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Study says smoking may hurt women more than men (AP)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080902/ap_on_he_me/med_women_smokers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080805/capt.cps.net04.050808181421.photo00.photo.default-512x362.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=qaJnBGMc7sGahwdoP_gI0w--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="A bar patron, seen in 2006, lights a cigarette at a bar in Lille, France. All cigarettes sold throughout the European Union will be self-extinguishing "fire-safe" brands by 2011, the EU Commission said Tuesday.(AFP/File/PHILIPPE HUGUEN)" border="0" /></a>AP - Women who smoke may develop heart disease at almost the same age as male smokers, wiping out the natural difference between the sexes, doctors said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>