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Surge in smoking 'to claim more lives in Africa'

AFP Global Edition 10 days ago

More Africans risk dying from smoking as tobacco use will double over the next 12 years in a continent where 90 percent of people have no protection against second-hand smoke, experts said Wednesday. Africa accounts for 14 percent of the world population ...

Surge in smoking in Africa

AFP Global Edition 10 days ago

More Africans risk dying from smoking as tobacco use will double over the next 12 years in a continent where 90 percent of people have no protection against second-hand smoke, experts said Wednesday. Africa accounts for 14 percent of the world population ...

SD judge refuses secondhand smoke testimony

AP News 18 days ago

Judge refuses secondhand smoke testimony in South Dakota smoking ban lawsuit The American Cancer Society cannot present witnesses to testify on the dangers of secondhand smoke in a trial that will determine whether South Dakota's smoking ban will be referred to a ...

Low cholesterol may prevent some prostate cancers

AP News 18 days ago

Keeping cholesterol low may help men avoid aggressive prostate cancers, study suggests Men may protect more than their hearts if they keep cholesterol in line: Their chances of getting aggressive prostate cancer may be lower, new research suggests. One study found that ...

Many doctors overuse Pap testing: survey

Reuters US Online Report Health News 19 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many U.S. primary care doctors are out of step with guidelines on Pap testing for cervical cancer -- largely because they overuse the test, according to a study published Monday. In a survey of more than 1,200 ...

Hall of Fame Coach Beats Cancer

Men's Fitness 34 days ago

MF: Was it tough for you to leave mid-season back in winter '01 when you were diagnosed with cancer? JB: No, because I didn't really have a choice. Waiting could make it worse, so I flew to St. Louis for treatment right ...

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