1. Despite a slow and steady decline in the number of smokers over the past two decades, the health toll of cigarettes remains staggering. 2. In a news conference Sunday, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani acknowledged that the health toll may turn out to be higher now that scientists are focusing on a different disease. 3. The mental liberation that women may experience may be accompanied by a heavy health toll. 4. Aral Sea disaster takes heavy health toll in Kazakstan. 5. The health toll is likely to remain as well, statistics show. |