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Study: Secondhand Smoke Exposure Fading

Secondhand smoke exposure may be dwindling in the U.S., a new study shows. The number of U.S. nonsmokers with detectable blood levels of cotinine — a marker for tobacco exposure — fell 70 percent from 1988 to 2002. James Pirkle, MD, PhD, and colleagues report that finding in the June …

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World Cup 2006 Kicks Off in Germany

MUNICH, Germany – World Cup 2006 officially got underway Friday with a game between host country Germany and Costa Rica at a stadium in Munich amid tight security, dazzling fanfare and many mugs of beer. The game kicked off at 6 p.m. local time after German President Horst Koehler declared …

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Iran Says U.S. Pushing Europe Away From Nuclear Compromise

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran accused the United States on Sunday of pushing Europe away from a possible compromise on Tehran‘s disputed nuclear program. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said the U.S. insistence on placing conditions on negotiations over a Western package of incentives has narrowed the scope of possible …

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