What's in Tobacco Smoke? Many Americans Don't Know
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- National surveys of adults and teens suggest that many Americans have little understanding of the dangerous substances lurking in cigarette smoke.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- National surveys of adults and teens suggest that many Americans have little understanding of the dangerous substances lurking in cigarette smoke.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Tracking the change in an older adult's heart rate when they stand up might reveal their risk of death over the next several years, a new study suggests.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Deep brain stimulation does not improve memory, and may actually harm it, a new study contends.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A chemical that's banned from baby bottles and children's drinking cups is still widely used in baby teethers, a new study finds.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Tracking the change in an older adult's heart rate when they stand up might reveal their risk of death over the next several years, a new study suggests.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- National surveys of adults and teens suggest that many Americans have little understanding of the dangerous substances lurking in cigarette smoke.
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In March 2012, Kristin Addis quit her job as an investment banker in Southern California.
"It was hard for me when our paid time off was only 14 days per year," she tells Business Insider.
"We'd go to the office puking our guts out because we didn't want to use our vacation time being sick. I felt back then like even if I wanted to, in that 14 days, I wasn't really allowed to take it all at once. I felt like 'What is this money worth if I don't have the opportunity to spend it on what I want? Читать дальше...
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Suppose your travel plans this holiday season include a road trip to another city or state.
With a little extra car space and the flexibility to make a pit stop, you could cash in by picking up and delivering other people's stuff along your route.
Platforms like PeerShip and Roadie are among the players in the "social delivery" space aiming to connect drivers and senders through user-friendly, app-based technology.
Contrary to ride-sharing or food-delivery apps... Читать дальше...
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EPHRATA , Pa., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- A crime-fighting cat in Pennsylvania helped local police in tracking down a man with an outstanding bench warrant.
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NYC singer/songwriter Matt Butler has had his share of struggles, like most people do. However, Butler has taken strides to take what he’s...
Russia has officially submitted a draft resolution on parliament’s role in prevention of external interference in sovereign states’ internal affairs to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Russian upper house of parliament said.
A householder enters a Christmas lights row with an anonymous neighbour who branded her icicles "tacky".
Dylann S. Roof at a court hearing in Charleston, S.C., in July 2015.
ALBANY, N.Y. — A woman accused of killing her twin sister by driving their SUV off a cliff in Hawaii won’t fight extradition from upstate New York, her lawyer said Wednesday.
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Zee Media Bureau New Delhi: Real Madrid are eying record 21st international title win in Japan under the able leadership of Zinedine Zidane.
A day after J Jayalalithaa, Amma to millions, passed away, Twitter is abuzz with pictures of Rahul Gandhi allegedly laughing during last rites/funeral of her in Chennai's Marina Beach.
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A misleading story published by Time magazine in 2014 was updated on Wednesday morning after it had resurfaced the day before and was circulated to attack House Speaker Paul Ryan.
The headline was changed from “Paul Ryan Says Free School Lunches Give Kids ‘An Empty Soul’” to “Paul Ryan Criticizes Liberal Government Programs at CPAC.” The opening paragraph of the story was also changed, and Ryan’s full remarks were added to provide context. Читать дальше...
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- Popular South Korean boy band EXO's concert scheduled for next weekend in Nanjing has been postponed in what could be possible fallout from Seoul's plan to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system on its soil, the group'
Shake that 24/7 Mannequin Challenge of despair.
From time to time (or, basically, every year), Browns tackle Joe Thomas finds his name mentioned in trade talks. Ten years in to his NFL career, he seems to have no interest in leaving Cleveland. “I’m a Clevelander,” the Wisconsin native told Elizabeth Merrill of ESPN The Magazine in a new profile. “I’ve spent the majority…
Leader is expected to back the formation of a government led by the Democratic party
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he felt “like a saint” after his phone conversation last week with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who he said praised him for “doing great” in his deadly campaign against illegal drugs.
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Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says the province is ready to kick off the 2017 school year‚ though not all its learners are placed.
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GURABO, Puerto Rico, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The FBI said it arrested Víctor Manuel Ortiz Díaz, the recently re-elected mayor of Puerto Rico's Gurabo municipality, for alleged corruption.