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Here's where Canadian experts stand on fluoridating drinking water

Here's where Canadian experts stand on fluoridating drinking water

For decades, water fluoridation has played a key role in improving the oral health of North Americans, experts say, but the practice is coming under scrutiny in some communities as opponents gain new prominence in the U.S.
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Supreme Court doesn't seem convinced FDA was unfair in blocking flavored vapes as teen use increased

Supreme Court doesn't seem convinced FDA was unfair in blocking flavored vapes as teen use increased

WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Supreme Court justices didn't seem convinced Monday that federal regulators misled companies before refusing to allow them to sell sweet-flavored vaping products following a surge in teen e-cigarette use.
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'Going to take a little time': Leafs' Matthews still getting up to speed after injury

'Going to take a little time': Leafs' Matthews still getting up to speed after injury

TORONTO — Auston Matthews spent nearly a month on the sidelines.
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Zimbabwe court rules against law that denies abortion to marital rape victims and girls below 18

Zimbabwe court rules against law that denies abortion to marital rape victims and girls below 18

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A law prohibiting abortion services for women raped by their husbands and girls under the age of 18 is unconstitutional, Zimbabwe’s High Court has ruled. In his ruling handed down on Nov.
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Idaho’s ‘abortion trafficking’ law mostly can be enforced as lawsuit proceeds, court rules

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday ruled that most of Idaho's first-in-the-nation law that makes it illegal to help minors get an abortion without the consent of their parents can take effect while a lawsuit challenging its constit
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Rival union official says Atlantic City casino union boss should resign for opposing a smoking ban

Rival union official says Atlantic City casino union boss should resign for opposing a smoking ban

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Workers pushing for an end to smoking in Atlantic City casinos say the main employee union has been won over by tobacco companies seeking allies in the fight against smoking restrictions.
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Some Atlantic City casino workers call on union boss to resign for opposing a smoking ban

Some Atlantic City casino workers call on union boss to resign for opposing a smoking ban

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Workers pushing for an end to smoking in Atlantic City casinos say the main employee union has been won over by tobacco companies seeking allies in the fight against smoking restrictions.
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Manitoba premier promises to change incarceration policy for people with tuberculosis

Manitoba premier promises to change incarceration policy for people with tuberculosis

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he wants to ensure the provincial government never again incarcerates someone for having tuberculosis.
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Better drugs through AI? Insitro CEO on what machine learning can teach Big Pharma

Better drugs through AI? Insitro CEO on what machine learning can teach Big Pharma

WASHINGTON (AP) — Artificial intelligence is changing the way companies do business — helping programmers write code and fielding customer service calls with chatbots.
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A twice-yearly shot could help end AIDS. But will it get to everyone who needs it?

A twice-yearly shot could help end AIDS. But will it get to everyone who needs it?

MEXICO CITY (AP) — It’s been called the closest the world has ever come to a vaccine against the AIDS virus.
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