Couresy of UC San Diego
UC San Diego study of global lung cancer shows mutations that lead to cancer are common in people who live in cities with bad air pollution. But cancer mutations are quite close to normal among passive smokers.
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San Diego County announced a lawsuit Thursday against Google, SnapChat, YouTube, TikTok and Meta — the parent company of Instagram and Facebook. It alleges their conduct constitutes a public nuisance. -
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It's not too late for children and teens to be vaccinated against influenza this flu season, county health officials said Thursday. -
The airport authority credited its efforts to expand airlines and routes to San Diego. -
Baseball owners voted Thursday to install John Seidler, the oldest brother of the late former Padres chairman Peter Seidler, as the team’s control person. -
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