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Voters back tobacco tax but split on term-limits change
PolitiCalA proposed $1-per-pack tax increase on cigarettes remains highly popular among California voters, but they are split over whether to change the state’s 22-year-old term limits law, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. The two... -
California voters favor tobacco tax, less sure on term limits
SACRAMENTO — A proposed $1-a-pack tax increase on cigarettes is popular among California voters, but they are split over whether to change the state's 22-year-old term limits law, a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll shows. The two measures...
Tags: Medical Research, Republican Party, Politics, Democratic Party, Cancer
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Tobacco companies add $15 million to fight cigarette tax
PolitiCalTobacco companies are stepping up their efforts to defeat Proposition 29, the June ballot measure that would hike cigarette taxes by $1 per pack. On Friday, the parent companies of Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. reported giving...... -
Gum disease and heart disease -- no link after all?
Gum disease -- it raises the risk of heart disease and stroke, doesn't it? We’ve long been told there’s a link. But here’s a statement put out Wednesday by the American Heart Assn.: “Keeping teeth and gums healthy is important for...
Tags: Science and Technology, Dental Health, Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Human Body
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Matters of the Heart
A recent study shows that when it comes to matters of the heart, there are indeed differences between the sexes.
Researchers combed through a database of more than 1 million heart attack cases and discovered that women, especially those under the age...Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Health and Medical Professionals, Mayo Clinic, University of California, Irvine, Symptoms
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Big Tobacco adds nearly $9 million to fight against cigarette tax
PolitiCalThe parent companies of Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. reported nearly $9 million in contributions to the campaign against Proposition 29, the June ballot measure that would hike cigarette taxes by $1 per pack.... -
Lance Armstrong to give $1.5 million to push California tobacco tax
PolitiCalFormer Tour de France champion and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong will announce a $1.5-million donation to Proposition 29, the June ballot measure in California that would create a new $1-per-pack tax on cigarettes to pay for cancer research. The... -
Star Jones is returning to 'The View,' but just for a day
Show TrackerStar Jones is returning to "The View" for a guest appearance in February. Star Jones had a falling out with Barbara Walters when she left the show in 2006, but they have since made up.... -
Web Buzz: Pocket First Aid & CPR app is for medical emergency
An essential app to have on the front page of your device. You might need it only once, but that one time could save a life. Name: Pocket First Aid & CPR from the American Heart Assn. Available for: iPhone, iPod touch, iPad; Android. What it does:...Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Health, First Aid, Emergency Health Procedures
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Wilson Greatbatch dies at 92; inventor of first practical implantable pacemaker
While building an oscillator to record heart sounds, Wilson Greatbatch made a fortuitous mistake in the late 1950s. After he grabbed the wrong resistor from a box and plugged it in, the unit gave off a startlingly familiar, uneven electrical pulse.
"I...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Genes and Chromosomes, Engineering, Technology, World War II (1939-1945)
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Dr. Max Harry Weil dies at 84: pioneer in critical care
Dr. Max Harry Weil, an influential pioneer of critical-care medicine and the founding president of the Weil Institute of Critical Care Medicine in Rancho Mirage, has died. He was 84.
Weil died of prostate cancer July 29 at his home in Rancho Mirage, said...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Mayo Clinic, Science and Technology, Human Interest
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Bernadine Healy dies at 67; doctor led Red Cross relief efforts after 9/11
Dr. Bernadine Healy, a hard-charging cardiologist and educator who was the first woman to lead the National Institutes of Health and later commanded American Red Cross relief efforts after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, died Saturday at her home in Gates...Tags: Religious Education, Health Organizations, Health and Medical Professionals, The Washington Post, Medical Specialization
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