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• Skin cancer checks: take your clothes off
  You probably know it's important to cover up to protect yourself from the sun; but when it comes to checking for skin cancers you actually need to take off your clothes.
  Health: The Pulse 14 January 2010
• The right amount of sunshine
  Too much sun is a health hazard but so is too little. How much is 'just right'?
  Healthy Living Broadband 26 May 2009
• Breast cancer calculator
  The National Breast Cancer Centre has released an online calculator to help women get an idea of their risk of developing breast cancer.
  Health: Minutes Broadband 06 February 2009
• The fags or the friends?
  Peer group pressure - from friends family and work mates - is what ultimately forces people to quit smoking, say US researchers.
  Health: The Pulse 29 May 2008
• Cannabis: a lung cancer risk
  Smoking marijuana drastically increases lung cancer risk, say New Zealand researchers.
  Health: The Pulse 21 February 2008
• How to avoid cancer
  Scientists from nine universities in four countries have identified the lifestyle risk factors for cancer. Read them and live.
  Health: The Pulse 13 December 2007

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