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When you cough or sneeze, you send tiny germ-filled droplets into the air. Colds and flu usually spread that way. You can help stop the spread of germs by

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Even limited exposure to tobacco or secondhand smoke can lead to cardiovascular and other health problems, a new US public health report said Thursday.

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  Metal pollution tied to Parkinson’s disease: “People living near a steel factory or another source of high manganese emissions are at higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, suggests a new study.   As many as one million Americans live with the degenerative disease, according to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation. Pesticides from farms have long [...]

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  High exposure to BPA linked to low sperm count: “Health Search Drug Search Explore and compare medications Chinese factory workers exposed to high levels of the plastics chemical BPA had low sperm counts, according to the first human study to tie it to poor semen quality.   The study is the latest to raise [...]

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SCIENTISTS SEEK FORMER STUDENTS IN TOXIC MT TOWN By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press Writer SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Researchers have embarked on an ambitious study to track the health of thousands of high school graduates over a half century in a Montana town where a toxic mine has killed hundreds of people and made [...]

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Banned in 160 Nations. Yet U.S. FDA Regards it as Safe?: “ A livestock drug banned in 160 nations and responsible for hyperactivity, muscle breakdown and 10 percent mortality in pigs has been approved by the FDA. The beta agonist ractopamine, a repartitioning agent that increases protein synthesis, was recruited for livestock use when researchers [...]

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