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...tical significance. The one-year decline was just short of significance among 10th-graders, but the three-year declines in both eighth- and 10th-grades are highly significant. "Despite these recent improvements, over one-third of today's young people are active smokers by the time they leave high school...Chemists take new approach to fighting resistance
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...icine and Public Health. The other 54 bottles fell short of the recommended range of 0.80 to 1.30 milligrams of fluoride per liter. All Cleveland tap water samples, however, were not only within the accepted range but also scored very near the optimal level of 1.00 milligrams per liter. Bacterial counts i...UF study shows pumping iron improves strength, independence in frail elderly
...l either strain a muscle, have a heart attack, get short of breath or that something else might happen to them," said Dr. John Meuleman, an associate professor of internal medicine at UF's College of Medicine and associate director of the VA's Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center. "Our study ...Purdue 'stealth compounds' attack cancer cells
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