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Quit.com Launches as Comprehensive New Resource to Help Smokers Quit and …

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11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare today announced the launch of Quit.com, a total quit-smoking online resource to help smokers quit their cigarette addictions and stay smoke-free. Every smoker is different; therefore …
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How Videogames Could Help Train the Next Generation of Robotic Surgeons

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According to a study by Kilic and others at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, doling out death in the virtual world of first-person-shooter games might help the next generation of surgeons save lives in the real world. The study …
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United Way's 2-1-1 line and Cosgrove Center helping those in need: Holiday Spirit

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But instead of killing himself or resuming his addiction, Edem turned once again to friendly voices answering 2-1-1 calls for help. Those folks, he said, especially a woman named Irene, provided the support and assistance he so desperately needed.
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