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www.nationalpost.com
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Nova Scotia became the first Canadian province Thursday to ban smoking in vehicles with kids under the age of 19. The new legislation follows a similar, history-making law the Nova Scotia community of Wolfville passed in November.
The new law will come..
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Times Online
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It’s always easier to ban something than to educate people about its demerits. Take Ofcom’s forthcoming — from January — ban on advertising junk food to children. (British children are among the porkiest in the world.)..
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BBC News
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is to launch a new campaign to eliminate deaths from malaria, to mark the first World Malaria Day.
The disease causes over a million deaths a year, with 90% of all cases occurring in Africa.
Mr Ban wants..
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MSNBC
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Seeking bold action to stem the HIV/AIDS epidemic among black Americans, the NAACP, the National Urban League and other groups Thursday urged Congress to repeal a 20-year-old ban on federal funding for needle exchange programs.
More than 200 such progr..
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CNN
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Britain said Wednesday it was easing a nationwide ban on moving livestock that was imposed after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in southern England, adding there was a low risk of the disease spreading outside the immediate area. Chief veterinarian..
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USA Today
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First beer, now smoking.
Russia's lower house of parliament gave preliminary backing to a new wide-ranging restrictions on smoking in public Friday, the latest in series of legislative measures aimed at regulating Russians' health and public behavior...
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Reuters
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The Canadian government licensed the sale of silicone gel breast implants on Friday, reversing a partial ban that was in place for more than 13 years over health concerns...
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