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Fewer States Preempting Local Smoke-Free Rules

Some progress has been made on the Healthy People 2010 goal of eliminating state laws which enable states to preempt local restrictions on smoke-free areas that are more stringent than state laws, according to an article published in the Feb. 5 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.


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AHA/ACC Offer Guidance for Dangerous Arrhythmia

Hospitalized patients taking QT-prolonging drugs may be at risk for drug-induced long-QT syndrome and should be closely monitored by electrocardiogram for the incidence of the serious arrhythmia known as torsade de pointes, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology Foundation published online Feb. 8 in Circulation.



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Coronary Risk Information May Benefit High Risk Patients
Glaucoma Drugs Associated With Lower Mortality
Drug Found to Inhibit, Reverse Osteoporosis in Rodents
Soft Drinks Linked to Pancreatic Cancer in Chinese
Economic Status Linked to Anxiety, Depression in Cancer
Healthy Routines May Reduce Obesity in Children and Teens
H1N1 Vaccination Still Highly Recommended
AAN: Solvents Linked to Increased Risk of Parkinson's
Racial Disparities in Perinatal HIV Infections Decline Slightly
Few Women Taking Tamoxifen to Prevent Breast Cancer
Behavioral Health Factors Linked to HPV Vaccination
Many American Adults Do Not Get Recommended Vaccines
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