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Nicotine Test For Hospital Employees

If you want to get a job at Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania, you’ll have to submit to a test for nicotine use. If you test positive, you don’t get the job. “This is just the next step in creating a tobacco-free environment and it’s just an effort to focus on the well-being of our employees,” said Geisinger spokeswoman Marcy …

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Life Expectancy Rises For New Yorkers

According to a just-published report, New Yorkers are now living longer than the national average. Mayor Bloomberg is taking credit, citing his long-running campaigns against smoking and obesity. The life expectancy for babies born in New York City reached 80.6 years in 2009, the highest level recorded and one that surpasses the national life expectancy rate, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg …

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Marriages Up 14% In NYC

Same-sex marriage has only been legal for six months, but NYC officials report a 14% rise in marriage licenses for 2011. “We’re overwhelmed,” Michael McSweeney, the city clerk, told the paper. “It’s been much busier for us than this time last year, but we’re delighted to see the extra business because we understand the impact. We’re handling it. We’re thrilled.” …

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Duggars Endorse Frothy Mix

Ma & Pa Duggar and 12 of their 19 children drove to Iowa last night to endorse Rick Santorum. “All the people in America that have conservative family values have to get behind Rick Santorum for President,” Jim-Bob Duggar said. We can only presume that the Duggar reality show film crew was on the scene.

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