Number of Smoke-Free Households on the Increase (HealthDay)The proportion of American households that forbid smoking increased from 43 percent in 1992-93 to 72 percent in 2003, a new government report shows.

Type 2 Diabetes Takes Toll on Teens (HealthDay)With the incidence of type 2 diabetes and its complications among young people on the increase worldwide, aggressive measures are needed to treat and prevent the disease, two diabetes experts say.

Stenting Abdominal Arteries Relieves ‘Intestinal Angina’ (HealthDay)Minimally invasive angioplasty and stenting is a safe and effective method of opening dangerously clogged arteries in the abdomen, a U.S. study finds.

‘Enose’ Device Sniffs Out Asthma (HealthDay)A device dubbed the electronic nose — or Enose — may be able to spot differences in the breath of people with asthma and those without, potentially aiding in diagnosis, Dutch experts say.

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