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Menthol is used to hook young smokers: study
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO - Tobacco companies manipulate the amount of menthol in cigarettes to make those first few puffs mor...

More evidence shows Mars once was wet all over
WASHINGTON - Minerals in the soil of Mars show it was covered once by lakes, rivers and other bodies of water that could have supported ...

Expectant moms who eat nuts boost child asthma risk
By Michael Kahn LONDON - Pregnant women who eat nuts or nut products like peanut butter daily raise the risk their children will ...

Tropical depression less likely in Atlantic: NHC
NEW YORK - The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tuesday environmental conditions were becoming less favorable for the low-pressure sy...

Tropical Storm Bertha speeds away from Bermuda
HAMILTON - Tropical Storm Bertha sprinted away from Bermuda on Tuesday, after lashing the mid-Atlantic British colony with storm-force w...

Ulcer bacteria may protect from asthma
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON - A bacteria only recently revealed as a major cause of ulcers and stomach ca...

Cosmonauts upgrade space station parking spot
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - The commander and lead engineer aboard the International Space Station completed a six-h...

Drug prevents bone loss in prostate cancer: Amgen
CHICAGO - Amgen Inc on Monday said that a trial of its experimental drug denosumab showed that it can prevent osteoporosis in men being ...

Baby's smile gives mom a natural high
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A baby 's smile does more than warm a mother 's heart -- it also lights up the reward centers of her brain, a...

Ancient bones could help combat TB, say scientists
By Ori Lewis JERUSALEM - A team of German, Israeli and Palestinian researchers is studying ancient bones found in the biblical ci...