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Study: Restaurant tobacco bans influence teen smoking
A Massachusetts study suggests that restaurant smoking bans may play a big role in persuading teens not to become smokers. Youths who lived in towns with strict bans were 40 percent less likely to become regular smokers than those in communities with no bans or weak ones, the researchers reported in the May issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
Hospital workers charged for not reporting abuse complaint
Four hospital employees were charged with misdemeanors for failing to tell police about a stroke patient's complaint that she'd been sexually attacked by an employee, Scottsdale police said Tuesday.
Calling all carbs: Dietitian hired to arrest officer obesity
Rana Parker tells pudgy police they have the right to remain chubby, but it can and will be used against them on the streets of Los Angeles. The dietitian lays down the law for recruits, veterans and top brass, letting them know that eating right can help them do a better job and could even save their lives.
