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Wednesday, 17 December 2008 at 2:26 pm Posted by smp

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Study Finds Molecular Link Between Obesity, Hypertension (HealthDay)

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 04:02 PM CST

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Most people know that obese individuals tend to have high blood pressure, but now British researchers have identified the molecular pathway that could explain that link.

Obesity risk might turn teens off smoking (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 11:29 AM CST

Reuters - Telling teenage would-be smokers that lighting up may make them fat down the road may be a more effective deterrent than harping on the risks of heart disease and cancer from smoking, hints research published in the latest issue of the American Journal of Public Health.

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