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	NERC reports on secondhand smoke

	Category: Specific Substances - Tobacco Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico - United States

	National Environmental Respiratory Center has reports on effects of secondhand smoke on: allergies, asthma, emphysema, and lung and heart function. ... Sponsored Links:

	Passive Smoke

	Category: Specific Substances - Tobacco Location: Denver, Colorado - United States

	National Jewish Medical and Research Center provides facts about passive smoke. National Jewish Medical and Research Center is known worldwide for ...

	Why Air Filtration Devices Are Ineffective

	Category: Specific Substances - Tobacco Location: Boulder, Colorado - United States

	GASP Colorado information; some air cleaners clear some of the smoke, but none can effectively clear all the toxic gases, ...

	Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke

	Category: Specific Substances - Tobacco Location: Toronto, Ontario - Canada

	Characterizes the risk, provides a research bibliography, breaks down the exposure by toxins and carcinogens, and enumerates the scientific bodies ...

	National Spit Tobacco Education Program (NSTEP)

	Category: Specific Substances - Tobacco Location: Chicago, Illinois - United States

	Educational program designed to reduce use of spit tobacco, especially among children. Gassroots efforts to build a nation-wide network of ...

	Comments to FTC on Smokeless Tobacco

	Category: Specific Substances - Tobacco Location: Washington, D.C. - United States

	Collection of letters and documents submitted to the Federal Trade Commission regarding spit tobacco; covers policy questions, labelling, harm reduction, ...

	Smokeless Tobacco or Health

	Category: Specific Substances - Tobacco Location: Rockville, Maryland - - United States

	Monograph from the National Cancer Institute. Epidemiology, clinical and pathological effets, carcinogenesis, nitocine effects and addiction, prevention, cessation, policy, and ...

	Spit Tobacco Prevention Network

	Category: Specific Substances - Tobacco Location: Georgetown, Texas - United States

	In recognition of the fact that spit tobacco use is a serious threat to Texans' health, the Texas Cancer Council ...

	WebMD: Alcohol May Raise Risk of Irregular Heartbeat

	Category: Specific Substances - Alcoholic Beverages Location: - - United States

	Study reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that drinking alcohol on a regular basis may slightly raise men's ...

	MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia: Alcohol Withdrawal

	Category: Specific Substances - Alcoholic Beverages Location: Bethesda, Maryland - United States

	MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National ...

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Cooling May Reduce Brain Lesions in Newborns (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Babies who are deprived of oxygen at birth often go on to have lifetime disabilities, but research has shown that cooling infants can help prevent problems.

Health Tip: Follow Directions When Taking Medication (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A number of adverse effects can result if you don't take a medication as directed.

Health Tip: What's Behind Hip Bursitis? (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Bursitis of the hip is a painful condition that occurs when the bursa -- a small, cushiony sac overlying the hip -- becomes inflamed.

Early Morning Colonoscopies May Find More Polyps (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Early morning colonoscopies detect more polyps than colon cancer screenings done later in the day, and the number of polyps found decreases by the hour as the day progresses, a new study has found.

Health Fears Are Nothing to Sneeze At (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- It may sound hard to believe, but just one sneeze is enough to increase your fear not just of contracting flu, but also of dying from a heart attack at an early age, dying from an accident or being the victim of a fatal crime, new research shows.

Senators claim $1 trillion health bill in reach (AP)
AP - Senators working to give President Barack Obama a comprehensive health care overhaul said Thursday they had figured out how to pare back the complex legislation to keep costs from crashing through a $1 trillion, 10-year ceiling.

Thyroid Cancer Higher in Volcanic Areas (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that living near a volcano puts people at higher risk of getting a type of thyroid cancer.

Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 6, 2009 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

Poor Restroom Cleaning Causes Cruise-Ship Sickness (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Poor cleaning of restrooms aboard cruise ships raises the risk of norovirus-caused gastrointestinal illness outbreaks, a new study finds.

Good Sleepers More Likely to Eat Right (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Getting enough sleep can help you make healthier food choices, researchers say.

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