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Study says smoking bans don't hurt bars and restaurants

LANSING (AP) - A study of smoking bans in other states says the bans don't have any net economic effect on bars and restaurants....

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Helping Children with a Restricted Diet

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The Psychological Effects of a Restricted Diet and the Parent-Child Relationship...

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February Recognized as Heart Awareness Month

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As the leading cause of death in Michigan and the leading killer of woman, the Michigan Department of Community Health recognizes February as Heart Health Awareness Month to bring attention to this critical health issue....

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CDC: Syringe reuse linked to hepatitis C outbreak

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A hepatitis C outbreak was caused by workers improperly reusing syringes and medicine vials at a Las Vegas clinic, federal health officials said Friday....

Survival of quake victims depends on many factors

NEW YORK (AP) -- A nurse survived eight days in the wreckage of a Turkish hospital destroyed by an earthquake in 1992. A newborn was rescued after more than a week in the rubble of Mexico City's 1985 quake. Now, in China, rescuers are pulling out victims days after they were buried by a powerful earthquake....

FDA stresses birth defect risks with Roche drug

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Health regulators warned again Friday that Roche and Novartis drugs prescribed to organ transplant patients can cause miscarriages and birth defects when used by pregnant women....