Doctors Divided on Safety, Use of Electronic Cigarettes
2016-08-26
When patients ask about safety and using e-cigarettes to stop smoking, doctors’ advice differsContinue Reading
Many Teens ‘Vaping’ for Flavor, Not Nicotine
2016-08-25
Study found that only about a fifth of 12th graders who used an e-cigarette used a nicotine substanceContinue Reading
Excess Weight Tied to Higher Risk for Many Cancers, Experts Say
2016-08-24
International committee finds thinner folks less likely to develop variety of malignanciesContinue Reading
Cancer on Course to Become Top Killer of Americans
2016-08-24
Report shows it will probably eclipse heart disease as leading cause of death in coming yearsContinue Reading
TV Ratings for Parents Let Violence, Drinking Slip Through
2016-08-22
Industry guidelines often misleading, study findsContinue Reading
Fewer Cancer-Causing Chemicals in E-Cigs Than Regular Cigarettes: Study
2016-08-19
But switch from tobacco didn’t reduce nicotine levelsContinue Reading
Survey Finds Support for Limits on Indoor Tanning
2016-08-19
But young women in Washington, D.C., who use tanning salons oppose a total banContinue Reading
Early Prostate Cancer Diagnoses Continue to Fall in U.S.: Study
2016-08-18
Decline follows recommendation against routine screening, but experts not sure if trend is good or badContinue Reading
Smoking Bans in Affordable Housing Benefit All: Study
2016-08-18
Secondhand exposure lowered, and smokers more likely to quitContinue Reading
Two Genes Might Help Predict Breast Cancer Survival
2016-08-18
Research suggests that tracking DNA activity patterns may someday help women with certain tumor typesContinue Reading
Women’s Cancer Risk Rises With Years Spent Overweight
2016-08-16
Study found odds for 4 types rose 10 percent for every decade of obesityContinue Reading
Unhealthy Habits May Cost Canadians 6 Years of Life
2016-08-16
Smoking, inactivity top the list of culprits, researchers sayContinue Reading
Quitting Smoking May Gain You Friends
2016-08-16
Most people who give up cigarettes make at least two new pals, research findsContinue Reading
New Guidelines Set Safe Surgery Margins for Some Breast Cancers
2016-08-15
2 millimeters is enough to guard against recurrences while reducing need for additional surgeriesContinue Reading