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'Grunge' fashion photographer Day dies
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DENHAM, England, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Corinne Day, whose stark photos of model Kate Moss helped initiate the grunge genre of fashion photography, died Friday in her home in Denham, England.
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FDA urged to pull diet drug from shelves
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is being urged to take a diet drug off the market because it allegedly raises the risk of heart attack, officials said.
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Vancouver bans smoking in public outdoors
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A new smoking law in Vancouver, Canada, bans lighting up in 244 parks and various other outdoor public places, records show.
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Doctors in stem cell case speak out
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Two scientists involved in the lawsuit that has blocked federal funding for embryonic stem cell research say they acted because of ethical objections.
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Heart attacks rise among Italian women
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BRINDISI, Italy, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The heart attack rate among young women rose in Italy by almost 30 percent from 2001 and 2005, researchers say.
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Selenium may decrease bladder cancer risk
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MADRID, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A meta-analysis by researchers in Spain indicates selenium may help decrease bladder cancer risk.
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Smallpox-related disease thriving
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Elimination of the smallpox vaccine in 1980 because the disease had ended has allowed a related virus -- human monkeypox -- to thrive, U.S. researchers say.
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Veggie variety may lessen lung risk
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UTRECHT, Netherlands, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Quitting smoking is the best way to prevent lung cancer but eating a variety of vegetables may help decrease lung cancer risk, Dutch researchers say.
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HIV test a routine part of NYC healthcare
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NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- New York residents should expect to be routinely offered a voluntary HIV test when receiving healthcare, health officials say.
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Men who don't sleep may die sooner
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HERSHEY, Pa., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Men who complain of chronic insomnia and who sleep less than 6 hours a night have an increased risk of dying, U.S. researchers say.
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Judge refuses to allow pot use in pot case
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WATERFORD, Mich., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A Michigan judge has refused to allow 10 defendants charged with violating the medical marijuana law to smoke pot while awaiting trial.
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More sleep leads to more teen weight loss
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BOSTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. doctor suggests teens wishing to lose weight consider getting enough sleep -- 8 hours or more a night.
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Judge allegedly pimped lawyer wife
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The Canadian Judicial Council says a complaint has been filed against an associate chief justice alleging she engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior.
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Cancer faker sentenced to jail
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DENVER, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A former Colorado college athlete who pleaded guilty to faking cancer and duping donors out of more than $30,000 will spend 36 days in jail, documents show.
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New genetic map will help in disease hunt
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A new map of human genetic variations will help researchers in studies aimed at finding genetic variants associated with complex diseases, U.S. scientists say.
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