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Anti-Smoking Pill Approved in Europe

NEW YORK – Pfizer Inc. said Friday that the European Commission has approved anti-smoking pill Champix. Champix will be available with a patient support plan which smokers can customize to address their individual behavioral triggers as they try to quit smoking. Champix is believed to work by reducing the severity …

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Pitt, Jolie Donate $1 Million Each to Humanitarian Groups

WASHINGTON – Movie stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are giving gifts of $1 million each to two humanitarian organizations, an adviser to the couple said Wednesday. The recipients are Global Action for Children and Medecins sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders. “In the most troubled parts of the world — places …

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Must-Have Gadgets For the Techno College Life

When setting up a new college student’s first dorm room, a parent imagines all the necessities for living that his child enjoys at home and tries to fit them into a 10-by-15-foot box. Mom and Dad figure that bedsheets, microwave ovens and throw pillows are going to be required, but …

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