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Plain packaging effective in reducing misperceptions of tobacco products among Australian Indigenous Posted: 29 Dec 2015 05:42 PM PST Following the introduction of plain packaging on tobacco products in 2012, Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were 12 percent less likely to think certain tobacco brands were less harmful than others, a new study found.

Vitamin D deficiency does not increase risk and severity of obstructive sleep apnea Posted: 23 Dec 2015 10:05 AM PST A recent study of elderly men found no evidence that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) increased in severity (or prevalence) as a result of vitamin D deficiency. The researchers also found no evidence to support a link between vitamin D deficiency and increased risk of OSA in non-obese study participants.

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