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MOST girls’ morning-after nightmare is waking to their new love’s bad breath. A stale mouth bothers nearly half of women - 41 per cent – far higher than the one in four who fear getting naked in front of their man. And one in three men are bothered too by “morning mouth”, according to a survey. Other dating nightmares include suffering awkward silences, being stood up and your partner in need of a deodorant. A poll of 1,045 adults by BioRepair toothpaste also reveals that most people fear having food stuck in their teeth, discovering they have no chemistry with...

Bad breath leads to ID of rape suspect; Woman said assailant smelled like her boss By Patriot Ledger staff A woman bound, gagged and raped at knifepoint in her Wollaston home told police she recognized her attacker because of his bad breath. She said it was her boss. Tuen K. ‘‘Dickie'' Lee, 36, of 200 Cove Way, pleaded innocent yesterday in Quincy District Court to three counts of aggravated rape, kidnapping and other charges. Lee is the manager of the restaurant in downtown Quincy where the woman works. She told police that Lee had recently been asking her personal questions,...

Cigarette packs could soon carry distrurbing pictures of cancer-ravaged organs. A new study shows smokers have become immune to current warnings on packets and calls for a radical re-think. It could lead to the use of images pictures of damaged hearts and lungs to push home the 'smoking kills' message. Experts at the Cancer Research UK Centre for Tobacco Control Research in Scotland led the European-wide investigation. Interviews were conducted with 56 focus groups in Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Spain and Sweden. Participants looked at pre-2001 "small" warnings on cigarette packs and current large "black and white" warnings. The results...