E-Cigarettes: Separating Fiction From Fact
2014-01-03
Health experts say more research needed into the devices’ safety and effectiveness as a quit-smoking tool
A Guide to Smoking-Cessation Options
2014-01-03
Choices range from drugs to nasal sprays to acupunctureContinue Reading
Quitting Smoking May Cut Cataract Risk
2014-01-02
Chances of the vision problem declined over 20-year period for those who quit, study foundContinue Reading
Smoking Tied to Higher Post-Op Medical Costs
2014-01-02
Researchers estimate tobacco-related complications in year after surgery cost U.S. $17 billion annuallyContinue Reading
Big Cigarette Tax Hikes Might Prevent 200 Million Deaths in a Century
2014-01-02
Study authors suggest that nations triple tobacco taxesContinue Reading
Many Women Still Have Pain One Year After Breast Cancer Surgery
2014-01-02
Methods needed to identify those who would benefit from preventive treatments, researchers sayContinue Reading
Fido Really Can Recognize Your Face
2014-01-01
Study tracked dogs’ eye movements as they viewed images of familiar people, poochesContinue Reading
Health Tip: Little Kids and Some Pets Don’t Mix
2014-01-01
Animals to avoid until kids are bigger
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U.S. Panel Backs Routine Lung CT Scans for Older, Heavy Smokers
2013-12-30
Yearly testing will prevent some lung cancer deaths, experts concludeContinue Reading
Total Smoking Bans Work Better Than Halfway Measures
2013-12-27
Efforts to quit succeed more often with home, city prohibitions in place, study findsContinue Reading
Counselors Give Smokers Best Chance to Quit: Study
2013-12-27
Nicotine replacement treatment alone doesn’t improve odds of kicking the habit, researchers foundContinue Reading
Troubled Launch of ‘Obamacare’ Tops Health News for 2013
2013-12-27
Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy, new heart care guidelines also made headlinesContinue Reading
Surgery With Follow-Up Radiation Best for Tongue Cancer: Study
2013-12-26
Patients who started with chemotherapy had worse response, researchers sayContinue Reading
Therapy That Confronts Trauma of Sexual Abuse Helped Teen Girls With PTSD
2013-12-24
It worked better than standard supportive counseling and was deemed safe for younger patientsContinue Reading