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| Smoking ban in cafes puts French off cigarettes |
| Cigarette sales in France dropped to a record low in 2008, researchby British American Tobacco (BAT) shows, challenging old cliches ofParisians hooked to their Gitanes in smoke-filled cafes. |
| Health secrets for busy people |
| Nutritionists and personal trainers say it's easier to fit in healthy habits than many people think. |
| Snoring adds to sleep apnea-related sleepiness |
| People with sleep apnea are continually tired because of the sleepinterruptions they experience from breathing interruptions duringthe night, and now it's been shown that loud snoring contributes tothe problem. |
| Coffee may protect against oral cancers |
| New research indicates that drinking coffee lowers the risk ofdeveloping cancer of the oral cavity or throat, at least in thegeneral population of Japan. |
| Social Security overestimates death rates: study |
| The U.S. Social Security Administration, which pays out $600billion a year in benefits to retirees, may have underestimated howa decline in smoking will increase life expectancy, two expertsreported on Monday. |
| Low-carb diet improves type 2 diabetes control |
| A low-carbohydrate diet such as the familiar Atkins diet improvescontrol of blood sugar levels in obese individuals with type 2diabetes, researchers have shown. |
| Few people seek help before heart 'events' |
| In the months before a heart attack or episode of severe anginarequiring emergency treatment, only a small percentage of peopleseek medical attention for precursor symptoms such as fatigue andshortness of breath, Canadian researchers report. |
| Prenatal test may raise birthmark risk |
| A test performed in early pregnancy to check for genetic defectssuch as Down's syndrome in the fetus appears to be linked toincreased chances that the baby will be born with a birthmark, or'infantile hemangioma,' researchers report. |
| Chromosome disorder raises risk of death |
| Turner syndrome, the most commonly diagnosed sex chromosomeabnormality in women, not only leads to substantial illness but isalso raises the risk of death, according to UK researchers. |
| Study finds favorable trends in stroke |
| Fewer people are suffering stroke and fewer people are dying fromstroke, new research from Sweden hints. |
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