HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The metal cadmium plays a majorrole in causing emphysema, and even low-level exposure through secondhandsmoke and other sources can increase the risk of lung disease, a new studysays.

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AFP - The Philippine Health Department will promote the use of condoms to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS despite disapproval from the influential Roman Catholic church, an official said Thursday.

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Reuters - Major inequalities in health and life expectancy persist worldwide, according to an independent World Health Organization commission which on Thursday called for all countries to offer universal health care.

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