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Cancer Society Criticises Hike of New Zealand Tobacco Export to Australia

The Cancer Society is against the planned increase of New Zealand export of tobacco products to Australia. While the hiked production of cigarettes would lead to the creation of 50 new jobs in the next 24 months, it would also cause the loss of 20,000 lives yearly in Australia, Cancer Society Health Promotion Manager Jan Pearson said.

Jennifer Lawrence Gets Boys 'Hungry' on Esquire [VIDEO]

Jennifer Lawrence doesn’t need to be “The Girl on Fire” with her fancy Capitol clothes as shown on “The Hunger Games” because her Esquire photo shoot proves she can burn through anything with her super sultry appeal.

High-Fat Diet May Cause Less Weight Gain, New Brain Cell Growth

Scientists gave mice a high fat diet, after which, the mice showed growth of new brain cells and less weight gain. "We really don't understand the function of these neurons in the normal brain," study researcher Seth Blackshaw, an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, told LiveScience.
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Starbucks Enters the Energy Drink Market

Starbucks is about to bump heads into the Red Bull. Yes, Starbucks is eager to dip its influential, if not omnipresent coffee mug now into the $8 billion energy drink category. Starbucks, the world's largest coffee chain announced at its annual meeting in Seattle that it plans to roll out in April a new line of "natural" energy drinks, Starbucks Refreshers, to be sold at grocers, convenience stores and Starbucks stores.

When Women Stop Breastfeeding Linked to Child Care Options, Study Shows

CHAMPAIGN, lll. — Mothers participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC, are more likely to discontinue breastfeeding their infants before 6 months of age than non-WIC mothers, especially if they rely upon relatives to provide child care, according to a new study by Juhee Kim, a professor of kinesiology and community health at the University of Illinois.

Only 1 in 10 Children Ride to School

Only one in ten children ride to school, even though 80% of parents think it would improve their kids' health, according to a new survey released today by the Cycling Promotion Fund and the National Heart Foundation of Australia.

WHO: Antibiotics are Overused

The overuse of antibiotics could lead to a time when it would be so ineffective that a normal infection could kill, according to the World Health Organization.

Recover from ADD, ADHD, and Depression Without Drugs

Chances are you've been prescribed antidepressants or know someone who has. According to the Centers for Disease Control, eleven percent of Americans over the age of 12 take antidepressants. Between 1996 and 2005 alone, the number of people taking antidepressants doubled to 27 million.

Jalneti: cleaning the nasal path

In yoga, it has been used for its extremely powerful physical, psychological and spiritual benefits. However, in the modern world - fed on an attitude of immediate gains - jalaneti has gained immense popularity because of its dramatic effect on the sinuses.

The Dangers of Plastic Surgery

A facelift can lead to your eyes or mouth not opening and closing properly. Absence of lower eyelid resting against the eyeball can result after facial surgery. Breast implants might result in oddly shaped breasts. And post-surgical infection is a risk, as is severe psychiatric injury.

High CO2 Levels Cause of Obesity, Researchers Say

Junk food, lack of exercise and now even the air you breathe could contribute to you gaining weight. Danish researchers have proposed a theory that steadily rising levels of carbon dioxide in the air maybe increasing appetite and could explain the rising obesity rate.

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