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Too much, too little sleep tied to ill health in CDC study

May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | User comments: 3

(AP) -- People who sleep fewer than six hours a night - or more than nine - are more likely to be obese, according to a new government study that is one of the largest to show a link between irregular sleep and big bellies. ...


Peer pressure, the new weapon against teen smoking

May 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | No comments yet

Enrolling an influential student to convey an anti-smoking message to schoolmates is a valuable way of getting youngsters to say no to cigarettes, a British study suggests.