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Studies say 1/3 of young men in China to die from smoking

AP Health News - Fetched: October 8th, 2015, 10:00pm UTC

BEIJING (AP) -- Research published in the medical journal The Lancet says one in three of all the young men in China are likely to die from tobacco, but that the number can fall if the men quit smoking....

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Snyder supports switching Flint water system back to Detroit

AP Health News - Fetched: October 8th, 2015, 6:00pm UTC

FLINT, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday called for Flint to switch back to Detroitamp;apos;s water system to address a public health emergency and grapple with broader concerns about the effects of the aging pipes distributing the cityamp;apos;s water supply....

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Why is elephant cancer rare? Answer might help treat humans

AP Health News - Fetched: October 8th, 2015, 2:00pm UTC

CHICAGO (AP) -- Cancer is much less common in elephants than in humans, even though the big beastsamp;apos; bodies have many more cells. Thatamp;apos;s a paradox known among scientists, and now researchers think they may have an explanation - one they say might someday lead to new ways to protect people from cancer....

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License suspended for nurse accused of reusing syringes

AP Health News - Fetched: October 8th, 2015, 2:00pm UTC

WEST WINDSOR, N.J. (AP) -- A nurse accused of reusing syringes while giving flu shots to 67 patients at a pharmaceutical company voluntarily surrendered her license, New Jersey officials said Thursday....

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UN: Polio vaccines in Ukraine safe despite local concerns

AP Health News - Fetched: October 8th, 2015, 12:00pm UTC

LONDON (AP) -- The World Health Organization says itamp;apos;s worried that millions of doses of polio vaccine might be wasted in the Ukraine after concerns were raised by a patient group that the doses are unsafe....

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License of nurse who reused syringes for flu shots suspended

AP Health News - Fetched: October 8th, 2015, 12:00pm UTC

WEST WINDSOR, N.J. (AP) -- A nurse accused of reusing syringes while giving flu shots to 67 patients at a pharmaceutical company in New Jersey has had her license temporarily suspended....

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Getting clean: Heroin addict goes through pioneering program

AP Health News - Fetched: October 8th, 2015, 10:00am UTC

BOSTON (AP) -- Kylee Moriarty has experienced her share of ups and downs since deciding to kick her heroin habit this past summer....

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Researcher: Children's cancer linked to Fukushima radiation

AP Health News - Fetched: October 8th, 2015, 6:00am UTC

TOKYO (AP) -- A new study says children living near the Fukushima nuclear meltdowns have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer at a rate 20 to 50 times that of children elsewhere, a difference the authors contend undermines the governmentamp;apos;s position that more cases have been discovered in the area only because of stringent monitoring....

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