Link between Smoking Bans and Heart Attacks
A new report published by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a...
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Facebook Does Not Approve Of Breast-Feeding On Its Pages
Facebook’s decision to ban its users’ photos presenting them breast-feeding managed to...
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U.K. Censors Wikipedia Article with Nude Girl Album Cover
Internauts in the U.K. have been blocked from viewing a
certain article about an album from the...
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British government plans ban on open display of cigarettes
London - The British government Tuesday announced a ban on the open display of cigarettes in shops...
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San Francisco Honors Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk
Friday evening, on the steps of San Francisco's City Hall,
approximately 500 people gathered in a...
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Avandia Risks Ban over Liver Toxicity
GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s diabetes drug faces harsh criticism as
the Washington, D.C.-based group...
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Update: Report Seriously Questions FDA Ruling On BPA Safety
An expert panel asked by the Food and Drug Administration to
review its way of handling of the...
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eBay Contributes To Elephants’ Cause By Issuing Ban On Ivory Products
eBay took an important step toward contributing to the
effort of animal welfare organizations of...
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FDA Postpones Decision To Ban Kid’s Cough Medicine
The US Food and Drug Administration needs more data on whether over-the-counter
cold medicines are...
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Tanning Beds Are Not Safe, Cause Skin Cancer, Studies Warn
Tanning beds have been a subject of controversy for many
years with many dermatologists warning...
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Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi Said “I Do”
They finally got to do it! Successful talk show host Ellen
DeGeneres and her long time girlfriend,...
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CK Goes Too Far: Eva Mendes Ad Too Steamy For TV
It seems that Calvin Klein crossed the line again with its
bold advertisements. A daring CK...
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Tobacco Regulation – A Step Forward to a Healthier Nation
In an attempt to lower the number of people becoming
addicted of cigarettes and also that of the...
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AIDS Conference In Mexico Opened For Discussions
An estimated 25,000 scientists, politicians, physicians and
activists were present on Sunday at...
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US Watchdog Group Calls for FDA to Ban Food Dyes
A U.S.
watchdog group is pushing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban the use
of eight...
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Truckers Banned Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix As Well
Following the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to
ban use of anti-smoking drug Chantix...
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Controversy Over Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Continues
It seems that opponents of same-sex marriage would ask the California Supreme Court to postpone the...
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Guessing Who's Gonna Win On American Idol
Things are getting tense on American Idol, with only one
more week to go and two contestants, both...
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Michigan Court: Same-Sex Partners not Entitled to Health Benefits
Same-sex relationships are out in the open again, as the Michigan
Supreme Court has ruled that a...
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George Clooney Is Now A UN Messenger of Peace
The star of “Peacemaker”, George Clooney, was named a United
Nations Messenger of Peace Friday, a...
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The Whole World Mourns Pavarotti’s Death (Update)
Today, the Italian media ran special sections about
Pavarotti and his life. The newspaper La...
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Pakistan's Sharif leads massive anti-government rally
Islamabad - Pakistan's top opposition leader Nawaz Sharif Sunday, in apparent defiance of his...
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UN Security Council Urges Immediate Ceasefire
New York - The UN Security Council late Thursday urged Israel and Hamas to immediately end the Gaza...
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Indonesia Launches Tsunami Early Warning System
Jakarta - A tsunami early warning system developed and funded by five donor countries began...
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Smoking in Public Places Banned in India
New Delhi - India
on Thursday banned smoking in public places after a medical study warned...
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India gears up for ban on smoking in public places
New Delhi - An estimated 120 million smokers in India will have one more reason to try to kick...
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Philippines tests 54 milk products for contamination
Manila
- Philippine food safety authorities are testing at least 54 milk and milk
products amid...
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Amid Finance Crisis, UN Aid Summit Raises 16 Billion Dollars
New York - Despite a massive financial crisis afflicting rich countries, a one-day United Nations...
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Pope Benedict to Visit France, the Church's Wayward Daughter
Rome - "France, eldest daughter of the Church, what have you done to your baptismal promises?...
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Exposure To Air Pollution Harms Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
Exposure to traffic fumes increases the
risk of heart attack, or strokes and potentially fatal...
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Judge Declines Gun Group’s Request To Carry Weapons In Airport
A U.S. judge upheld a gun ban at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, claiming he...
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House Overwhelmingly Votes in Favor of Tobacco Regulation
US House of representative on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted
for a bill that would give the Food...
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Bush to Lift Executive Ban on Oil Drilling in OCS
United States President George W. Bush said he plans to lift the interdiction to drill for oil in...
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Dispute Over the Atlanta Hartsfield Gun Ban
A decision by Georgia lawmakers to loosen the
state’s gun laws has led to a controversy over...
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Pennsylvania Senate Approves Smoking Ban
Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Senate approved a ban on smoking
in public places throughout the state,...
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South Korea: Beef Import Still Banned
After announcing about a week ago that the ban against U.S. beef import would be lifted,...
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South Korea Government to Resume U.S. Beef Imports
Agriculture Minister Chung Woon-chun announced Thursday that South Korea's government
will allow...
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U.N. Secretary-General to Meet with Myanmar Ruler
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he will meet with Myanmar’s military leader, Senior Gen....
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Georgians Protected by Guns Even When They Eat
Georgian gun owners can feel more at ease as Gov. Sonny Perdue signed a bill on Wednesday which...
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North Carolina Community Colleges Ban Illegal Immigrants
The North Carolina community college system announced on Tuesday that
it will no longer enroll...
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Smoking in Public Places Might Be Banned in Michigan
Surprisingly, the Michigan bill to ban
smoking in public places is getting closer to becoming a...
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Atlantic City Casino Floors Smoking-Free Starting with Oct. 15
After a battle that lasted more than a year, Atlantic City
Council unanimously voted (9-0) on...
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No Cellphones at School, Court Ruled
The Appellate Court ruled Tuesday that the Department of Education
has the right to impose a cell...
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France – The First Country to Ban Some Mozzarella Sales
Although the Italian government announced it was ready to
withdraw all the dioxin-contaminated...
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Tibetan March Continues After Police Ban
Hundreds of Tibetans trying to march to their homeland from
Northern India continued their travel...
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Ex-Wife of French President Sarkozy Loses Case to Ban Book
Friday the court reached a decision and rejected Nicolas
Sarkozy’s ex-wife, Cécilia, request to...
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China to Ban Thin Plastic Shopping Bags
China
will ban the use of some plastic bags or will force consumers to pay for others
trying to...
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Cambodia's Khmer Rouge court Begins its First Hearing
On Tuesday Cambodia's
Khmer Rouge court backed by the U.N., had its first public hearing in Phnom...
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Georgia’s Emergency Rule to be Lifted On Friday
Georgia’s
parliamentary speaker, Nino Burjanadze, said on Wednesday that the state of
emergency...
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Neo Nazi March in Serbia, 30 Members Arrested
Approximately 30 member of a small neo Nazi organization were detained by police forces on Sunday...
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Libya Pledges to Support Darfur Peace Plan Proposed by UN
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon tries to restore peace in Sudan’s embattled Darfur...
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