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100-year-old celebrates her birthday by smoking 170,000th cigarette

August 30, 2007 – 11:02 am

From the Daily Mail’s 100-year-old celebrates her birthday by smoking 170,000th cigarette: “An iron-lunged pensioner has celebrated her 100th birthday by lighting up her 170,000th cigerette from a candle on her birthday cake.” [You have to click on the link just to see the accompanying picture.]

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Links for May 11, 2007

May 11, 2007 – 07:55 am

Iraqi Lawmakers Back Bill on U.S. Withdrawal:“A majority of members of Iraq’s parliament have signed a draft bill that would require a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. soldiers from Iraq and freeze current troop levels. The development was a sign of a growing division between Iraq’s legislators and prime minister that mirrors the widening [...]

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Marijuana as wonder drug

April 2, 2007 – 09:16 pm

From an editorial in the Boston Globe’s Health section, entitled Marijuana as wonder drug: “A new study in the journal Neurology is being hailed as unassailable proof that marijuana is a valuable medicine. It is a sad commentary on the state of modern medicine — and US drug policy — that we still need [...]

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The long and the short of it

March 27, 2007 – 12:58 pm

From The long and the short of it: “With cosmetic surgery, we can change almost any aspect of our appearance - except our height. But with new research claiming tall people are wealthier, happier, even, some say, more intelligent, Americans are already demanding growth hormone injections for their children. But does size really matter?”

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News for those over 70 - drink up!

July 25, 2006 – 12:48 pm

Yahoo! News explains why Gram and Gramps Callahan are still going strong at the age of 87: “A study of men and women age 70 to 79 found that those who downed one to seven alcoholic drinks a week had a significantly lower risk of heart problems or death than those who didn’t imbibe.”

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