Water Pipe No Safer Than Cigarettes: Study
2013-04-29
‘Hookahs’ expose people to higher levels of carbon monoxide and benzene, researchers sayContinue Reading
Kids’ Smoking Influences May Change Over Time
2013-04-28
Friends’ cigarette use a bigger factor in middle school than in high school, research showsContinue Reading
Too Much Drinking, Weight May Harm Liver
2013-04-27
Study suggests women at higher risk for chronic liver diseaseContinue Reading
Women Who Smoke May Have Higher Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis
2013-04-26
Swedish study found how much and how long they smoked made a differenceContinue Reading
Soaring Prices Keep Leukemia Drugs From Patients, Experts Say
2013-04-25
$100,000-a-year meds seen as obstacle to treatmentContinue Reading
Race, Income Tied to Breast Cancer Treatment Delays, Reduced Survival
2013-04-25
Study of young women found big difference if treatment started within 2 weeks versus 6 weeksContinue Reading
Diabetes Self-Care Improves Slowly, U.S. Report Finds
2013-04-24
But nearly half of patients aren’t meeting goals for blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterolContinue Reading
Living in ‘Stroke Belt’ as Teen May Raise Future Risk
2013-04-24
Study looked at whether adults eventually had a stroke and compared areas where they had livedContinue Reading
Many Who Got Thyroid Cancer After Chernobyl Still Alive: Study
2013-04-24
Finding gives hope to those exposed to radiation in other nuclear disasters, researchers sayContinue Reading
Many Kids Who Undergo Stem Cell Transplants Must Return to Hospital
2013-04-24
Study found readmissions for fever, infections and gastro problemsContinue Reading
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers Tied to Risk for Other Cancers
2013-04-23
Findings come from two large, long-term studies of U.S. health professionalsContinue Reading
Obesity Linked to Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
2013-04-23
Men who had a biopsy that didn’t find cancer were at raised risk for disease later if they were obeseContinue Reading
Mammograms Can Measure How Breast Cancer Drug Is Working: Study
2013-04-22
Those on tamoxifen who showed reduction in breast density had 50 percent lower risk of death within 15 yearsContinue Reading
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to New Cigarette Labeling
2013-04-22
But ruling from another court could still delay or thwart use of graphic anti-smoking imagesContinue Reading