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Health

Most Americans Living in Areas with High Levels of Pollution

According to the American Lung Association’s State of Air 2009 report released on Wednesday,...
» read full story April 29th, 2009 - 16:00
Smoking Bans in Restaurants, a New Attempt to Cut Smoking Rates

Smoking Bans in Restaurants, a New Attempt to Cut Smoking Rates

Why ban smoking in restaurants and other public places? Supporters of the proposed smoking ban in...
» read full story February 16th, 2009 - 15:20
People Paid to Quit Smoking More Likely to Succeed

People Paid to Quit Smoking More Likely to Succeed

People who get paid to stop smoking are three times more likely to kick the habit for at least...
» read full story February 12th, 2009 - 13:52
February Is the Month That Encourages Heart Health

February Is the Month That Encourages Heart Health

February 6th was National Wear Red Day, also known as Go Red for Women Day, when people were asked...
» read full story February 08th, 2009 - 19:25
Reduced Air Pollution Adds Years To Your Life

Reduced Air Pollution Adds Years To Your Life

Pollution has always been thought to reduce survival due to its noxious effects on people’s...
» read full story January 22nd, 2009 - 12:58
Smoking Bans, Anti-smoking Efforts Are Not Enough To Cut Tobacco Deaths

Smoking Bans, Anti-smoking Efforts Are Not Enough To Cut Tobacco Deaths

 Despite the states’ increased effort to fight smoking, the rate of tobacco-related...
» read full story January 19th, 2009 - 14:18
A Recent Report Shows Oakland As Number 1 Against Smoking

A Recent Report Shows Oakland As Number 1 Against Smoking

A report card issued on Tuesday by the American Lung Association of California has revealed that...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 16:17
Health Groups Dissatisfied with U.S. Tobacco Control Policies

Health Groups Dissatisfied with U.S. Tobacco Control Policies

The annual report on U.S. tobacco control efforts released by the American Lung Association gave...
» read full story January 13th, 2009 - 14:00
Even A Few Extra Pounds Increase Heart Failure Risk

Even A Few Extra Pounds Increase Heart Failure Risk

Not only obese, but also overweight people are exposed to a higher risk of heart failure, compared...
» read full story December 24th, 2008 - 14:28
Even A Little Extra Weight Leads to Heart Failure

Even A Little Extra Weight Leads to Heart Failure

Even a little extra weight plus physical inactivity can raise the risk of heart failure,...
» read full story December 23rd, 2008 - 14:30
Levels of Two Proteins Help Predict Ovarian Cancer Survival

Levels of Two Proteins Help Predict Ovarian Cancer Survival

A woman’s chance of surviving ovarian cancer may be linked to levels of two proteins, US...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 10:58
Quit Smoking to Prevent Colon Cancer! Smoking Increases the Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Quit Smoking to Prevent Colon Cancer! Smoking Increases the Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Smoking increases the risk of getting colon cancer by about 18 percent and the risk of dying from...
» read full story December 17th, 2008 - 13:30
Women More Likely Than Men To Die From Severe Heart Attack

Women More Likely Than Men To Die From Severe Heart Attack

A new study suggests that women are less likely than men to get proper care after being...
» read full story December 09th, 2008 - 14:00
‘America’s Health Rankings 2008’- Vermont Is Healthiest State

‘America’s Health Rankings 2008’- Vermont Is Healthiest State

A comparison of state rakings from 2007 to 2008 released Wednesday by the United Health Foundation...
» read full story December 04th, 2008 - 13:52
Quit Smoking to Prevent Cancer! Lung Cancer Incidence Higher in Smokers

Quit Smoking to Prevent Cancer! Lung Cancer Incidence Higher in Smokers

There are some easy steps Americans can do in order to prevent cancer: avoid smoking, whether it be...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 17:43
The Incidence of New Cancers in the U.S. Drops for the First Time

The Incidence of New Cancers in the U.S. Drops for the First Time

The overall incidence of new cancer cases and death due to cancer dropped for the first time in...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 14:00
Healthy Habits Finally Pay Off: Cancer Rates Start Declining in the US

Healthy Habits Finally Pay Off: Cancer Rates Start Declining in the US

New cancer cases and deaths have started to decline for the first time in both American men and...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 14:27
Too Much Belly Fat Doubles The Risk Of Early Death

Too Much Belly Fat Doubles The Risk Of Early Death

It’s no secret anymore that overweight and obese people have more health problems than those...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 14:00
Statins Prevent Heart Attacks, Strokes, May Benefit Healthy People Too

Statins Prevent Heart Attacks, Strokes, May Benefit Healthy People Too

Heart attacks and strokes may be cut by roughly 50 percent among patients who receive preventive...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 11:00
More Americans Suffer from High Blood Pressure

More Americans Suffer from High Blood Pressure

The number of Americans with hypertension, or high blood pressure rose by 4 percent in recent...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 15:37
Widely Prescribed COPD Drugs May Increase the Risk of Heart Attack

Widely Prescribed COPD Drugs May Increase the Risk of Heart Attack

Widely prescribed drugs recommended as therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 16:15
Inhalers May Increase Risk Of Heart Death

