Police say a teenage girl riding a Universal Orlando amusement park ride suffered burns when an electronic cigarette belonging to…
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Herb may help protect against viruses, study suggests
The herb Rhodiola rosea has been shown to protect marathon runners against viral infection, which may prove beneficial for more…
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Pen cap removed from man’s lung, 20 years after he swallowed it
Twenty years after he swallowed a pen cap in primary school, a Chinese man finally had the object removed from…
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E-cigarette use rises, but consumers also smoking conventional cigarettes, poll finds
Significantly more Americans are using electronic-cigarettes and other vaporizing devices than a year ago, but most of those consumers are…
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Woman accidentally gets earring stuck in lung after using inhaler
A woman in Australia had an unexpected medical emergency on New Year’s Eve after she accidentally inhaled one of her…
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Gradual smoking cessation may be possible with nicotine addiction pill
A nicotine addiction pill can help smokers quit gradually when they can’t go cold turkey, a study finds, suggesting that…
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Green or Yellow Phlegm Likely to Be Bacterial
Confirming widespread beliefs by doctors and parents alike, the color of phlegm coughed up by people is indeed a good…
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Hospital Asthma Grades Not Linked to Healthier Kids
Hospitals that meet performance standards for treating kids with asthma aren’t any better at keeping those kids from showing up…
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DETROIT – A 21-month-old girl is the first person in Michigan to die from the virus that has caused severe…
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Smokers at higher risk for oral HPV, study finds
Tobacco users are more likely than others to test positive for oral human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16),according to a report…
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