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Risk-of-death charts show smokers should beware (AP)

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Risk-of-death charts show smokers should beware (AP)

AP - If you smoke, start thinking of yourself as a decade older than you really are. A 55-year-old man who smokes has almost the same chance of dying in the next 10 years as a 65-year-old who’s never smoked — a stark example from newly published charts that aim to put some of Americans’ biggest health risks into context.

URL: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080610/ap_on_he_me/med_risk_charts

 

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Why did food sellers treat tomatoes like hot potatoes? (AP)

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Why did food sellers treat tomatoes like hot potatoes? (AP)

Workers separate tomatoes at the sprawling Central de Abastos market in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 10, 2008. In response to the recent salmonella outbreak, major Mexican tomato growers have stopped shipments to the United States while U.S. authorities investigate the outbreak.  The tomatoes are being sent to Mexican markets, where they will be sold at a lower price.  (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)AP - It’s the beginning of the summer, and it’s tough to find fresh salsa for our chips and tomatoes for our burgers.

URL: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080610/ap_on_re_us/tomatoes_salmonella

 

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CDC: Snowboarding tops lists for outdoor injuries (AP)

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CDC: Snowboarding tops lists for outdoor injuries (AP)

In this Dec. 19, 2007 file photo, snowboarders ride the slope at Belleayre Mountain Ski Center in Highmount, N.Y. More people are hurt snowboarding than any other outdoor activity, accounting for a quarter of emergency room visits, according to the first national study by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to estimate recreational injuries.  (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)AP - More people are hurt snowboarding than any other outdoor activity, accounting for a quarter of emergency room visits, according to the first national study to estimate recreational injuries.

URL: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080611/ap_on_he_me/med_sports_injuries

 

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Cancer Treatment Soar (HealthDay)">Medicare Costs for Cancer Treatment Soar (HealthDay)

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Medicare Costs for Cancer Treatment Soar (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) — Costs for treating Medicarepatients with cancer increased substantially from 1991 to 2002,researchers report.

URL: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080610/hl_hsn/medicarecostsforcancertreatmentsoar

 

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Benefit small from lung cancer screening method (Reuters)

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Benefit small from lung cancer screening method (Reuters)

Reuters - A high-tech X-ray called a spiral CT scan may help reduce lung cancer deaths in smokers and former smokers, but only reduces their overall risk of premature death by 4 percent, researchers reported on Tuesday.

URL: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080610/hl_nm/cancer_lung_screening_dc

 

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