Inhalers May Increase Risk Of Heart Death

Certain lung-disease medications used by millions of people suffering from emphysema and bronchitis...
» read full story September 24th, 2008 - 20:11
Common COPD Drugs Increase Risk Of Heart Attack

Common COPD Drugs Increase Risk Of Heart Attack

However efficient drugs may be for treating one condition, it is no longer a secret that they can...
» read full story September 24th, 2008 - 14:15
Update: Walgreens Takes The Fight Over SF Tobacco Ban To Court

Update: Walgreens Takes The Fight Over SF Tobacco Ban To Court

The largest US drug-store chain by sales, Walgreen Co., is seeking an emergency injunction to...
» read full story September 10th, 2008 - 14:45
Study Finds No Evidence To Support Link Between Singulair And Suicide

Study Finds No Evidence To Support Link Between Singulair And Suicide

U.S. researchers re-examined data from patients who had taken part in Singulair trials, in order to...
» read full story September 02nd, 2008 - 14:53
Update: Incense Burning Might Lead To Cancer

Update: Incense Burning Might Lead To Cancer

A recent study conducted and presented by the researchers of the department of epidemiology from...
» read full story August 26th, 2008 - 13:00
Study: Arsenic In Drinking Water Could Lead To Diabetes

Study: Arsenic In Drinking Water Could Lead To Diabetes

Who would have thought that even water might lead to type 2 diabetes. It’s not exactly the water,...
» read full story August 20th, 2008 - 13:29
Is Your Spouse A Smoker? Then Your Stroke Risk Is Very High

Is Your Spouse A Smoker? Then Your Stroke Risk Is Very High

It is not enough to be cigarette-free in order to keep yourself away from strokes, according to...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 14:45

Breast Self-Exams Don’t Cut Death Rates, But Don’t Break The Habit!

Over 180,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, and for over...
» read full story July 21st, 2008 - 14:00
Heart Attack Might Be a Silent Killer

Heart Attack Might Be a Silent Killer

The unforeseen death of NBC’s prominent figure Tim Russert has raised serious questions about what...
» read full story June 24th, 2008 - 12:30
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U.S.

US Cancer Cases, Deaths Down For First Time In A Decade

US Cancer Cases, Deaths Down For First Time In A Decade

For the first time in ten years, the number of men and women in the US developing and dying from...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 10:39
Healthy Habits Finally Pay Off: Cancer Rates Start Declining In The US

Healthy Habits Finally Pay Off: Cancer Rates Start Declining In The US

New cancer cases and deaths have started to decline for the first time in both American men and...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 18:55
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Science

Two Enzymes Might Help Predict Ovarian Cancer Outcome

Two Enzymes Might Help Predict Ovarian Cancer Outcome

A woman’s chance of surviving ovarian cancer may be linked to levels of two proteins, US...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 14:59
DNA Damage May Predict Lung Cancer

DNA Damage May Predict Lung Cancer

Canadian scientists have conducted a study in proving that a genetic trait can be a reliable...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 11:30
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Specials

Intel and GE Sign $250 Million Deal in Health Care Field

  Two Giant US companies announced Thursday that they will team up to produce a line of...
» read full story April 05th, 2009 - 21:54
Quit Smoking To Prevent Cancer! Lung Cancer Incidence Higher In Smokers

Quit Smoking To Prevent Cancer! Lung Cancer Incidence Higher In Smokers

There are some easy steps Americans can do in order to prevent cancer: avoid smoking, whether it be...
» read full story November 29th, 2008 - 10:49
Report: US Cancer Cases, Deaths Down For First Time In A Decade

Report: US Cancer Cases, Deaths Down For First Time In A Decade

For the first time in ten years, the number of men and women in the US developing and dying from...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 15:50
Study: Cancer Drug Avastin Increases Blood Cloths Risk

Study: Cancer Drug Avastin Increases Blood Cloths Risk

Avastin, Genentech’s best-selling drug, increases the risk of people developing blood clots,...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 16:48
COPD Drugs Questioned for Increased Risk of Stroke, Heart Attack

COPD Drugs Questioned for Increased Risk of Stroke, Heart Attack

Spiriva and Atrovent, two drugs widely prescribed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 15:50
Tobacco Regulation – A Step Forward to a Healthier Nation

Tobacco Regulation – A Step Forward to a Healthier Nation

In an attempt to lower the number of people becoming addicted of cigarettes and also that of the...
» read full story August 04th, 2008 - 15:26
Father Of Modern Cardiovascular Surgery Dr. DeBakey Dies

Father Of Modern Cardiovascular Surgery Dr. DeBakey Dies

The medical world has lost a great man on Friday night in the person of Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, a...
» read full story July 12th, 2008 - 12:43
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World

House Overwhelmingly Votes in Favor of Tobacco Regulation

House Overwhelmingly Votes in Favor of Tobacco Regulation

US House of representative on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted for a bill that would give the Food...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 14:04
Smoking Loses Ground in the U.S.

Smoking Loses Ground in the U.S.

The end of this bad habit seems to be near, as more and more organizations set rules against...
» read full story June 04th, 2008 - 13:49
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