Health & Fitness
E-cig use soared, cigarette use fell among U.S. youth in 2014: CDC
April 18, 2015
E-cig use soared, cigarette use fell among U.S. youth in 2014: CDC
Electronic cigarette use among US middle and high school students tripled in 2014 while cigarette use fell to record lows,…
Study: High school smoking fell as e-cigarette use boomed
April 17, 2015
Study: High school smoking fell as e-cigarette use boomed
Teen smoking hit a new low last year while the popularity of electronic cigarettes and water pipes boomed, a government…
Hepatitis C patients to be treated with new drug Olysio before June
April 17, 2015
Hepatitis C patients to be treated with new drug Olysio before June
Hepatology professor at Qasr al-Aini Faculty of Medicine and Vice Chairman of the Hepatitis Viruses Committee Gamal Essmat said that…
Approved Pfizer breast cancer drug impresses in latest study
April 16, 2015
Approved Pfizer breast cancer drug impresses in latest study
Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday the first formal late-stage trial of its approved treatment for advanced breast cancer, Ibrance, was…
Ebola vaccine trial begins in Sierra Leona
April 16, 2015
Ebola vaccine trial begins in Sierra Leona
Thousands of healthcare workers in areas of Sierra Leone that are grappling with Ebola will now begin receiving an experimental…
Mid-pregnancy maternal diabetes tied to child’s autism risk
April 16, 2015
Mid-pregnancy maternal diabetes tied to child’s autism risk
When mothers develop diabetes during the first 26 weeks of pregnancy, the child they’re carrying may be at increased risk…
Living for 1,000 years no longer a dream
April 16, 2015
Living for 1,000 years no longer a dream
Living to the age of 500 or 1,000 once seemed out of reach, but now biomedical theorists say new research…
Childhood trauma may raise risk of type 1 diabetes
April 16, 2015
Childhood trauma may raise risk of type 1 diabetes
Traumatic events during childhood may increase kids' risk of developing type 1 diabetes, a Swedish study suggests.The researchers questioned more…
Study questions accuracy of certain tumor-only gene mapping
April 16, 2015
Study questions accuracy of certain tumor-only gene mapping
More cancer patients are getting the genes in their tumors mapped to help guide their treatment. New research suggests that…
Snoring, apnea linked to earlier memory decline in elderly
April 16, 2015
Snoring, apnea linked to earlier memory decline in elderly
Older people who have sleep apnea, which can be marked by heavy snoring, tend to begin experiencing cognitive decline about…