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Smoking may accelerate cognitive decline in men, researchers have warned. - DNA - 4 Reads

Yoga expert Shalini Vadehra is back with some asanas to help control high blood pressure. - IBNLive - 2 Reads

LONDON, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday he will address the "boozing scandal" that costs the National Health Service $4 billion each year. - United Press International - 3 Reads

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Organizers of the Beggin' Pet Parade in Missouri said they set a world record by gathering 1,326 costumed dogs in a single location. - United Press International - 2 Reads

Mahesh and Sudha were one of the 80-odd couples who met at a gathering of test tube babies born with medical help from doctors at Sushrusha hospital on Sunday. - DNA - 2 Reads

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Some insurance premium payers who were charged too much for providers' overhead will get rebates under a healthcare reform requirement, U.S. officials said. - United Press International - 1 Reads

ATLANTA, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- An estimated 3.2 million Americans are infected with hepatitis C, and two-thirds of that number are baby boomers born between 1945 and 1964, researchers say. - United Press International - 2 Reads

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Blocking autophagy -- the process of "self-eating" within cells -- might be a viable way to enhance cancer treatment effectiveness, U.S. researchers said. - United Press International - 2 Reads

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration moved forward to increase the supply of critical cancer drugs and to help prevent future shortages, officials said. - United Press International - 2 Reads

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Medicare recipients receiving mental health outpatient services appear negatively affected by the payroll tax cut passed by Congress, psychologists said. - United Press International - 0 Reads