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• Pre-Surgery Days an Opportune Time to Quit Smoking • New Treatments Help Men Fight Prostate Cancer • Try Almonds for ... (The Inter-Mountain)

Pre-Surgery Days an Opportune Time to Quit Smoking (NewsUSA) - Anyone who has had surgery or has a relative who has had surgery knows many of the pre-op drills by heart: no aspirin a week or more before surgery to prevent unnecessary bleeding, no food or drink the night before to prevent adverse reaction to anesthetics, and no jewelry in the operating room to eliminate risks of unintentional ...

Banks trim prime rate as Ottawa offers mortgage relief (CTV British Columbia)

Canada's big banks are lowering their prime lending rates in response to an announcement Friday that the federal government will buy $25 billion worth of mortgage debt to help free up credit markets.

Health & Fitness (The Inter-Mountain)

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Feeling funny? (BBC News)

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Life is so awkward (Loyola Maroon)

Ever have the overwhelming feeling that every social situation you enter always comes to a crashing halt because you said or did something inconcievable? Well, Chris is here to tell you it's OK ... He's been there too.