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Second-hand bookstores that specialize in genre fiction are always handy for those romance, mystery, or scifi fans.
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Second-hand sources quoted in the Wall Street Journal today said that the company was seeking deals in data storage and tech services.
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Second-hand smoke may reduce fetal oxygen supply and interfere with nutritional processes, researchers said.
Finding the Pathways to a Cause of Tinnitus Ann Lukits 2011
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Second-hand smoke and cancer would be a perfect example where I would want to probe the analysis before believing any purported consensus that there is a significant relationship.
I Trust My Statistical Intuition, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Second-hand smoke: Passive exposure to second-hand smoke caused more than 600,000 premature deaths world-wide, or about 1% of all deaths, in 2004, according to a study in the Lancet.
Getting Closer to the Root of What Causes Baldness Ann Lukits 2011
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Second-hand textiles are valued at more than £600 per tonne, a price that has reportedly doubled over the past few years.
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Second-hand smoke and pregnancy: Exposure to second-hand smoke during pregnancy doubles a woman's chances of having a stillbirth.
Finding the Pathways to a Cause of Tinnitus Ann Lukits 2011
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Second-hand smoke, which is thought to expose people to about 1% of the smoke inhaled by smokers, has previously been shown to be associated with cancer, asthma and other serious health conditions in both adults and children.
Finding the Pathways to a Cause of Tinnitus Ann Lukits 2011
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Second-hand kitchenware, bedroom furniture, clothes and household goods of every description, attracted consumers in their droves, according to Oxfam's trading director, Andrew Horton.
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Second-hand smoke can be 27 times more toxic in a car than a smoker's home, it says in a report published today.
Smoking ban in cars carrying children backed by majority of public 2010
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