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Spain Moves to Ban Smoking in Terraces, Beaches

Spain's minority left-wing government approved on Tuesday a draft law that would ban smoking and vaping in outdoor spaces including bar terraces, parks and beaches. The draft law would also ban minors ...

More than half of US adults now eligible for statins under new guidelines, study finds

More than half of U.S. adults ages 30 to 79—about 87.5 million people—are now recommended for statins to prevent ...
Medical Xpress

Wildfires, smoke and stress lead to reduced birth weight and more premature births

Exposure to wildfires during pregnancy has negative effects on infant health, according to a study recently published by the Centre for Demographic Studies (CED) at the UAB in the journal Perspectives ...

Maps show wildfire smoke forecast as air quality worsens in Philadelphia region

Wildfire smoke​ from Canada and Minnesota is causing hazardous air quality​ in the Philadelphia region and has prompted warnings from health officials.
The BMJ

Contemporary hormonal contraception and colorectal cancer in premenopausal women: nationwide cohort study

Objective To assess the effect of different types of contemporary hormonal contraceptives on the risk of developing ...
The Lancet

Association between duration of smoking abstinence before non-small-cell lung cancer diagnosis and survival: a retrospective, pooled analysis of cohort studies

yDivision of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany zDivision of Preventive Oncology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany ...