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Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General
This is the second report of the U.S. Surgeon General devoted to women and smoking. The first was published in 1980 (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [USDHHS] 1980), 16 years after the initial landmark report on smoking and health of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General appeared in 1964 (U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare [USDHEW] 1964). The 1964 report summarized the accumulated evidence that demonstrated that smoking was a cause of human cancer and other diseases.
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West Nile Virus Activity --- United States, August 21--28, 2002, and Illinois, January 1--August 27, 2002
This report summarizes West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance data reported to CDC through ArboNET and by states
and other jurisdictions as of 7:30 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time, August 28, 2002, and highlights WNV activity in Illinois. more
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Study Of Low-Fat, High-Fiber Diet Finds No Effect On Psa Levels In Men Over A Four-Year Period
A low-fat, high-fiber diet heavy in fruits and vegetables has no impact on PSA levels in men over a four-year period, and does not affect the incidence of prostate cancer, according to a study by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the National Cancer Institute, and seven other centers. The four-year, randomized study examined whether a short-term dietary intervention would impact serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in men – an important marker for the onset and development of prostate cancer. Results of previously conducted observational studies have differed on whether a low-fat, high-fiber diet protects against prostate cancer. more
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Evidence For Warts Treatments Is Weak
Apart from topical treatments containing salicylic acid, there is currently no clear evidence that any other treatments for warts are more effective, say researchers in this week's BMJ more
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Stretching Does Not Prevent Muscle Soreness
Stretching before or after exercise does not prevent muscle soreness or reduce risk of injury, finds a study in this week's BMJ. more
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