BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Third-hand smoke, the residue from tobacco that clings to surfaces, reacts with an indoor air pollutant to produce carcinogens, U.S. researchers say.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The family of a New York woman who suffered brain damage after having her teeth extracted is suing for wrongful death, court records show.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Consuming two or more soft drinks weekly increased the risk of pancreatic cancer nearly twofold compared to those who did not drink soda pop, researchers say.
DAVIS, Calif., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Researchers at the University of California, Davis, said beer may help prevent osteoporosis -- the loss of bone density that can result in fractures.
DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A Flat Rock, Mich., woman suffered brain damage after surgery was begun on the wrong side of her head to fix an aneurysm, her family alleges in a lawsuit.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A case of mumps at a summer camp has spread to more than 1,000 people in New York and New Jersey, most of them adolescent Orthodox Jews, officials said.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- I generally agree with poet Kahlil Gibran's poetic treatise "On Children," about how they are the "sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself."
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Workers exposed to tricholorethylene, used to clean metal such as auto parts, may be at higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease, U.S. researchers say.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A study of 65,000 U.S. high school students found 3-in-10 overweight teens say they believe they are actually underweight or "about right," researchers say.
PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A special brain structure is responsible for fear of monetary losses, researchers at the California Institute of Technology found.
BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Fewer African-Americans develop multiple sclerosis than whites but their disease progresses more rapidly, University at Buffalo researchers found.
DALLAS, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Consider skipping the box of chocolates and replace it with a healthier cup of dark hot cocoa for Valentine's Day, a U.S. dietitian suggests.
DETROIT, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- An apple day online -- or at least an Internet program that provides tips for eating more produce -- may keep the doctor away, U.S. researchers found.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say suicidal thoughts and depression were reduced more quickly in teens treated with family therapy than in others.
SWANSEA, Wales, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- British researchers said they found distinct demographic profiles for Crohn's disease and colitis -- inflammatory bowel diseases.
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