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Public ban 'reduces home smoking'
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Writing online in the journal Tobacco Control, researchers carried out surveys between 2003-4 and 2008-9 depending on when bans took effect. Comment?
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GOP Leaders Blink In Payroll Tax Cut Standoff
In a sharp turnaround, House Republican leaders Monday dropped a key demand that the cost of extending the payroll tax cut be offset by spending cuts elsewhere in the budget. Comment?
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Obama's budget: Government still getting bigger
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... Though the Pentagon and a number of Cabinet agencies would get squeezed, Obama would leave the spiraling growth of health care programs for the elderly and the poor largely unchecked. The plan claims $4 trillion in deficit savings over the coming ... Comment?
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Last week we reflected on a recent visit from LPBC guest speaker, Dr. Joseph Michelli, who shared the personal and community value of creating a legacy statement one sentence that defines our impact on Earth and how others will remember us after we are gone. Comment?
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Lucas Encourages Women to be Proactive
... Feb. 10, to share her personal story and encourage Mid-South women to be more proactive when it comes to their health. "So much of why women avoid getting tests is because they're scared," Lucas said. "I just made a YouTube video called 'Ouch,' ... Comment?
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McDonald's Asks Pork Distributors for Humane Reforms
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McDonald's says it has asked its pork suppliers to outline plans that will eventually lead to more humane methods of raising pigs for slaughter. Comment?
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Guess who wants sex segregation now?
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Segregate male and female at massage outlets - this was the gist of a message not from any Muslim leader, but from MCA, reacting to the mushrooming of vice activities in the Klang Valley in tandem with the rise in the number of so-called 'health centres'. While the party's daily The Star would have decried similar calls as "against human rights" ... (more) Comment?
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Fishermen on ice as sturgeon spear season opens
A sturgeon is weighed, measured and registered at the official Wisconsin DNR weigh station at Stockbrige, on the eastern shore of Lake Winnebago in Pipe, Wisconsin February 11, 2012. Comment?
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Neb. bill targeting Whiteclay faces scrutiny
A state lawmaker says his proposal to allow for stricter alcohol rules in certain parts of Nebraska would give local governments the tools they need to fight public drunkenness. Comment?
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Doctors urge more production of scarce cancer drug
Four pharmaceutical companies that make a crucial cancer drug for children that's suddenly in short supply are being urged to try to quickly step up production to prevent unnecessary deaths. Comment?
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Krynski attends international Snoezelen conference
PCI teacher Albert Krynski was one of a handful of Canadian presenters to attend the 9th International Snoezelen Association Conference in Paris, France. Comment?
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Celiacs split on benefit of gluten-free tax break
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A gluten-free lifestyle could mean some savings on your tax return, but many celiac sufferers don't bother to take advantage of the offer. Comment?
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Young man gravely ill, awaits kidney transplant
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The 20-year-old from New Bedford was a math tutor at Bristol Community College, where he studied marketing at BCC's New Bedford campus before having to drop out due to failing kidneys. The Global Learning Charter Public School grad sang in the choir; he loved to work in his book of mind puzzles. Comment?
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Johnson: Under Obama's proposal, U.S. budget will never be balanced again
... run the federal government on borrowed money for perpetuity. "People are out of work. They're being stuck with higher health insurance premiums, higher gas prices, higher taxes and stagnating wages. House Republicans have consistently put forward ... Comment?
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Seattle Genetics 2011 net loss more than double over 2010, but Q4 result improves
Inc.'s net loss for 2011 was more than double that of 2010, its net loss for the fourth quarter of 2011 was less in the same quarter a year ago. Comment?
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House GOP take abrupt turn on payroll tax
... million unemployed Americans whose benefits will expire and 47 million seniors and disabled Americans whose access to health care would be jeopardized," said Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich., a member of the 20-lawmaker House-Senate negotiating panel. ... Comment?
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Study of HIV-resistant sex workers could lead to better AIDS vaccine
The discovery of HIV-resistant sex workers in Africa could pave the way for a more effective AIDS vaccine, according to a new study by University of Montreal researchers. Comment?
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2 Republicans Suggest Doubling Minn. Cigarette Tax
Two Republican lawmakers want Minnesota's cigarette tax to more than double as a way to deter smoking and to repay Minnesota schools for aid delays during recent state budgets. Comment?
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Berkley treads lightly in contraception vs. religious freedom debate
... order in that they both allow "for religious freedom while acknowledging the need to expand access to basic women's health services." Berkley's comments came during a news conference she called to criticize her Republican opponent U.S. Sen. Dean ... Comment?
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Rate of organ donations in Canada remains about the same from 2006 to 2010
... organ donors and 465 deceased donors contributed to 2,103 solid organ transplants - and the Canadian Institute for Health Information says the numbers are similar to what they were in 2006. "Organ donations, whether they're from living or dead ... Comment?
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