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Are couch potatoes an endangered species? No, but potato farmers want term banned.(Couch Potato ban)
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British potato farmers are out to ban the couch potato. No, not the people who sit in front of TV all day--the epithet for those people, reportedly coined in 1982.
The British Potato Council is trying to get the expression stripped from the Oxford English Dictionary and replaced in everyday speech with the term "couch slouch." Groups of demonstrators were planning to stage protests outside the Oxford University Press offices and in London's Parliament Square when this story was filed.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term "couch potato" ...
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Mouth-to-mouth 'may increase risk to heart victims'.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England)
; ...BYSTANDERS who try to help heart attack victims with mouth- to- mouth resuscitation could be doing more harm than good, it...First- aiders are currently advised to employ both mouth-to-mouth and chest compressions. But such compressions...
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Mouth Injuries Can Cost You More Than a Tooth; Guard Your Mouth!
PR Newswire
; ...March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Don't take your mouth for granted. Without your mouth you couldn't: 1. Whistle 2. Smile at someone...reminder of the fun you might miss if you injured your mouth. When taking part in sporting activities, not...
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PR Newswire Europe
; ...organised by the British Dental Health Foundation called Mouth Cancer Action Week. Mouth cancer (also called oral cancer) is a malignant growth which can occur in any part of the mouth including the lips and tongue. Mouth cancers often...
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Mouth Cancer - a Deadly Disease - On the Increase.
Newspaper article from: Cancer Weekly
; Mouth cancer (also called oral cancer) is a malignant...growth which can occur in any part of the mouth including the lips and tongue. In the UK...About 5,325 people get cancer of the mouth each year and the disease kills one person...
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Mouth London - Cancer Screening at Local Dental Practice.
PR Newswire Europe
; ...her team at Trinity Fields Dental, Wandsworth Common are offering mouth cancer screening examinations during the month of November as part of Mouth Cancer Action Month. Mouth cancer (also called oral cancer) is a malignant growth which can...
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Mouth Cancer - A Deadly Disease - On the Increase.
PR Newswire Europe
; ...November 6 /PRNewswire/ -- - With Photo Mouth cancer (also called oral cancer) is a...growth which can occur in any part of the mouth including the lips and tongue. In the...About 5,325 people get cancer of the mouth each year and the disease kills one person...
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Mouth happiness 101: The art of oral care
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; The mouth is the gateway to...passes through our mouths into our bodies via...it is through the mouth that we consume healthful...substances. Our mouths can say a lot about...of health in our mouths. Nutrition and the mouth. What we eat, the...
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Mouth-to-mouth not best for heart
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...is having second thoughts about its advice on giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to heart attack victims. Under the association...compressing the victim's chest and breathing into his mouth. But mouth-to-mouth can make CPR too complicated...
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MOUTH GUARDS ARE A SMART CHOICE FOR PROTECTING YOUR SMILE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...sports and outdoor activities. "A properly fitted mouth guard, or mouth protector, is an important piece of athletic gear...Oral Health Services Director Suzanne Hayes, DDS. "Mouth guards are an essential piece of protection that goes...
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Mouth Cancer Awareness Week 9-15 November.
M2 Presswire
; ...2003-British Dental Health Foundation: Mouth Cancer Awareness Week 9-15 November...11032003 One person dies every five hours from mouth cancer in the UK, according to the British...year. Over the past four years cases of mouth cancer have risen by 17% - a faster increase...
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