Trendy cigars win teens as fashion statement
A CDC survey shows 26.7 percent of 10 417 U S teens ages 14 to 19 puffed on a cigar in the past year, with 6 million estimated smokers nationwide. Celebrities like Schwarzenegger Moore Williams and Jordan popularize the habit, while experts warn of health risks and marketing toward youths.
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Demi Moore
Vanessa Williams
Michael Jordan
Sports Illustrated
Ron Todd
American Cancer Society
Audrey Guskey
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh
Wortién
Nortman Sharp
Cigar Association of America
Pursue Wellness This May With Mental Health Month Theme
Franklin County Mental Health Department promotes National Mental Health Month in May to raise awareness and acceptance of diagnosis and treatment. It highlights wellness factors and support systems, noting treatment efficacy and accessibility from various providers and settings. Seek wellness now.
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Franklin County Mental Health Department
Raspberries blamed for Cyclospora outbreaks in five states
The CDC linked seven Cyclospora outbreaks since April to 80 illnesses across California Florida Nevada New York and Texas. Investigations continue with doctors urged to test patients with diarrhea. Last year Guatemala raspberries were blamed for 978 illnesses in the U.S. and Canada.
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California
Florida
Nevada
New York
Texas
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Guatemala
U.S
Canada
Old age alone not linked to low mood in elderly study
A large study found old age itself does not raise the risk of low mood. chronic illness and disability drive mood issues. Researchers from the University of Texas at Houston and Stanford presented findings at the American Psychiatric Association meeting, stressing physical health and rehabilitation to prevent depression in seniors.
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University of Texas At Houston Health Science Center
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International Health
Alameda County
Calif
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Stanford University School of Medicine
Veterans Affairs
Palo Alto
Hoglund
AHA Memorial
Canadian heart patients survival study contrasts US by year
A New England Journal study finds heart bypass and angio plas ty are far rarer in Canada than the United States, yet Ontario and U.S. heart attack patients show similar one year survival. Researchers led by Jack V Tu compare 224,258 Medicare beneficiaries in the U.S. and 9,444 elderly Ontario patients from 1991. Twelve percent of U.S. heart attack patients received bypass surgery.
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Canada
United States
New England Journal of Medicine
Ontario
Jack V. Tu
University of Toronto
U.S
Kidney for sale to pay surgeon in St Petersburg
Ruth Sparrow 55 advertised a kidney for 30000 in the St. Petersburg Times after losing insurance and facing a 20000 gall bladder operation bill. She drinks water to flush the kidney for donation, but the ad is illegal and the hospital rejected her offer.
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Fla
Ruth Sparrow
St. Petersburg Times
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